The ICEJ is committed to seeking godly peace and pro-active solutions for Israel and its neighbors, while not being willing to overlook injustice for the sake of any cause. We believe that Israel has a right to live safely in the land that God has promised her, and that Jerusalem should remain her undivided capital under Jewish sovereignty. That is our starting point.

But many of the key issues at the heart of the Middle East conflict are complex. Whether it is the existential threat that Israel faces from terrorist entities such as Hamas and Hezbollah, or the growing campaign to delegitimize Israeli self-defence by labelling her an 'apartheid state' Christians need to get better informed. The following resources are designed to enable you to do just that.

The global reach of the ICEJ means that we have branches and representatives in over 100 nations of the world. Consider getting more involved with local ICEJ Events in your area, attending the Feast of Tabernacles celebration in Jerusalem.

	Palestinian Statehood The Palestinians want the UN to endorse their bid to declare a Jew-free state throughout Judea, Samaria, Gaza and Jerusalem, avoiding the need to negotiate a peace deal with Israel... Learn more »
	Delegitimizing Israel Israel is currently facing an unprecedented campaign of delegitimization and Christians need to know how to respond.... Learn more »
	The Durban Declaration In 2001 the United Nations convened an 'anti-racism' summit that singled out Israel as an 'apartheid state.' The Durban Declaration was then reaffirmed at Durban II in Geneva in 2009... Learn more »
	Jerusalem United Get informed on the issue of Jerusalem. Watch videos on the legitimate Jewish claim to the Old City of Jerusalem and read analysis on the issues of sovereignty and diplomacy that impact us all... Learn more »
	A Nuclear Iran In September 18, 2008 the ICEJ delivered a global petition to the United Nations signed by over 55,000 Christians demanding that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad be indicted for incitement to genocide... Learn more »
	Anti-Semitism The ICEJ is called to confront the rising hostility that threatens Israel and the Jewish community worldwide and are working with Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Center, Yad Vashem to help Christians better understand and confront modern anti-Semitism.  Learn more »
	Persecution of Christians Islamic extremism is responsible for the persecution of Christians and oppression of women throughout the Middle East. The ICEJ helps Palestinian Christians, Jewish immigrants from Ethiopia, and African refugees who have fled Muslim warlords in Sudan and persecution in Egypt.  Learn more »
	Islam and Terrorism The historical connection between Islam and terrorism goes back to Muhammad himself and can only truly be understood by a study of the teachings of the Koran. Much of the West remains blind to this fact despite thousands killed by suicide bombers, from Mumbai to New York.  Learn more »

The ICEJ is committed to seeking godly peace and pro-active solutions for Israel and its neighbors, while not being willing to overlook injustice for the sake of any cause. We believe that Israel has a right to live safely in the land that God has promised her, and that Jerusalem should remain her undivided capital under Jewish sovereignty. That is our starting point.

But many of the key issues at the heart of the Middle East conflict are complex. Whether it is the existential threat that Israel faces from terrorist entities such as Hamas and Hezbollah, or the growing campaign to delegitimize Israeli self-defence by labelling her an 'apartheid state' Christians need to get better informed. The following resources are designed to enable you to do just that.

The global reach of the ICEJ means that we have branches and representatives in over 100 nations of the world. Consider getting more involved with local ICEJ Events in your area, attending the Feast of Tabernacles celebration in Jerusalem.

	Palestinian Statehood The Palestinians want the UN to endorse their bid to declare a Jew-free state throughout Judea, Samaria, Gaza and Jerusalem, avoiding the need to negotiate a peace deal with Israel... Learn more »
	Delegitimizing Israel Israel is currently facing an unprecedented campaign of delegitimization and Christians need to know how to respond.... Learn more »
	The Durban Declaration In 2001 the United Nations convened an 'anti-racism' summit that singled out Israel as an 'apartheid state.' The Durban Declaration was then reaffirmed at Durban II in Geneva in 2009... Learn more »
	Jerusalem United Get informed on the issue of Jerusalem. Watch videos on the legitimate Jewish claim to the Old City of Jerusalem and read analysis on the issues of sovereignty and diplomacy that impact us all... Learn more »
	A Nuclear Iran In September 18, 2008 the ICEJ delivered a global petition to the United Nations signed by over 55,000 Christians demanding that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad be indicted for incitement to genocide... Learn more »
	Anti-Semitism The ICEJ is called to confront the rising hostility that threatens Israel and the Jewish community worldwide and are working with Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Center, Yad Vashem to help Christians better understand and confront modern anti-Semitism.  Learn more »
	Persecution of Christians Islamic extremism is responsible for the persecution of Christians and oppression of women throughout the Middle East. The ICEJ helps Palestinian Christians, Jewish immigrants from Ethiopia, and African refugees who have fled Muslim warlords in Sudan and persecution in Egypt.  Learn more »
	Islam and Terrorism The historical connection between Islam and terrorism goes back to Muhammad himself and can only truly be understood by a study of the teachings of the Koran. Much of the West remains blind to this fact despite thousands killed by suicide bombers, from Mumbai to New York.  Learn more »

An Unprecedented Campaign

Israel is currently facing an unprecedented campaign of delegitimization. The boycott, sanctions and divestment (BDS) movement is at the forefront of a concerted effort by western pro-Palestinian activists, radical trade unionists, neo-Marxist groups, mainline Christian denominations to combat the perceived US political bias towards Israel.

IsraelAnswers.com is a project of the US Branch of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem dedicated to sharing the facts and spreading the truth about Israel and Christian Zionism. Non-partisan, objective, and balanced, IsraelAnswers provides a unique online educational resource for the Christian world – and well beyond.

An Existential Threat

At the heart of the delegitimization campaign is the assumption that the founding of the State of Israel was a historic 'mistake' that needs to be corrected. There is a belief that Israel is a racist, apartheid entity that can be dismantled in favor of a single bi-national democratic state of Jews and Arabs living together in 'peace'. Once 'Israel' - as a Jewish national homeland - is discredited by comparison with Apartheid South Africa then she can be demonized as the primary obstacle to peace in the Middle East. Once it can be demonstrated that her existence is a violation of international law, any action she takes to defend herself can itself be deemed illegal.

An Escalating Conflict

This movement is gaining powerful traction in Western media and government circles at a time when Israel is facing an escalating military threat brought on by Iran's quest for nuclear weapons and its active sponsorship of proxy armies in Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.

 

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    Equipping the Church

Our prime objective is to stand against the delegitimization of Israel by equipping the Church with the necessary tools to defend Israel theologically and to withstand the propaganda onslaught of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.
 

A Theological Battle

Of great concern is the increasing degree to which this movement is targeting and influencing a new generation Evangelical and post-Evangelical leaders who see Christian Zionism as a touchstone of everything that is wrong with the traditional evangelicalism of the previous generation. Our Bible teaching resources will lay a firm theological foundation for Christian support of Israel and the biblical mandate to love and stand with the Jewish people.

A Practical Response

Our commitment is to provide you with the tools you need to combat this campaign of delegitimization against Israel. Whether in the form of talking points, blog posts, audio downloads, Bible teaching, news analysis or advocacy campaigns - the Israel Defense Network is a mechanism through which pro-Israel Christians can be empowered to stand against the tide, and make the case for Israel in the local church and the wider community.

 

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	Defending Israel Why Christians must oppose the growing campaign of delegitimization against Israel that is gaining momentum throughout the world....  Read more »
	Myth of Israeli Apartheid Understand the real agenda behind the attempt to smear Israel as an 'apartheid state' from Rev. Malcolm Hedding - a man who risked his life opposing the horrors of South African apartheid. Watch now »
	Videos and Analysis on Jerusalem Get informed on the issue of Jerusalem. Watch videos on the legitimate Jewish claim to the Old City of Jerusalem and read analysis on the issues of sovereignty and diplomacy that impact us all... Learn more »

3000 years ago the Jewish King David established his capital in Jerusalem.

To this day, no other nation can claim a stronger historical or spiritual connection to the city. No other nation has preserved religious freedom for all that live and worship there.

It has never been the capital of any people group besides the Jews. Yet, in 1980, when Jerusalem was declared the capital of the reborn State of Israel, the Embassies of the world relocated to Tel Aviv.

That's when the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem was born: to show Christian support for Israel's sovereign claim to an undivided Jerusalem.

Three decades later, that support is needed more than ever.

Today, the world wants to dictate where Jews can and cannot live in Jerusalem. Emboldened by the crackdown on 'settlements' the Palestinians are now claiming all of Israel's capital as their own. It's time to take a stand.

For Jewish sovereignty over Jerusalem. And the right to worship God in Zion.

We support Jerusalem United.

	The Question of Jerusalem There is a city in the heart of the Middle East that has truly been the capital of only one nation; a nation whose historical, spiritual and cultural attachment dates back 3,000 years... Read more »
	Videos and Analysis on Jerusalem Get informed on the issue of Jerusalem. Watch videos on the legitimate Jewish claim to the Old City of Jerusalem and read analysis on the issues of sovereignty and diplomacy that impact us all... Learn more »

The founding of the ICEJ in 1980 was a statement to the world that there are Christians who stand for the Jewish people's right to live peacefully in their biblical homeland and that we defend their 3,000 year old claim to Jerusalem as their capital.

From the "Mordecai Outcry" for Russian Jews in 1981 to the current "Jerusalem United" campaign, the ICEJ continues to take a stand for the state of Israel and Jewish people around the globe. Join us as we seek to work with the Lord in accomplishing His purposes for His people at this time.

	Prayer Campaigns The ICEJ is committed to the task of calling the people of God to prayer, for Israel, and for the nations of the world. Since January 2011 thousands have joined our Isaiah 62 Prayer Campaign... Pray with us »
	Advocacy Campaigns Whether it is fighting for the recognition of Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem or opposing the delegitimization of the Jewish people, the ICEJ remains active in standing up for Israel across the world... Stand with us »
	Key Issues Many of the issues at the heart of the Middle East conflict are complex. Whether it is the existential threat of Iran, or the growing campaign to delegitimize Israel, we need to get better informed... Learn more »