Society & Politics

• 1 million British workers bullied for their faith: Christians are by far the highest represented group. Read more here.
  
• Jews spat at and given Nazi salute in London: A 26-year-old man has been arrested after the incident in Golders Green on Sunday. Read more here. Meanwhile, Jeremy Corbyn again refuses invitation to visit the Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, drawing criticism. Read more here.
  
• Students to be penalised for failing to use gender-neutral language: Universities of Hull and Sussex join Oxford in pressuring students to use ‘gender-sensitive’ pronouns, in what has been described as ‘linguistic policing’. Read more here.
  
• Percentage of LGBT staff at BBC six times higher than in the nation: 10-11% BBC staff are LGBT, compared to 1.7% of the population. Read more here.

World Scene

• Senate passes bill allowing states to de-fund Planned Parenthood: With VP Mike Pence casting the deciding vote on the bill, individual states will now be allowed to deny the abortion organisation federal funding. Read more here.
  
• Feminist and convicted terrorist Rasmeah Odeh to be deported from US: The activist, who was a key player in the recent US women’s marches, has vowed to keep fighting against Israel. She is being deported for immigration fraud. Read more here.
  
• MTV awards go gender neutral: The movie and TV awards are scrapping gender divisions, so male and female actors will compete against each other. Read more here.
  

Israel & Middle East

• Russia declares ‘West Jerusalem’ is Israel’s capital: In a surprise move, the Russian Foreign Ministry has waived its previous ambiguity on the subject in a statement about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more here.
  
• IDF soldier killed in West Bank car ramming: The 20-year-old’s murder comes as Israelis at home and abroad are warned of their increased vulnerability over Passover. Read more here.
  
• Israeli government debates bill to prevent Muslim call to prayer: The controversial bill would stem loudspeaker calls to prayer in the small hours, for noise pollution purposes. It must face three further votes in the Knesset to pass. Read more here.

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Recommended Sources

At Prophecy Today UK we are aware that the world is moving very quickly and it is difficult to keep up with all the latest developments – especially when the material circulated by our mainstream media is increasingly far from reality and definitely not devoted to a biblical perspective!

Though we are not a news service, we want to help keep you informed by passing on updates and reports as we are led. This will be a selective, not an exhaustive, round-up, which we hope will be helpful for your prayers. Click here to browse our News archive.

We also recommend the following news services for regular updates from a Christian perspective:

• Christian Concern (UK)
  
• Christian Institute (UK)
  
• JNN News (Barry and Batya Segal, Israel)
• Family Watch International
• Barnabas Fund
  
• Kehila News (Israel)