MIDDLE EAST
Jewish Immigrants Come Home
to the Holy Land
By Chris Mitchell
Middle East Correspondent
CBN.com
– JERUSALEM Despite the onslaught of terrorist attacks in Israel
since the fall of 2000, a new wave of Jewish immigrants is arriving in the Holy
Land. About 400 arrived Tuesday. They left the comfort of North America for
life in a troubled land, and these Jews got some help from an unexpected source.
The nearly 400 immigrants marked the largest number of North Americans to
arrive at one time in 25 years. Nefesh B'Nefesh, which means "soul to
soul" offered one-time grants to help settle the new families and individuals.
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews funded this group of
immigrants. According to its founder, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, many American
Christians donated the funds for their return because they believe in the
state of Israel and they wanted to bless it.
Many of the immigrants felt like it was a homecoming. Daniel Wightman from
Los Angeles said, "Weve been waiting all our lives to find our home,
and we realized this is it."
Hundreds of Israelis greeted the new immigrants. The goal is to bring at
least four planeloads a year to Israel and vastly increase the number of North
American Jews who immigrate to the Holy Land.
Many Christians see the return of the Jews to Israel in these days as the
fulfillment of biblical prophecy. The return of Jews from North America represents
for many a historic moment and dramatic step forward in that fulfillment.
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