{"id":1328,"date":"2021-06-23T19:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T19:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2021-10-25T15:59:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T15:59:44","slug":"tortured-by-the-palestinian-authority-in-the-holy-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/tortured-by-the-palestinian-authority-in-the-holy-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Tortured by the Palestinian Authority in the Holy City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The West Bank city of Bethlehem adjoins Jerusalem, but the cities are separated by a huge wall designed to protect against terrorist attacks. Bethlehem and the rest of the West Bank are partially governed by the Palestinian Authority (PA), while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/globalprayerguide\/israel\/?_source_code=VSLEG02I5\">Israel<\/a> controls the roads and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/globalprayerguide\/israel\/?_source_code=VSLEG02I5\">Israeli<\/a> settlements. Persecution of Christian converts in the West Bank comes both from family members and, sometimes, from the PA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.persecution.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0045_Saif-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"the wall in Israel \" class=\"wp-image-1330\" width=\"395\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.persecution.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0045_Saif-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.persecution.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0045_Saif-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.persecution.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0045_Saif-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.persecution.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0045_Saif-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/assets.persecution.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0045_Saif-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Saif, a Christian convert from Islam who lives in the Bethlehem area, was imprisoned by the PA because of his faith. He came to know Jesus through a group of Messianic Jews in 2004, after studying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/bibles\/?_source_code=VSLEG05\">Bible<\/a> for four years and comparing it with the Quran. He was 34 and married with five children. Saif\u2019s wife was resistant to the gospel and thought of leaving him after his conversion. But Saif made his priorities clear to her. \u201cYou choose,\u201d he told her. \u201cI am willing to leave the house for you, but I can\u2019t come back to Islam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saif\u2019s new faith was further tested two days after he was baptized. \u201cJesus appeared to me and told me he wanted me to evangelize in His name,\u201d he said. Without hesitation, Saif quit his work as a contractor and opened a small ministry center in his West Bank village where people could discuss their questions about Islam or Christianity. He also spent much of his time visiting people in their homes, talking about Jesus and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/bibles\/?_source_code=VSLEG05\">Bible<\/a>. Through his ministry, people soon began turning to Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vom-subscribe-ad\">\r\n\t\t<figure>\r\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.persecution.com\/stories\/wp-content\/plugins\/vom-custom-block-subscribe-ad\/assets\/magazine-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"text-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Request your free magazine<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/free-magazine\/?_source_code=VSTORYM1\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"Subscribe to our free magazine\">Subscribe<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\n\n\n<p>One Friday, as the weekly address blared from the mosque loudspeakers, Saif noticed that the speaker was talking about him. The speaker accused Saif of being a Zionist infidel who should be killed for bringing people to Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as the mosque service ended, Saif\u2019s five siblings gathered in the home of his older brother. They gave Saif an ultimatum. \u201cYou have two choices,\u201d they told him. \u201cIt\u2019s either us or Christ.\u201d Saif paused for a moment before replying, \u201cI will choose Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several weeks later, Saif received a letter from the PA summoning him to the police station. When he arrived, two investigators asked him about his faith. \u201cI told them bluntly, \u2018I am a Christian,\u2019\u201d Saif said. \u201cAs I was going down to the jail, I prayed, \u2018I didn\u2019t know that I was going to be a prisoner and suffer. You are stronger than them, and I am in Your hands.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The police tied Saif\u2019s hands behind his back and hung him by one leg from the ceiling of a jail cell for five hours. \u201cI suffered a little bit, but I felt I was empowered by God,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next day, police forced him onto a low chair, handcuffed his hands behind him and placed a bag over his head. His interrogators came and went from the room, asking him why he became a Christian and why he was evangelizing. They asked him the names of other Christians and told him they should crucify him like Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After two weeks, the police released Saif with a stern warning: \u201cIf you mention Jesus in your village again, something terrible is going to happen.\u201d But Saif ignored their threats and continued ministering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saif was at home the next time the PA police came for him. He fled the house after overhearing the police tell his wife they had come to arrest him. He returned home a week later, but within half an hour the police had his house surrounded. Again, he ran. Saif was unable to return home after the second near arrest, but he continued his ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2011, Saif was sharing the gospel with a family in their home when secret police surrounded the house. When Saif tried to run, he was cornered by 15 policemen. As they dragged him down the steps, his T-shirt ripped, and he jumped off the stairs and got away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Realizing he couldn\u2019t continue his work in Bethlehem, Saif used the pass he had been issued from his work as a contractor and moved to Jerusalem. He then continued his ministry to Muslims, working through an organization supported by VOM. Saif works with locals as well as people from Gaza and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/globalprayerguide\/iraq\/?_source_code=VSLEG02I4\">Iraq<\/a> who come to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/globalprayerguide\/israel\/?_source_code=VSLEG02I5\">Israel<\/a> for medical treatment. He also disciples new believers. In Jerusalem, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/globalprayerguide\/israel\/?_source_code=VSLEG02I5\">Israeli<\/a> government takes no notice of his activity, and the PA is no longer a threat. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/globalprayerguide\/israel\/?_source_code=VSLEG02I5\">Israelis<\/a> don\u2019t care about evangelizing Muslims here,\u201d he said. \u201cThey tell you, \u2018Go ahead and make them nicer people.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saif\u2019s family still lives in the West Bank. The PA police have visited his home a few times, but they haven\u2019t bothered his wife and children. Saif\u2019s wife now works in the cafeteria at a Christian school in Jerusalem, so he stays in close touch with her and sees her often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The job at the Christian school is one of several ways Saif sees God working on behalf of his wife. \u201cGod is opening doors in my wife\u2019s life lately,\u201d he said. \u201cA few times she came to visit me here in Jerusalem, and early in the morning I woke up and found her sitting in the courtyard reading the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/bibles\/?_source_code=VSLEG05\">Bible<\/a>.\u201d Saif has been able to pray with her twice, and he is confident that she will soon turn her life over to Christ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West Bank city of Bethlehem adjoins Jerusalem, but the cities are separated by a huge wall designed to protect against terrorist attacks. Bethlehem and the rest of the West Bank are partially governed by the Palestinian Authority (PA), while Israel controls the roads and Israeli settlements. Persecution of Christian converts in the West Bank comes both from family members and, sometimes, from the PA. Saif, a Christian convert from Islam who lives in the Bethlehem area, was imprisoned by the PA because of his faith. He came to know Jesus through a group of Messianic Jews in 2004, after studying the Bible for four years and comparing it with the Quran. He was 34 and married with five children. Saif\u2019s wife was resistant to the gospel and thought of leaving him after his conversion. But Saif made his priorities clear to her. \u201cYou choose,\u201d he told her. \u201cI am willing to leave the house for you, but I can\u2019t come back to Islam.\u201d Saif\u2019s new faith was further tested two days after he was baptized. \u201cJesus appeared to me and told me he wanted me to evangelize in His name,\u201d he said. 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