World Scene

• Taylor Force Act moves to Senate floor: A Senate committee has passed a bill cutting US funding to the Palestinian Authority until it stops its financial reward system for terrorists and their families. The next step is a full Senate vote. Read more here. A similar bill is currently going through the Israeli Knesset.

Israel and Middle East

• ‘Unprecedented’ numbers of Jews visit Temple Mount: Over 1,000 Jewish visitors ascended Temple Mount this week to mark Tisha B’Av, the 9^th Av – the largest number in years. The situation on Temple Mount is calm, currently, but remains unstable. Read more here.
  
• Halamish terrorist will not face death penalty: Prosecutors have decided to press for a jail sentence for the 19-year old who murdered three members of the Salomon family two weeks ago. This is despite recent outspoken support from PM Netanyahu for use of the death penalty. Read more here.
  
• PA uses half of foreign aid on terror: According to new figures from the Institute for Contemporary Affairs, PA payments to terrorists and their families has reached an annual figure of $344 million, which is 50% of the foreign aid received by the PA. It is also considerably more than the PA’s annual welfare budget for poor Palestinians.
  
• Abbas meets with Hamas for reconciliation talks: In a rare move, PA President Mahmoud Abbas has held a meeting in Ramallah with a Hamas delegation, to talk about a possible reconciliation between the two rival factions. Read more here.

Upcoming Events

• Welsh mountain run for Israel (6 August): Join the Father’s House Congregation and runners from around the UK to show your support for Israel. Part of a weekend of worship, prayer and teaching. For more information and to register your interest, call Mike Fryer on (01244) 823378.
• Foundations South (11-13 August): High Leigh Conference Centre, Herts. Weekend conference of Hebraic teaching, worship and fellowship, on the theme of 'controversy'. Featuring teaching from Prophecy Today's Resources Editor Paul Luckraft. Click here for more information and click here for an introduction from Paul.
  
• National Day of Prayer for Britain (8 September): Emmanuel Centre, Westminster, 10:30am-8pm. David Hathaway, together with Brenda Taylor and Dennis Greenidge, are calling a day of prayer for Britain’s Government, Brexit, and for the nation to turn back to God at this critical time. Free, but registration required – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to register by email.
• Feast of Tabernacles celebration (20-21 October): Emmanuel Centre, Westminster. Join Barry and Batya Segal and Vision for Israel for their annual Sukkot celebration. Click here for more information and to book tickets.

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)