Christian Zionist organizations with charity status are complicit in war crimes and genocide through their funding of entities that support the Israeli military and illegal Israeli settlements. Beyond this many of these “charities” publicly speak of converting Jewish people to Christianity.
The CRA has been asked to consider the following charities.
1. The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) supports Israeli soldiers and their families. They also express support for Israeli military attacks in the West Bank. The majority of IFCJC expenses, beyond administration and fundraising, is directed to Keren L’Yedidut in Israel. A significant amount of Keren L’Yedidut’s focus is supporting the Israeli military. In 2022 alone, Keren L’Yedidut claimed it supported 180,000 Israeli soldiers.
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2. Messianic / Millennialism Charities
“In the evangelical Christian worldview, the 1948 creation of Israel was a fulfillment of Biblical prophecy and the Palestinians are either ‘non-existent’ or ‘the enemies of God, because they are the enemies of the State of Israel.”
We have identified a number of these organizations that either are sending money directly to Israel and/or materially supporting Israel’s illegal occupation, apartheid, and genocide of Palestinians. For example, Behold Israel regularly celebrates Israel’s genocidal bombardment of Gaza. Faith Temple, a religious congregation supports Christian Friends of Israeli Communities (CFOIC), an Israeli organization which supports Israel’s military with security and helps entrench illegal settlements through infrastructure for settler communities in the occupied West Bank.
Read about these and others here
3. Canada Christian College, CUFI-Canada, and John Hagee Ministries: Charles McVety is infamous having been called the most “vocally homophobic man in Ontario” by former Ontario Premier, Kathleen Wynne. McVety is the President of Canada Christian College (CCC), a registered charity and graduate school that prepares students for Christian Ministry. Under the umbrella of CCC, McVety runs Christians United for Israel – Canada (CUFI-Canada).
By operating under CCC umbrella, CUFI-Canada is able to provide tax-receipts for donations. McVety and Hagee are also directors of the charity Global Evangelism Television Canada Inc.
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“Christians err in supporting the state of Israel. The modern state of Israel is not the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. Israel violates the most fundamental Biblical commandments of ‘you shall not kill’, ‘you shall not steal’, ‘you shall not covet your neighbour’s house’ and so many more of God’s basic demands. The Israel of today as it is enabled by Christians’ support is not an ideal — it’s an idol. Christian support for the state of Israel doesn’t help the Jewish people; it harms us by sanctifying a perversion of our true religion.” Rabbi David Mivasair
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