Despite Rocky History, More and More Christians Helping Jews Make Aliyah

Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz : Jan 6, 2016
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"Now is the time to bless them and assist them with their return to Israel, the land God promised to give them as an everlasting and unconditional possession (Genesis 17:8)," the Operation Exodus mission statement.

The birth of the State of Israel brought with it practical and spiritual implications for the relations between Jews and Christians in ways that were unimaginable to previous generations. The Jewish State rose up from the ashes of the Holocaust and brought with it something entirely new and unexpected; a movement of Christian funded organizations that see it is as their God-given mission to help the Jews return to Israel as part of their messianic calling. (Photo: Yossi Zeliger / FLASH90)

Operation Exodus is a stellar example of this new relationship. Started in the United Kingdom in 1991 by Gustav Scheller, the organization now has representatives in over 50 countries around the world who have assisted over 150,000 Jewish people in returning to Israel, including 1,750 from the US, as part of the Aliyah (immigration to Israel) movement. Operation Exodus is a...

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