Israel’s Messianic Jews Face Orthodox “Persecution”

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
ARAD, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- Representatives of a Messianic Jewish community in the southern Israeli town of Arad said Monday, March 21, they face "increased persecution" by ultra-Orthodox Jews who accuse the believers of missionary activities and want them to leave Israel.
 

Global Christmas Celebrations Overshadowed By Violence (ROUND-UP)

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By BosNewsLife News Center with reports from Vatican, Africa, Asia and Middle East
VATICAN CITY/MANILA/ABUJA/BAGHDAD/JERUSALEM (BosNewsLife)-- Christmas celebrations have been overshadowed by deadly violence against Christians in Africa and Asia, while several church services in the Middle East were canceled due to concerns over terror attacks.

People Traffickers Kill Orthodox Christians In Sinai Desert

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By BosNewsLife Middle East and African Services with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- People traffickers have killed two Orthodox deacons who were among hundreds of African refugees held as hostages in the Sinai Desert, a Christian rights group said Monday December 13.

Israel Charges Extremist With Attempted Murder Of Messianic Family (BosNewsLife In-Depth)

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service aleqm5gx-yuejtri3wl94tr_nv0zqxznea1JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- Israel has charged a Jewish-American extremist with shooting to death two Palestinians and trying to kill others, including a Messianic Jewish family, who received a booby-trapped package in March 2008 that left their son critically injured.

Kosovo Opens Embassy In Jerusalem

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WORLD WATCH By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)— Kosovo has become the first Muslim-majority nation to open an embassy in Israel’s...

Israel Investigating Firebomb Attack On Monastery

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service graffiti JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- Israeli police were investigating on Wednesday, August 21, a fire bomb attack on a a Roman Catholic monastery, which also involved anti-Christian graffiti.

NEWS ALERT: ‘Santa Claus’ Kills Christian Leader In Israel

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service JERURSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- A leader of Israel's Christian minority has been stabbed to death by a man dressed as Santa Claus, prompting the arrest of six locals in connection with the murder, church and police officials said Saturday, January 7.

Hamas Announces ‘Ceasefire’ With Israel

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BosNewsLife Middle East Service rocketJERUSALEM/GAZA CITY (BosNewsLife)-- Militant group Hamas announced a "ceasefire" Sunday, January 18, giving Israeli troops a week to leave, hours after an Israeli ceasefire began.

BREAKING NEWS: Iran Fires Long Range Missiles Able To Hit Israel

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent, BosNewsLife missile1TEHRAN/JERUSALEM (BosNewsLife)-- Iran on Monday “test” fired long range Shabab-3 and Sajjil rockets that could potentially reach Israel and U.S. military bases in the Gulf region, Iranian media said.

NEWS ALERT: Hamas Leader’s Christian Son Faces Deportation From U.S.

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By George Whitten, BosNewsLife Jerusalem Bureau Chief WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (BosNewsLife) -– Masab Hassan Yousef, the son of a prominent Hamas leader who became a Christian, is facing a deportation hearing on June 30 in San Diego because the U.S. Department of Homeland Security views him as "a threat to America’s national security", Worthy News learned Monday, June 14.