Registered Israeli foreign agent has its eye on three churches in Redding

Nevin Kallepalli

UC Berkeley California Local Reporting Fellow at Shasta Scout.

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Registered Israeli foreign agent has its eye
on three churches in Redding

AN LLC KNOWN AS SHOW FAITH BY WORKS, UNDER AGREEMENT WITH ITS “FOREIGN PRINCIPAL” ISRAEL, IS AIMING TO “DISTRIBUTE PRO-ISRAEL INFORMATION” TO AMERICAN CHRISTIANS. REPRESENTATIVES OF BOTH BETHEL AND PATHWAY SAID THEY WERE NOT INVOLVED IN THE DECISION TO INCLUDE THEIR ORGANIZATIONS IN A LIST OF POTENTIAL AUDIENCES FOR THE ISRAELI-FUNDED MARKETING CAMPAIGN.

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The organization’s messaging is intended to “counter new and evolving pro-Palestinian messaging as the global narrative shifts,” the filings state. SFBW also plans to promote the idea that Hamas, the armed group that led the Oct. 7 attack and political party in power in Gaza, is “financially dependent on Palestinian supporters” — stating that the group “could not exist without the Palestinian people’s support, shelter, and to recruit from.” This focal point appears consistent with recent Israeli polling that found that the majority of Israelis believe there are no innocent people in Gaza, amid Israel’s blurring of boundaries between civilians and military targets.