“Thus says the LORD: I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city,
and the mountain of the LORD of hosts, the holy mountain.” (Zehariah 8:3)

Spiritual Diplomacy

The Israel Empowerment Lobby aspires to strengthen and empower Israel from within and without.
God spoke to the prophets of old, saying: “I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land”. Israel’s existence can be seen as the fulfillment of ancient prophecies and this generation has seen the return of the Jewish people from all over the world. The last big wave of return or “Aliyah” brought more than a million Jews from the Former Soviet Union, among whom are many Holocaust survivors, Holocaust victims, and army veterans who are in desperate need of help. While the younger generation of these immigrants was successfully absorbed into Israeli society and are on the cutting edge of the Israeli innovation revolution, the elderly can hardly speak the language and are struggling in their daily existence.
Outside in the international arena, Israel is under constant attacks of delegitimization, systematic diplomatic isolation, and terrorism. Israel needs to be strengthened both from within and without. Therefore, the Israel Empowerment Lobby promotes projects to aid the remaining Israeli Holocaust victims and survivors, and is constantly working to strengthen Israel internationally through the concerted work of Israel advocacy. Israel needs friends, so let’s draw together and become the hands of blessing that empower Israel!

Meeting with the President of Israel

Meeting with the President of Israel

Australia

Dr. Eli Nacht escorted an Australian/American business delegation in the Knesset, interested in unique Israeli technology for irrigating the vast desert lands of Australia…

Israel Independence Day – Ashdod

On the Independence Day of Israel, the Caleb company and Voice of Judah Ministry joined Israel Empowerment Lobby and provided pre-charged food cards to 150

Finland

The Finnish branch of the International Christian Embassy organized for Dr. Eli Nacht, the Chairman of Israel Empowerment Lobby in the Knesset to meet and

Meetings in Knesset

Meetings in Knesset

Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast

Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast

Israel delegation to Moscow for the 9th of May

Christian Media Summit, Jerusalem

Christian Media Summit, Jerusalem

Meeting Ukrainia pastors

IEL in Europe Parliament

Eli Nacht, CEO of Israel Empowerment lobby representing the position of Israel in Israeli-Palestinian delegation
Visit of Israel Parliamentary delegation to Baku

Visit of Israel Parliamentary delegation to Baku. With M.K Hamad Amar and M.K Robert Ilatov

Israel delegation to Azerbaidjan

Israel commemorating Israel memorial day with the Israeli Embassador to Azerbaidjan, General major Uzi Dayan, Prof. Daniel Hershkovits, adv. Ei Nacht

IEL in Europe Parliament

Eli Nacht, CEO of Israel Empowerment lobby representing the position of Israel in Israeli-Palestinian delegation

Visit to Moscow

Visit to Moscow. Meeting with Chairman of foreign committee of Duma, Mr. Leonid Slutskiy

Visit of Israel Parliamentary delegation to Baku

Visit of Israel Parliamentary delegation to Baku. With M.K Hamad Amar and M.K Robert Ilatov

Meeting with the Russian Ambassador to Israel

Meeting with the Russian Ambassador to Israel and the President of FIDE

IEL Celebrating the Taiwan independence in Moscow

September 2017

Eli Nacht the CEO of IEL was invited by the embassador of Taiwan to Celebrate the Taiwan independence in Moscow

Jerusalem

Just before the onset of Yom Kippur, the CEO of the IEL, Dr Eli Nacht met with a group of Christians who love Israel. He spoke to them about the complex relationship that that exists between Jews and Christians, the fears Jews have and their suspicions regarding their contributions to Israel. This is a group that came to pray, to give and to do beneficial work. This visit included donations to Hadassah Hospital. It was a fun and productive time.

Spiritual Diplomacy

“First they came for the Communists,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time there was no one
left to speak up for me.”
by Rev. Martin Niemoller, 1945
Pastor Niemöller’s quote applies more today than ever before. As the world is becoming increasingly hostile to Israel, we must aspire to unite our efforts and fight against the delegitimization of Israel world wide. We must become a united front of all the entities and forces that support Israel and stand with Israel. God’s promise to Abraham—“I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed”—promises a multiplied blessing to all those who bless Abraham and his Seed.
Elie Wiesel has decried the dangers of indifference by saying the following: “Indifference elicits no response. Indifference is not a response. Indifference is not a beginning; it is an end. And therefore, indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor – never his victim, whose pain is magnified when he or she feels forgotten. The political prisoner in his cell, the hungry children, the homeless refugees – not to respond to their plight, not to relieve their solitude by offering them a spark of hope is to exile them from human memory. And in denying their humanity, we betray our own”.
On many occasions throughout history when the Jewsih people were being persecuted, it never stopped with the Jewish people and the outcomes were always disastrous.For these reasons the Israel Empowerment Lobby facilitates meetings between Israeli politicians and their counterparts worldwide to promote understanding, friendship and cooperation.

CFI Holland

Dr. Eli Nacht, Director IEL in the Knesset was invited to participate in CFI(Christians For Israel) summit in Holland. Dr. Nacht met with Sara Van Oordt from CFI, Holland – Christenen voor Israel, Pas. Jan Barendse from CGI and M.P. Drs. J.S. Joel Voordewind, member of Holland Parliament, Christian Union Party.
An inside scoop – The activities of Messianic Jews in Petach Tikva
*Scroll down to see what the CEO of the IEL has to say on this very important matter*
The Hebrew online news site of Yediot Aharonot published an article in their Petakh Tikva division where Haredi leaders had been extremely vocal against those they call missionaries. The journalists interviewed individual Messianic Jews and representatives of the Jehovah’s Witness community and Jews for Jesus in an attempt to give a balanced view of the story.
According to Mynet, Haredi sources claim that the activities of Messianic and Missionary organizations in Petach Tikva have been on the rise in recent weeks. The Acting Mayor, Uriel Boso called the public to “beware of the propaganda that is spreading”. In conversation with the members of the accused organizations a different and complex picture came to light.
Messianic Believers in Israel know, neither the conflict nor objections raised by some Haredim are new. In fact, this has been seen in different cities throughout the country over the years. The Orthodox however say that in the past few weeks it has been increasing on the streets of Petakh Tikva. The news site says that on one side there is the activity of the Messianic Jews that belong to different cults, some of which try to proselytize and convert and hand out missionary material; and on the other side there are those who are alarmed by this activity and are afraid it is drawing hundreds of new adherents – mainly the members of the Haredi community in the city.
The journalists are asking if the impact of organizations like Jews for Jesus or the Jehovah’s Witnesses far-reaching, or is it a harmless scarecrow that the Haredi community likes to use to unify its people against them. Word on the street is that this time there is a real conflict that might even reach a point of violence.
Believers in Yeshua
According to Acting Mayor Uriel Boso from the Religious Shas party, he has been dealing with this “dire phenomenon of the handing out of missionary material which preaches against any tenet of Judaism for the last few months” and since the material is “disguised” in vague language people fall prey to these organizations.”
Boso apparently has conducted an inquiry into the Jehovah’s Witness organization and found that the local branch located in Katz street in the city is rented from the Histadrut . He says the head of the Histadrut is looking at the option of canceling the contract with this missionary body legally. His own personal feeling is that the public be aware and exercise caution. He encourages them to report this missionary material so no more people will be hurt.
Another rabbi from the city is happy to report that people are averse to the missionary work but he has concerns for the teenagers. Parents have apparently approached him with fears that their children will turn to these dark ways and not find their way back. He even used an example of a father who approached him in tears because his 16 year old daughter attended a messianic activity because of a boy she met.
A new immigrant who works against said missionary activities says that he does it following his own apparent vast experience on the other side. “I wasn’t born a Jew, I was connected to the Evangelistic church abroad where I received missionary training on how to preach and draw people from other churches to us. In time I converted to Judaism and today I am busy opening people’s eyes to missionary-related activity in Petakh Tikva and other places.”
When asked how exactly he “opens the eyes” of adherents to the missionaries, his response was, “I quote facts to them about these organizations because they don’t tell them everything. For example the Jehovah’s Witness missionaries say that they are not part of Christianity. I show them authoritative material from France that shows how they fight to be recognized as a 5th branch of Christianity”.
The anonymous informant says that in Petakh Tikva he has encountered a few guys from the Ethiopian community who have participated in the Messianic Jews’ activities as well as new immigrants from the Former Soviet Union who have taken part in Jehovah’s Witness activities. I have met single mothers, wealthy people, young couples and also quite a few elderly people who are unfortunately an easily exploited population. He says that they are looking for hope and these ‘missionaries’ offer false hope.
The journalists spoke to Yoav from Yad L’Achim. This is an organization that works against assimilation using controversial methods. He claims that missionary activity is exploitative and conceals the real goal. “Whoever gets there doesn’t get there because he wants to believe and pray to “Yeshu” (a derogatory acronym in Hebrew for the name of Jesus). People think they are coming to a nice communal group and by the time they realise the truth it is too late.”
Pray without judging
Yediot Petakh Tikva spoke to the Messianic Jewish organization Jews for Jesus. According to the representative there are around 35000 Believers across the country in 200 different congregations – a few of these in Petakh Tikvah. “The name is Yeshua and not Yeshu” explains the representative on the line. “Yeshua will redeem the people of Israel at the end of the world and will take us to live with Him forever. Unfortunately the people of Israel back at that time rejected faith in Him and in the New Testament that was written mostly by Jews. The Gentiles took faith in Yeshua to an extreme and made faith in Yeshua into a religion because people tend to turn everything into an organization. People want to control people.”
The journalists asked, “Do you define yourselves as a religion or a cult?” The representative said, “Neither, we are a Faith! Faith doesn’t change the fact that we are Jews. Only God can say who is Jewish and who is not. We don’t have capes and bells and symbols, it’s purely faith in the heart. As far as faith is concerned, we are like the Evangelistic Christians only we are Jews”. When asked if they have synagogues, he said, “We use the word congregation as the connotation of synagogue can sometimes deter people who want to attend. Unlike synagogues, we do not erect fancy buildings where people come to gain honour. We don’t pray repetitive prayers out of a special prayer book. We read from the Tanakh and New Testament and each person prays according to what is on his heart without judging others and without being forced to pray.”
When the newspaper asked the representative to meet at the congregation which is in Petakh Tikva, they encountered hesitation. “You are welcome to come on Friday or Shabbat and we will arrange for someone to meet with you personally so you don’t feel alone but maybe it is best if you come to Tel Aviv.” When asked why not in Petakh Tikva, the response was, “It is best that we meet with you personally. I want to see that you are not a group of 10 people coming to beat us up”. The journalists note the fear of religious organizations that persecute the active members of the congregation in the city.
A conversation with a Jehovah’s Witness representative yielded slightly different answers. He said that the number of adherents in Israel is smaller. “We have close to 1000 people across the country, maybe 100 in Petakh Tikva” says the representative. When the journalists said it is unclear from their pamphlet if they are a religion or not, the representative said, ”Correct! The pamphlet is too short. You can read about it on our website, we are not a cult. A cult functions under a main religion. We are Jehovah’s Witnesses and we hold meetings with congregation leaders in which we read our writings and the New Testament and find solutions for different issues. We meet twice a week, listen to lectures, it’s not only prayer. Would you like to meet?” In response to the question of meeting at the congregation in Petakh Tikva, the representative said, “I don’t know if it will be possible in Petakh Tikva but we can arrange a time in the next few days.”
The journalists then spoke to Dr Eli Nacht who is the CEO of the Israel Empowerment Lobby (IEL) and has a law office in Petakh Tikva. He knows the Messianic community personally. “In spite of the tendency to classify these under one umbrella, it is important to distinguish between communities of Messianic Jews and the Jehovah’s Witness organization. They hold to different beliefs.”
When asked to explain his connection to them he says, “I have given them legal representation in a few cases and the IEL is responsible for the connection between the Christian world and Israel. As a part of extensive international activities, we relate to many delegations of business men and women, Knesset members and delegations of evangelistic ministers in the country. In addition we give speeches in congress and parliament. Because Messianic Jews have good connections with the Christian world abroad, they have opened up doors to me into these circles.”
From Dr Nacht’s point of view, Messianic Jewish activity does not cause damage in the city. “I don’t see any damage from them. If they engage in illegal activity that’s one thing but if they are causing religious discomfort to a certain sector in the community it is another. I have not encountered complaints against them for any illegal activity. On the contrary, I have heard complaints of the harassment by Haredi representatives and there have been complaints to the police that I am personally aware of. As far as the Messianic Jews are concerned; as long as they are not trying to convert people – something that I am diametrically opposed to – if they continue to engage in humanitarian projects, help people and holocaust survivors and help me personally in my connections with the Christian world, I think it is welcome activity and should continue. Thanks to them, there are congregations that donate millions to the country.”
The journalists then spoke to Itai Meron (60) who has defined himself as a Messianic Jew for the past 40 years or so out of a conscious personal choice. “I came to the faith through a friend in the army,” he recalls. “I believe first every person must have a desire to speak the truth. Secondly I believe God works in the heart of man”.
When asked if he belongs to a certain organization, he responds “Messianic Jews do not have a National Governing Body or something like that. There is no official organization but every congregation acts pretty much independently. Some congregations have similar identities but in general, Messianic Judaism is open in that aspect, everybody holds to the same basic belief. We believe that Yeshua is the Messiah and that He is the continuation of the Tanakh.
“So you accept the New Testament but you define yourself as a Jew as far as religion goes?” the journalists ask. “Yeah, sure. When I got into the faith, there was no such term as Messianic Jew. Only later this name developed. We used to call ourselves “Believers”. I see myself as much more Jewish now than I was before. I keep the Chagim (Biblical Holidays) and I keep certain aspects of Shabbat – it is a day of rest where you don’t work and there are meetings of the congregations of Believers.”
When asked if he was baptized, he says, “Yes, one of the principles is baptism but it is not that we are being baptized into Christianity. Part of the faith is being baptized. It means you are reborn, born from above. It is a symbolic act. A person declares that he accepts Yeshua and follows Him”
The writers asked, “Claims have been made that there has been more aggressive missionary activity like handing out pamphlets and visitations to houses by Messianic organizations. What do you think about that?” Meron replied, “It is a minority that believes this is the way to spread the faith but it is not that the Messianic Jews as a whole disperse pamphlets. It can be a certain group within the Messianic community that does it. There are some who stop people in the streets. I personally don’t do it but if anyone believes this is the way, I don’t have a problem with it as long as he does it within the law and doesn’t hurt anyone.”
The journalists ask, “Can you understand why religious organizations are coming against you? His response, “They are against us no matter what we do. Once a person believes in Yeshua, he is already considered by many as an enemy – a dangerous enemy which must be uprooted. Some religious people do not accept us but not all of them because some of them accept us once they know us. I personally have religious friends that do accept me.”
Responses
The Jehovah’s Witness organization had this to say: “Jehovah’s Witnesses are peaceful and law-abiding citizens of Israel that share their ideas in the positive message of their writings. We have no interest to respond to unfounded and misleading slander whose main aim is to incite the public and serve the narrow interest of pressure groups.”
The Jews for Jesus organization gave this statement: “We have been a registered non-profit organization (amuta) since we were founded 15 years ago and we have received official approval from the body that controls non-profit organizations. Like every amuta in the country we receive donations from people who believe in the causes of the amuta. We do not demand money from anyone. We approach any adult (over 18) who would like to hear about our faith. We work throughout the country but since our office is in Tel Aviv our main activity is in the Gush-Dan area. On Yom HaAtsmaut in which we celebrated the independence of our democratic country, we handed out some pamphlets across Gush-Dan and in Petakh Tikva. This was not the first time and will not be the last time.”

International Christian Chamber of Commerce

Dr. Eli Nacht, Director of the Israel Empowerment Lobby met Mr. Gunnar Olson. Mr Olson is the chairman and founder of the INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (ICCC ), The ICCC conference took place at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem. After a very nice and fruitful conversation Eli was asked to present the ideas of the IEL for cooperation with ICCC in June to their international board of directors.
Chinese Cyprus Institute
The Chinese Christian delegation, “Chinese Cyprus Institute” recently visited Israel searching for business investments.
Chinese and Singaporean Christian businessmen were hosted by the Israel Empowerment Lobby in Israel, and during their visit they visited the Israeli Parliament, Ariel University, the Arad municipality, and met with distinguished Israeli politicians and local businesses.
The purpose of this business-christian delegation was to develop business relationships between Asia and Israel, and to look for potential investments.
Dr. Eli Nacht, chairman of the Israel Empowerment Lobby summarized this trip as very successful and educational for both sides. “I am sure that the next delegation that’s supposed to visit Israel in the spring of the next year will be bigger and even more business will be done, for the sake of the economic growth of both our nations”, said Dr. Nacht.
China and Cyprus
A city-wide conference in Beijing was held with Dr. Eli Nacht, chairman of Israel Empowerment Lobby. During the conference he was teaching on the Jewish Roots of Christianity and on more practical business initiatives.
The Chinese Christian business people also prayed at the Great Wall of China, asking God for a great revival in China and Israel. They then visited a place called Heaven’s Temple with Ari and again interceded intensely for their nation and for Israel.
A group of Chinese and Singaporean Christian business people, hosted by Israel Empowerment Lobby, Maoz, Raffles, Air Singapore, and China Cyprus Leader Dr. Zhao Xiao also visited Israel seeking to invest in Israeli hi-tech businesses. Israel’s Channel 2 came to report on the visit as the group was visiting Arad municipality. During the visit the mayor of Arad encouraged the Chinese believers to invest in Israel.
Russia
Dr. Eli Nacht, chairman of the Israel Empowerment Lobby, was invited to Russia to take part in the 20th anniversary celebration of the biggest chain of rehabilitation centers in Russia, “New Life,” founded by Sergey Matevosyan.
Another key speaker was Bishop Sergei Riahovskii, a member of the civic chamber of the Russian Federation and member of the council for coordinating with religious organizations under the President of Russia Federation.
South Korea
THE 5TH MINISTRY FORUM OF YOUTH:
Dr. Eli Nacht, the chairman of the Israel Empowerment lobby, took part in a ministerial delegation to South Korea by invitation of Pastor Park. The delegates consisted of 16 ministers mostly from Africa and Asia, as well as Dr. Eli Nacht from Israel. The delegation’s goal was to strengthen formal and informal relationships between the countries and to initiate mutual projects and fruitful cooperation for the benefit of the members’ nations.
USA
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE NEW ISRAELI GOVERNMENT:
Dr. Eli Nacht, chairman of the Israel Empowerment Lobby, spoke at a conference in the USA about “the challenges and opportunities of the new Israeli government”. Other key speakers at the conference were well-known pastor Jim Garlow and his lovely wife Rosemary Schindler, the grand niece of Oscar Schindler (the righteous of the nations), who is continuing the great work on behalf of the Schindler family. Also in attendance was Danny Ayalon, former Israeli ambassador to the USA and Deputy Minister of foreign affairs.
Poland
Speaking to Christians in Katowice, Poland, at the evangelistic campaign organised by David Hathaway’s Eurovision ministry this September, Dr. Eli Nacht, chairman of Israel Empowerment Lobby, brought sobering information.
Communities that had survived for thousands of years have vanished from history. If not for the existence of Israel, the Jews who once lived there would have vanished, too.”
Christians are now suffering the same fate as the Jews, bearing out the truth of the Islamists’ slogan, “First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people” to describe how they will first kill the Saturday worshippers, the Jews, then the Sunday worshippers, the Christians.
Since the state of Israel was born again in 1948, Jews have not been allowed to live in most Islamic nations. But Christian minorities remained – until recently.
The global conquest envisioned by radical Islam depends on their disappearance. Now Christian communities’ suffering in the Muslim world is worse than ever before. Scholars estimate that every three minutes a Christian is being tortured there. In 2009 more than 165,000 Christians were killed in Muslim countries because of their faith.”
CUFI – USA
Dr. Eli Nacht of the Israel Empowerment Lobby escorted 51 pastors from 50 different States on a visit to the Knesset. They came to Israel to comfort, encourage, and stand with the nation’s leaders and national defence force. The CUFI Pastors’ solidarity trip is definitely very important and strategic for Israel.
USA/Palestinian Authority
During Eli Nacht’s visit to a church in the USA, he met a Palestinian girl who loves Israel and who spoke bravely about her family who turned against her in Jerusalem. She spoke about the Palestinian people who taught her to hate Israel and to hate Israelis. Now, after finding a loving God, she’s also in love with Israel and wants to visit Israel.
National Prayer Breakfast
Eli Nacht, Chairman of IEL met Ron Proser, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, at the National Prayer Breakfast during his visit to Washington DC. The conversation was about the active roll of Israel in the Middle East and the relationship between Israel and the Christian world.
Canada
The Israel Empowerment Lobby led another parliamentary delegation to the Canadian Prayer Breakfast, at the invitation of M.P. David Sweet, a Canada-Israel parliamentary group leader.
The delegation to Canada consisted of M.K Hamad Amar, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, M.K Robert Ilatov, Dr. Eli Nacht, the IEL chairman, Richard (Ari) Sorko Ram, board member, and Albert Veksler IEL CEO, who met for a very important meeting of collaboration with Canadian politicians, CIJA leading team, local christian pastors, and businessmen.
The purpose of the delegation was to create even more strength in the relationship between the Canadian and Israeli decision-makers on a political, business and spiritual level. Among many suggestions discussed by IEL and CIJA was the idea of bringing Christian-Israeli high-ranking speakers to Canada for Hasbara efforts. It was agreed that this experiment could be much more efficient than when Jews self explain Jews.
IEL also arranged a modest Canadian/Israel reception at the parliament, hosted by M.P David Sweet. The reception was attended by the Israeli Ambassador, Rafi Barak, M.P Harold Albrecht, M.P Colin Mayes, M.P James Lunney, and many others.
Christians’ Israel Public Action Campaign
The IEL joined hands with CIPAC, Evangelical Church Alliance (ECA) and Religious Freedom Coalition and organized a private event in Capitol Hill Club in Washington DC. Participating in the event was Israeli M.K Shula Mualem and Deputy minister M.K Faina Kirshenbaum, many Christian leaders from around the world, Congressman Doug Lamborn, Congressman Paul Broun, Congresswomam Jackie Walorski, Member of U.S House of Representatives Trent Franks and many other distinguished guests who showed their support and discussed Israel-USA relationship.
Washington D.C.
Annual National Prayer Breakfast
During the event a series of meetings were organized between the M.K’s who took part -M.K Ofer Shelah, M.K Omer Bar Lev, M.K Shula Mualem, Deputy minister M.K Faina Kirshenbaum and M.K Ahmad Tibi and U.S congressmen who support Israel. M.K’s also had an opportunity to meet and speak to Pastors, Christian congregation leaders and other spiritual leaders who stand with Israel.
Cyprus – Israel Day
Dr. Eli Nacht, CEO of IEL participated in “Israel day” in Cyprus organized by Stavrus Ignatio, the head of local Christian congregation supporting Israel.
MJAA
Israeli Member of Knesset Omer Barlev, keynote speaker, was invited by the MJAA together with the Israel Empowerment Lobby CEO Dr. Eli Nacht and Pastor Ari Sorko Ram, the founder of “Maoz” organization to speak at the annual MJAA gathering in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
M.K. Barlev commended the outstanding humanitarian work the MJAA is doing through the Joseph Project in Israel.
Seattle
Pastor Jerry Theckston from Jesus Christ Salt and Light church in Seattle, and one of the organizers of National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC, recently visited Israel. During his visit to the Knesset he met with the Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, M.K Hamad Amar.
They spoke about future cooperation, Hamad’s visit to the 2014 National Prayer Breakfast event in Washington DC, and the importance of friendship between Christian and Israeli political leaders.
Kiryat Yam
Visit of young Believers from United States to Israel and meeting with Deputy Mayor of Kiryat Yam, Mr. Adam Amilov.
European Prayer Breakfast
IEL’s CEO Eli Nacht participated in the European Prayer Breakfast. Among many meetings that took place, there were meetings with M.P’s of the European Parliaments such as Tunne Kelam and Alojz Peterle. Friends from Bulgaria: M.P and former minister Lilyana Pavlova and former vice minister Svetlana Boyanova.
M.P’s from Bosnia Herzegovina: Lazar Prodanovic and Mladen Ivankovic-Lijanovic.
And many many more.
Poland
The Israel Empowerment Lobby organized a meeting with the Israeli ambassador to Poland, Mr. Zvi Rav-Ner and the Director General of the Knesset, Mr. Ronen Plot
The purpose of the meeting was to connect with and show appreciation for all the blessed work that the Christian pastors all over Poland have been doing for the sake of Israel. Nearly 30 pastors participated in the meeting.
Russia
The CEO of the Israel Empowerment Lobby escorted 24 Russian pastors and heads of Evangelical churches from all over Russia for a visit to the Knesset. During their visit at the Knesset they had the opportunity to meet with the Minister of Welfare, M.K Meir Cohen, M.K. Rina Frenkel, M.K. Jamal Zahalka, the Deputy Speaker of the Knesset M.K Hamad Amar. An official meeting with the Director General of the Knesset was also held where he expressed his gratitude for their work and their help to the State of Israel.
During the meetings they discussed a few projects that are about to be launched in the near future.
Netherlands
During Dr. Eli Nacht’s to Amsterdam, Netherlands, he met with a big supporter of Israel, M.P Joel Voordewind from the Christian Union Party in Holland. M.P. Voordewind spoke about the changes in Syria and the fear of the local Christian population there from Islamic radical organizations taking over and the impact of this on Israel.
South Africa
Dr. Eli Nacht escorted friends from South Africa and the USA, who are managing a Christian Aid Fund to help Israelis, on their visit to the Knesset. During their visit, Dr. Eli Nacht arranged a meeting with M.K. Shimon Solomon, with whom they discussed their wish to help Israel in general and their next project to rehabilitate the bomb shelters of Jerusalem.
Kosovo and Balkans
Dr. Eli Nacht, Director of the IEL in the Knesset invited and arranged for Ruzvelt Frrokaj official from Ministry foreign Affairs of Kosovo a series of meetings with Israeli governmental Colleagues from the Knesset and from Ministry of foreign affairs.
Among the meetings which were held:
1. Meeting with Yitzhak Aharonovich currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu, and as the country’s Minister of Internal Security.
2.Meeting with Oded Ben Hur -Policy Advisor to the Knesset. Previously Ambassador to the Vatican, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
3. Meeting with M.K Avraham Michaeli
4. Meeting with M.K Hamad Amar – Deputy speaker of the Knesset
5. meeting with M.K Ronen Hofman – chairman of Foreign and Defense Affairs’ Subcommittee on Public Diplomacy
6. Meeting with M.K Omer Bar Lev -Previously Brigade Commander in the IDF
7. Meeting in the ministry of forreign affairs with Deputy General, Anna Azari
And with Dan Oryan – responsible for the Balkan region in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Greece
Stavros and Lois Ignatiou from Greece visited Israel in preparation of the Holocaust Memorial Day arranged by them in Cyprus. Every year Stavros, as the head of the Evangelic community in Cyprus and Greece, organizes a Holocaust Memorial Day in Cyprus in collaboration with the Israeli Embassy. During their last visit to Israel they were greeted by the Minister of Absorption, M.K. Sofa Landver.
International Fellowship
The Caleb company, along with dozens of Believers from 16 different nations, went for a tour of the Knesset and received a lecture from Dr. Eli Nacht, the director of the IEL in the Knesset, about the political and economic situation in Israel. At the end of the day a meeting was arranged with the Director General of the Knesset, Mr. Ronen Plot.
Ukraine
Dr. Eli Nacht, director of the Israel Empowerment Lobby in the Knesset was invited to Ukraine to speak about Israel-Ukraine relationships, future opportunities for both of these nations, as well as the current situation of Christian-Jewish people in Ukraine and where it is headed.
African Leaders Summit
Dr. Eli Nacht and Mr. Albert Veksler were key speakers at an African leaders summit held during 2013 in Jerusalem, where they presented the activities of the Israel Empowerment Lobby and offered to serve the distinguished guests in their mission. Present among the African leaders were government ministers, members of parliament, businessmen, and spiritual leaders.
The IEL welcomed the distinguished guests in Israel and explained more on the uniqueness of Jerusalem as a holy city, as the capital of Israel, and as mentioned in the Bible.
From then on these guests knew the best place to raise any questions or requests concerning business ventures in Israel, promoting political interests, or just visiting the holy land.
Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Eli Nacht, director of the Israel Empowerment Lobby speaking at a church in Nashville, Tennessee, with the legendary Pastor Don Finto.
Christian Business Leader’s Seminar
Dr. Eli Nacht, the director of the Israel Empowerment Lobby, pictured here at the Knesset, took part in organizing the Christian Businessmen Leaders Seminar in Israel. Its purpose was to help and guide dozens of believing businessmen from all around the world to better understand Israeli bureaucracy, the business sector, regulations, and the general political and economic atmosphere in Israel.
Estonia
Dr. Eli Nacht met with Peter Võsu, the chairman of the Christian Party of Estonia, at the Knesset in order to discuss options for future cooperation.
Finland Foreign Ministry
The Israel Empowerment Lobby decided to write an explanatory letter to the foreign ministries of Finland and Denmark, after their decision to upgrade the Palestinian Authority representatives in their countries into embassies.
Dear Mr. Tuomioja
The IEL (Israel Empowerment Lobby) is an organization supported by the parliamentarian lobby in the Knesset, together with many Members of the Knesset. We promote understanding between Jews and Christians and build broad support for Israel and for other shared concerns. Our vision is that Jews and Christians will reverse their 2,000-year history of discord and replace it with a relationship marked by dialogue, respect, and cooperation.
As the chairman of IEL and being deeply involved in the issues concerning the Arab-Israeli conflict, I personally believe that Finland is making a terrible mistake by upgrading the relationship between your country and the Palestinian Authority. Negotiations with the Palestinian Authority must be completed and agreed upon by both sides before other nations decide to interfere with the Palestinian Authority.
It was a pleasure meeting you a month ago in the Parliament in Helsinki and I truly enjoyed our conversation. The Israeli ambassador in Finland spoke highly of you and of your relationship and I believe that you are an open-minded and reasonable gentleman by showing your willingness to come to Israel and to see the conflict with your own eyes. It is very important that you make your own personal decisions about the conflict and do not make the decisions based upon the news headlines and opinion polls which can sabotage the fragile situation in the Middle East.
In 2009, the Finnish Foreign Ministry provided 731 million euros in development funds worldwide via Finnish NGOs and government agencies, 84 million euros of which was channeled to the political NGOs involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict in the region. Finnish funding supports politicized NGOs based in Israel, including the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) and HaMoked, as well as Palestinian groups such as the Jerusalem Center for Social and Economic Rights (JCSER), and the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA).
Unfortunately, the funding goes to the NGOs that are active participants in the BDS (boycotts, divestment and sanctions) campaign to isolate Israel internationally, employ “apartheid” rhetoric, and pursue anti-Israel agendas in other ways.
Such activities are inconsistent with the Finnish government’s stated goal of promoting Middle East peace. Nevertheless, Finnish government development funds still support several NGOs involved in BDS and similar anti-Israel activities.
The stated Finnish focus in the “Palestinian Territories” is to support the peace process and to set the groundwork for a future Palestinian state. Funding groups that utilize apartheid rhetoric, advance the Palestinian narrative regarding Jerusalem and distort the context of the conflict does not advance such goals.
Nowadays, I personally believe that Finland is making a terrible mistake by upgrading the relationship between your country and the Palestinian Authority. Negotiations with the Palestinian Authority must be completed and agreed upon by both sides before other nations decide to interfere with the Palestinian Authority. Palestine is not yet a state and hopefully, one day, it will become a fully functional and legally recognized state. By upgrading the diplomatic mission of the Palestinian Authority to embassy level hijacks the delicate peace process and further undermines the trust Israel feels toward the Palestinian Authority and toward the world’s support for the peace process.
I hope you will take heed to this letter and in the future, your government will act more carefully and responsibly vis a vis the Palestinian Authority and the peace process. I hope you will have a good time in Israel in June.
Sincerely, Eli Nacht
Dr. Eli Nacht Chairman of IEL
Germany
Dr. Eli Nacht, director of the Israel Empowerment Lobby, met with a “Christians For Israel” group from Germany. Dr. Nacht spoke with them about the importance of their support in Israel during these days, and thanked them for their friendship. He also emphasized the importance of connecting the younger generation to Israel and exposing them to the real Israel, not to the one they witness on TV.
Vicar of Baghdad
The Caleb Company from Nashville and Dr. Eli Nacht met with a very special guest, known as “The Vicar of Baghdad.” Andrew White is the president of The Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East, as well as the Anglican chaplain to Iraq, based at St George’s Church in Baghdad. He also serves as the Anglican Episcopal chaplain to its International Zone.
Andrew is often in danger from bombs and bullets as he works tirelessly for peace and reconciliation in Iraq. We hope to cooperate with him on his Middle-East mission.
Finland/ICEJ
Dr. Eli Nacht, director of the IEL in the Knesset, together with the former Vice Speaker of the Knesset, Mrs. Lia Shemtov and Finnish pastor Seppo Kosonen were speaking of the importance of supporting Israel. The meeting was organized by the International Christian Embassy.
Finland
The Finnish branch of the International Christian Embassy organized for Dr. Eli Nacht, the Chairman of Israel Empowerment Lobby in the Knesset to meet and to speak on behalf of Israel in the Finnish Churches.
Italy
Mrs. Edda Fogarollo and Mrs. Chiara Canciani, representatives of CFI (Christian Friends of Israel) from Italy were escorted in the Knesset by Eli Nacht, director of the IEL.
During their visit, they met with the minister of agriculture from “Likud Beytenu” fraction, MK Yair Shamir.
The topic of the conversation was the possible cooperation of the Christian world with the nation of Israel.
Knesset
Dr. Eli Nacht and Mr. Albert Veksler from the Israel Empowerment Lobby accompanied Roar Sørensen, the Israel director for Word of Life, along with 30 students studying in Israel from 12 different nations to the Knesset. Dr. Nacht lectured on the Israeli political system.
Cyprus
PASTOR ISRAEL POCHTAR AT A DINNER IN MICHAEL HARARI’S HOUSE. ISRAEL POCHTAR IS THE AMBASSADOR TO CYPRUS. ELI NACHT PARTICIPATED IN THE OFFICIAL COMMEMORATION OF THE HOLOCAUST IN CYPRUS.
Pastor Israel Pochtar is from Beit Hallel Messianic Congregation in Ashdod and the founder of Voice of Judah Ministries.