Prayer for the Situation in Israel

Author - Umn ministry

May 19, 2021

Bader Mansour, of the Association of Baptist Churches in Israel, calls for us to pray.

We are in the middle of yet another round of violence of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which comes this time after one year of lockdown because of COVID-19. It also came during a very unstable political situation in Israel (4 elections in 2 years) and the cancellation of elections in the Palestinian authority. Currently, the Israeli Air force is bombing the Gaza strip and the Gaza strip controlled by the militant group Hamas is firing rockets into Israel and there is lots of destruction and many lives have been lost. There is also a lot of unrest in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

What is happening inside Israel is very alarming. Arabs and Jews in Israel are projecting a lot of anger, through rioting and looting which have been going on for a week, and some of the worse sides of hatred have spread from both sides. Many innocent people have been attacked and beaten, and few people were killed. Businesses and homes were burnt down or vandalized, and extremists are trying to terrorize innocent people who do not feel safe even inside their own homes. The situation continues to be dangerous.

In addition to the loss of lives and property, we are mostly concerned about the spread of hatred and the destroying of co-existence that was built with lots of hard work. After all, this will stop, it will take years to build what was destroyed.

If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? Psalm 11:3

We weep with those who are weeping and empathize with all who are suffering. We have called our churches for a 3-day fasting and prayer for our country. We continue to pray as we call you to stand with us in prayer. We have the following specific prayer requests: 1. Pray for the Peace in Jerusalem, including all its inhabitants ...