Christians for Israel International

“You shall yet plant vines on the mountains of Samaria,” the Lord promised through Jeremiah (Jeremiah 31:5). The prophets foresaw a day when the scattered people of Israel would return to the hills of Judea and Samaria, and those mountains would “yield your fruit to My people Israel” (Ezekiel 36:8). This week’s update shows how fiercely that promise is contested. Listen to the Weekly Update:

Three years ago today – 7th October 2023 – thousands of terrorists led by Hamas, joined by Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other factions from Gaza, broke through Israel’s border and carried out the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Listen to the Weekly Update:

Corrie ten Boom, whose family hid Jews in Haarlem and paid for it with their lives, explained this by using the metaphor of a tapestry. Listen to the Weekly Update:

Live in booths for seven days: All native-born Israelites are to live in booths. Leviticus 23:41–42 • NIV 1984 Tonight, the feast of Sukkot, also known as “the Feast of Tabernacles,” begins. It is a time of joy and thanksgiving. The Jewish people live in booths in remembrance of the time when they had to depend on God after they were brought out of Egypt into the wilderness. Let us pray for protection during this feast.

When the people of Israel gathered in Jerusalem in the days of Nehemiah, hearing the words of the Law brought them to tears. Listen to the Weekly Update:

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year — the moment when Jews feel closest to God. It is the Day of Atonement — “For on this day, He will forgive you, to purify you, that you be cleansed from all your sins before God” (Leviticus 16:30). For nearly twenty-six hours, from a few minutes before sunset on 9 Tishrei until after nightfall on 10 Tishrei, faithful Jews “afflict their souls”: abstaining from food and drink, refraining from washing or anointing the body, avoiding leather footwear, and abstaining from marital relations.

The Jewish people have always been the subject of false accusations and slander. Listen to the Weekly Update:

Rosh Hashanah - A New Year. A day of rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts. Leviticus 23:23 Read more about this important Jewish Feast.

A large number of Western states are rallying to impose sanctions on trade in products from “illegal Israeli settlements”. Listen to the Weekly Update

The Scriptures are full of promises that in the last days the Lord will in His mercy bring His people, who will have been scattered among the nations, home to the mountains of Israel. Listen to the Weekly Update:

Three separate international deals moved forward this week, on three separate fronts, and in each case Israel was either excluded from the room or overruled inside it. Listen to the Weekly Update: