Israel Today speaks with a native of Nazareth, a proud Israeli Arab, about what can be done to stop the killing in his town and others
Author - David Lazarus
David is a Jewish Israeli Yeshua (Jesus) believer and has been a teacher/communicator of the Jewish roots of the New Testament for more than 35 years. He has traveled to over 25 nations teaching on the Hebrew Scriptures and Israel. David served on the Steering Committee of Israel’s National Hebrew-Speaking Pastors Conference defining and communicating relevant issues affecting local Messianic congregations in Israel as well as organizing and teaching conferences for Messianic Jewish and Christian leaders around the world.
After serving as a Combat Medic with an IDF Tank Battalion in the First Lebanon War, David went on to earn university degrees in Biblical Studies, Communications and Journalism. Together with his wife Michaella they served as Senior Leaders of the Hebrew-speaking Beit Immanuel Congregation in Jaffa, Israel since 1987.
David and Michaella have four married children and a growing generation of grandchildren.
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