Israel pulls plug on evangelical Christian network channel, citing its appeal to Jews

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Israel’s broadcasting regulator ordered an evangelical Christian TV channel to come off the air, saying its programs are trying to persuade Jews to convert to Christianity through the gospel of Jesus.

The council’s chairman, Asher Biton, gave the cable provider of broadcaster God TV a seven-day deadline to remove its new channel, Shelanu, according to NBC News. “Shelanu” translates to “ours” in Hebrew.

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