Our pick of the week's news to inform your prayers.

Society & Politics

• BBC Brazil says Westminster attacker may be a ‘freedom fighter’: Whilst the BBC in Britain referred to the recent London attack unambiguously as a ‘terror attack’, BBC Brazil (also paid for by UK license fees) refused to use this label, stating after that terrorists are, in the eyes of some, freedom fighters. Read more here.
• UK puts UNHRC ‘on notice’ over anti-Israel resolutions: The UK warned last Friday that it would follow the US in rejecting all resolutions on the Israel-Palestine conflict if the UNHRC does not address its anti-Israel bias. Meanwhile, Israel withdraws more funding from UN.

World Scene

• Thirteen church-goers die in bus crash: a minibus carrying senior citizens back from a 3-day Christian retreat was involved in a major collision. Please pray for all involved. Read more here.
  
• Vimeo censors testimonies of former gays: the major internet video platform allows porn and terrorism videos, but has moved to shut down video accounts that provide Christian testimonies of freedom from homosexuality. Read more here.
  
• 13-year-old challenges EU to stop funding PA terror: Ayala Shapira, victim of a Molotov cocktail attack in Samaria, urged the European Parliament to rethink its PA funding strategy at an event in Brussels hosted by a new pro-settler caucus of MEPs. Read more here.
  
• Canada moves to shut down criticism of Islam: a motion passed recently by the Canadian Parliament condemns ‘Islamophobia’ and seeks to protect Islam from criticism. Read more here.

Israel & Middle East

• Send Passover gifts to Israeli soldiers! Give via United with Israel to send Passover packages and greetings to IDF soldiers and their families. Click here to find out more.
  
• Rumours circulating of summer Middle East peace conference: according to the Jerusalem Post, the US is quietly exploring the idea of a conference to bring together Palestinians, Israelis and Gulf Arab leaders. Read more here.
  
• 19-year-old Jewish teen arrested for bomb threats: New information has been released about the Israeli-American teenager who has been arrested for the waves of bomb threats targeting Jewish communities in America this year. Read more here.
  
• Israel prepares for mass evacuations in the event of war: In light of Hamas developing new short-range rockets and Hezbollah stockpiling weapons, Israel is developing contingency plans to evacuate some 250,000 Israelis in border communities. Read more here.
  

Upcoming Events

• ‘What are we teaching the Children?’ Conference (25 March): Find out how current education policy is influencing children in Britain and how Christians can respond, with Voice for Justice. Emmanuel Centre, Westminster. Click here for information and tickets.
• Foundations 8 Annual Weekday Conference (3-7 April): A few tickets are left for Steve Maltz’s Cumbria conference. Speakers to include David Andrew and Chris Hill. Click here for more information.
• Calling Intercessors Canterbury (8 April): 10am-4pm, Canterbury. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to book.
• Prom Praise at the Royal Albert Hall (22 April): International gathering of both classical musicians and worship leaders, with a Gospel message. Find out more and buy tickets here.
• Unbelievable? The Conference (13 May): London. World-class Christian apologists and evangelists show how Jesus is “the answer to life, the universe and everything”. A Premier event. Find out more and book here.

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)