Israel: deported after evangelism

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Date posted:  1 Jan 2014
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Israel: deported after evangelism

Barry and Alison Barnett

An Israeli immigration judge has ordered the deportation of a Messianic Jewish man who was arrested on November 20 for taking part in an evangelistic event in southern Israel.

Barry Barnett, 50, a worker with Jews for Jesus UK, was ordered to leave the country by December 3. Barnett, who is based in England, was volunteering at the Jews for Jesus ‘Behold your God Israel’ campaign around the city of Be’er Shiva when he was arrested.

Four days in jail

According to his wife, Alison Barnett, six immigration control officers took him from Be’er Shiva, 78 miles south of Jerusalem, to an immigration office in Omer, just outside the city. He was held there for several hours without charge, then transferred to an immigration-holding unit of a prison in Ramle, near Tel Aviv. He spent four days in jail before his court hearing.

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