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Christian Leader Hunted by ISIS Finds Shelter in Israel

Friday, July 07, 2017 |  Israel Today Staff

To hear some of Israel's antagonists speak one would think the Jewish state was hostile toward Christians.

Why then has a Christian leader dedicated to serving the Arab world sought shelter in Israel after having a price put on his head by ISIS?

Could it be that he, unlike Israel's detractors, knows that the Jews and their army (called by many an "occupation force") are a bulwark against the rising tide of Islam, and therefore a haven for Christians?

Canon Andrew White, dubbed the "Vicar of Baghdad," spent years serving the Christians of Iraq, even under direct threat from radical Muslim groups.

But his outspokenness regarding the atrocities faced by Iraq's Christians eventually earned White a spot at the top of ISIS's "most wanted" list, and that's when his superiors in the Church of England ordered him to get out.

"ISIS were threatening to kill me, they were after me," White said in an interview with CBN. "They wanted that priest from England. So, the Archbishop of Canterbury said, ‘You’ve got to leave now.’ I can’t argue with the Archbishop of Canterbury, especially as he used to be my colleague.  We used to work together. So, I’m in Israel now. He wanted me to get out of Baghdad."

Canon Andrew White is one of many local Messianic and Christian figures that Israel Today has interviewed in the past.

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'The World is Anti-Israel and Anti-God' - Aviel Schneider ISRAEL TODAY

'The World is Anti-Israel and Anti-God'

Sunday, January 29, 2017 |  Aviel Schneider  ISRAEL TODAY

As the “Vicar of Baghdad,” he and his team helped provide Arab Christians and Muslims with food, medicine and education.

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Embattled Christians: Jews Stand With Us, but Where is the Church?

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 |  Israel Today Staff

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In an impassioned plea delivered at a press conference in Jerusalem on Monday, Canon Andrew White, the “Vicar of Baghdad,” noted that Israel and the Jews are openly standing up for embattled Middle East Christians, while much of the global Church remains conspicuously silent.

Speaking to reporters at the Feast of Tabernacles celebration hosted by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ), White pointed to fellow panelist Ron Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, and wondered, “Here we see Jews standing with us, but where is the Church?”

White, who has been eye witness to horrific atrocities during the ISIS advance in Iraq, went on to note that some Christians had expressed support for their persecuted brothers and sisters, but that far too often it had taken the form of letters of condolence and encouragement.

“With all due respect, letters are not going to feed my people,” said White, who explained that thousands upon thousands of Christians have been forced to flee in the face of the Islamist horde and are today living in refugee camp conditions with little-to-no sustenance.

Don’t miss the upcoming November issue of Israel Today Magazine, in which we will report further on efforts by Canon Andrew White, as well as other local Christian and Jewish leaders to highlight the plight of Middle East Christians and elicit real, tangible support.

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