Published on: 20.3.2026 By David R. Parsons, ICEJ Senior Vice President & Spokesman The current war pitting Israel and the United States against the Iranian regime is actually a continuation of Jerusalem’s 12-day conflict with Tehran last June, which Washington joined for one day to carry out Operation Midnight Hammer. Together, these military campaigns mark several notable firsts that are of great significance for the region and the entire world. A Long-Overdue Response For

On March 16, the Iranian regime again fired rockets at Jerusalem's Old City, apparently targeting places reserved for worship and pilgrimage, including the holy sites of the three major religions. This time, fragments of the rockets fell within the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Temple Mount, and the Western Wall. The Basilica (Church) of the Holy Sepulchre This place is the most important pilgrimage point for many Christian believers. This place comme

Dear friends, dear friends of Israel, It is always moving to me to see friends of Israel from diverse backgrounds come together to remember the Jewish people and stand by the State of Israel. Please accept my sincere apologies for not being able to join you in person tonight. First and foremost, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem for organizing this important event and for your long-standing commitment to preserving t

On March 12, 2026, IcejMk organized a solemn event in memory of the deportation of Macedonian Jews. Although the event this year was part of a three-day wider gathering, we will write about that on another occasion. As we are by nature an association that reflects Christian support for Israel - with a Biblical basis - for us, in Macedonia, it is of the utmost importance to preserve the memory of our fellow Jews, who were forcibly taken away from us. And taken to Treblinka, fr

Anti-Semitism in the church is a painful and deeply troubling contradiction. The church should be a place of moral guidance, conscience, and spiritual purity. When prejudice against the Jewish people emerges in such a place—whether through sermons, teachings, symbols, or silence—it undermines the integrity and human dignity of the faith. This is contrary to the Christian faith and overstates the gospel message. The church is called to bear witness to God in love, truth, and j

For the third year in a row, the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem helped sponsor the annual Isaiah 19 Conference in Cyprus in November, which drew dozens of Arab, Jewish, and Gentile believers from Israel, Egypt, Lebanon, and even one from Iran. Having hosted these International Middle East Network conferences in Cyprus for almost 25 years, it was a great joy for me to once again gather with so many believers from the Isaiah 19 path. This year we had about 60 peop

Published on: 12.2.2026 By Laurina Driesse (with contributions by Naomi Ammon) Amid rumblings of renewed war with Iran, over 70 pastors and ministry leaders from 20 nations gathered in Jerusalem in early February for the ICEJ’s Envision 2026 conference. The four-day teaching conference, held under the theme “Israel and Your Church,” offered fresh revelation and biblical understanding on Israel amid the chilling surge in global antisemitism and even denunciations of Christian

Published on: 23.1.2026 by: David R. Parsons, ICEJ Senior Vice President & Spokesman This has been an intense week here in Jerusalem. It started out with the Iranian regime seemingly on the brink of being toppled by mass street protests and perhaps US military intervention. Meanwhile, certain Patriarchs of the historic churches in Jerusalem issued a statement last Saturday denouncing Christian Zionism, setting off a firestorm of debate within the Christian world about the bib

Published on: 20.1.2026 Press Statement The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem takes issue with the recent Statement from the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem on Unity and Representation of the Christian Communities in the Holy Land (January 17, 2026) concerning its charge that Christian Zionism is among the “damaging ideologies” being advanced by unnamed local individuals to “mislead the public, sow confusion, and harm the unity of our flock.” As Christia

Published on: 25.6.2021 By:  David R. Parsons, ICEJ Vice President and Senior Spokesman One of the sad outcomes of history is that antisemitism has not just survived in the post-Holocaust era, it has thrived. One would have thought that when the depravities of the Nazi genocide against the Jews of Europe were exposed after World War II, such vile hatred would have disappeared. Alas, it has come back in waves and without any shame. It also is tragic Theodor Herzl’s hope that t

Published on: 18.12.2025 As we begin a new year, I find it appropriate to go to the very beginning of the Bible and consider the original mandate that God gave mankind when He created the heavens and the earth. When God created men, He blessed them and commissioned them, saying: “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it… (Genesis 1:28)  These are four simple commands that God gave to humanity back then in the Garden of Eden, and they are still relevant for us to

Published on: 17.12.2025 [This Bible teaching is adapted from Prof. McDermott’s message at the ICEJ’s Feast of Tabernacles 2025.]   There is much debate today concerning the New Perspective on Paul as it relates to Israel. The Apostle Paul is not always easy to comprehend. Even his fellow Apostle, Peter, wrote that Paul is sometimes “hard to understand,” and many twist his words “to their own destruction” (2 Peter 3:16). Twenty centuries later, perhaps the most debated aspect

Published on: 15.12.2025 By Nick Hansen, ICEJ-Denmark National Director As we approach Christmas, I am reminded once again that the story we celebrate is not only the story of a miraculous birth – it is also a story of movement, displacement and ultimately homecoming. In the beauty and simplicity of the Nativity, God Almighty enters into human history. He comes to dwell among us, not in power or spectacle, but in vulnerability and humility. The Gospel of John opens with the b

Published on: 15.12.2025 On 7 October 2023, the people of Israel awoke to a nightmare. At daybreak on Simchat Torah , over 6,000 armed terrorists used the cover of withering rocket fire to infiltrate the Gaza border fence and invade southern Israel. In a wave of atrocities, they killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostage back into Gaza. The Hamas onslaught ignited a major conflict that forced Israel to defend itself on seven fronts from Iranian-backed Islamist militias. After t

Published on: 21.11.2025 by David Parsons, ICEJ Senior Vice President & Spokesman While the military battle over Gaza has quieted down in recent weeks, the diplomatic battle over its future has heated up. On Monday, The UN Security Council adopted a resolution approving US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for rebuilding Gaza, which left many on the Israeli Right complaining that it opened the door to a Palestinian state. The next day, Trump hosted Saudi Crown Prince Moh

Published on: 5.12.2025 By: Staff Writers This year, the ICEJ Aid Department focused on projects in three categories: Aliyah & Integration, Israel in Crisis, and a Future and Hope. This campaign brought support, funding, care, and prayer, to hundreds of people and dozens of communities throughout Israel as the ICEJ funded 726 Aliyah flights, 16 new bomb shelters, 473 Computer kits, and transported 250,000 food parcels and 105 tons of humanitarian equipment in 2025 while inves

Published on: 18.11.2025 By: Nick Hansen For decades, Israel could count on a wide and diverse foundation of international support — political, religious and civic. It was a base built not only on shared democratic values and post-Holocaust solidarity, but also on biblical conviction. Yet today, that foundation is shifting. From Washington to Berlin, from church pews to television studios, some of Israel’s oldest allies are growing silent — or turning away. Jewish children wh

Published on: 4.12.2025 This year, the ICEJ Aid Department focused on projects in three categories: Aliyah & Integration, Israel in Crisis, and a Future and Hope. This campaign brought support, funding, care, and prayer, to hundreds of people and dozens of communities throughout Israel as the ICEJ funded 726 Aliyah flights, 16 new bomb shelters, 473 Computer kits, 250,000 food parcels and 105 tons of humanitarian equipment in 2025 while investing in Gaza Envelope rebuilding p

Published on: 12.11.2025 By: Dr. Jürgen Bühler, ICEJ President  This year’s Feast theme came from Zechariah 8:23, that “ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man…”  It is the last, climactic verse of this chapter, in which God makes ten declarations  about Israel’s future restoration, each starting: “Thus says the Lord”. During this year’s Feast, the Gaza war halted and the last living hostages came home. In parallel, US President Donal

Rabbis and pastors discuss Israel with U.S. Representative Max Miller (R-Ohio), January 31, 2024. (Photo: Israel Allies Foundation) by Dr. Susan Michael Even a casual observer of history cannot help but notice the astonishing relationship that has developed between Jews and Christians over the past 80 years. None of this would have happened without the birth of the modern state of Israel in 1948. Since then, several pivotal moments have strengthened Jewish-Christian relations