Israel's parliament, called the Knesset, was considering a bill that would outlaw attempts to persuade people to consider changing their faith, including online outreach, mail and any other means. Convicted proselytizers would face up to two years in...
“It’s a victory for religious freedom, for human rights,” he told The Washington Times. “And with everything else on Prime Minister
‘s plate, it’s pretty amazing that he decided that protecting the rights of Israeli Christians and Messianic Jews was a top priority.”‘s 9 million people, 74% are Jewish, 18% Muslim, 1.9% Christian, 1.6% Druze and 4.5% “other,” according to the CIA World Factbook. About 55,000 Messianic Jews retain a Jewish identity but affirm Jesus, known as Yeshua in Hebrew, as the Messiah.
He said Hebrew-language videos of Jews who profess faith in Jesus have been viewed online more than 50 million times.
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