Society & Politics

• MPs to vote on pornography law amendments: On Wednesday (26 April) MPs will vote on crucial amendments to the Digital Economy Bill that, if passed, would make certain pornographic material more easily available online. CARE are urging people to write to their MPs – click here to use their template letter.
• Professor given over £500k of taxpayer’s money to promote abortion: Professor Sally Sheldon (University of Kent) defends abortion up to birth and on the grounds of sex. Read more here and sign a petition against the use of public money in this way by clicking here.
• Astonishing anti-Israel bias in The Independent’s reporting: New statistics from Honest Reporting reveal a shocking proportion of anti-Israel headlines. Read more here.

World Scene

• Sweden firm chipping employees: Startup hub Epicenter is routinely offering to implant employees with tiny microchips that function as swipe cards to open doors, operate printers or buy food. Read more here.
  
• New York Times criticised for erasing terrorist’s credentials: The paper has come under fire for referring to Palestinian terrorist Barghouti, who is currently serving five life sentences in Israeli prison for involvement in multiple suicide bombings, as a “leader and parliamentarian”. Read more here and here.
• Interviews to start in late April for new UNESCO Director-General: UNESCO is a notorious battle-front for anti-Israel sentiment within the UN. Possible candidates for the new Director-General include former Qatari minister of culture known for his anti-Semitic attitudes. Click here to find out more.

Israel & Middle East

• Mass Palestinian hunger strike in Israeli jails: Terrorist leader Marwan Barghouti is leading hundreds of prisoners in a hunger strike, supposedly against poor conditions in prison. Click here to read a helpful assessment of the real politics behind this move.
• UN agency buckles under Palestinian pressure: The UN relief agency UNRWA has withdrawn efforts to modify its school curriculum (which serves several hundred thousand Palestinian children) to be more historically accurate and remove incitement against Israel. Read more here.
• New Gaza board game teaches children to love jihad: A new board game is being launched in Gaza, based on the classic Snakes and Ladders, called ‘Reaching Jerusalem’. Ladders have been replaced by tunnels and rockets, whilst snakes have been replaced by IDF forces. Read more here.

Upcoming Events

• 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.
• Andrea Williams (Christian Concern) runs her tenth marathon (23 April): Click here to sponsor Andrea as she seeks to raise £100,000 for Christian Concern.
• ‘Watch and Pray’ Day of Prayer (24 April): 10:30am-3pm, World Prayer Centre, Birmingham. Click here to find out more.
• 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.
• ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ Wave of Prayer (25 May – 4 June): Join the Anglican Church’s call for a global wave of prayer between Ascension and Pentecost 2017. Click here for more information.
• A Night to Honour Israel (22 June): 7pm, Westminster. Unite with Christians and Jews in the Balfour centenary year to show your support for Israel. Click here to find out more and book tickets (£10 for adults, children free).

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)