French Jewish Immigrants Commerce Worry for Freedom, Fulfill Biblical Prophecy in One Flight

BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel – Not too long ago, practically fifty Jewish immigrants from France made Aliyah to Israel. The distinctive flight served as an exodus from concern in addition to a return to a promise hundreds of years within the making. CBN Information was there to witness their arrival at David Ben Gurion Airport close to Tel Aviv.

With hope of their hearts and Israel of their eyes, they arrived on the reception heart. At age 17, Debbie Szasur needed to make Alilyah, however her dad and mom needed her to complete college.

She tearfully instructed CBN Information, “After which life, you already know, you get married, you’re employed. So, it was tough.”

Her tears inform a narrative of longing and, now, success.

“So glad, you can’t think about—a number of feelings. I have been ready for this second for 45 years. So, lastly, I’ve made it,” she mentioned, apologizing for her tears.

One other new immigrant, Noa, traded concern for freedom.

She defined, “As a result of to dwell in France may be very, very, very onerous for us. Every thing. Everybody’s anti-Semitic.

She added, “Principally, you will have phrases on the partitions saying, ‘Free Palestine, boycott Israel,’ and I could not do that anymore. So, I got here. Left every part in. I am right here, and it is nice to be right here.”

It is a transfer each daunting and thrilling.

“Actually, I am anxious as a result of I am leaving every part behind,” Noa mentioned. “My household, my 4 siblings, everybody. I got here alone, and I am simply 22, so I am mainly only a child. However I’m additionally very excited for what’s to return.”

We watched in the course of the arrivals because the new immigrants had been being processed, so by the point they depart the airport, they’re going to have their new Israeli identification playing cards. They’re coming at a time of a dramatic improve in anti-Semitic incidents in France, particularly after October seventh, 2023.

Sam Grundwerg, world chairman of the Keren Hayesod group, instructed us, “(It is a) tough state of affairs when it comes to anti-Semitism proper now, simply in current occasions, within the final days. Previous couple of days alone, there have been alarming incidents. A rabbi was strolling along with his nine-year-old son coming from synagogue (and) was overwhelmed up. And, you already know, I spoke to among the officers there this morning, and so they mentioned to me, you already know, what was particularly upsetting about this incident is that the perpetrator who beat up this Jew, he did not even run away.”

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The immigrants’ flight from France was made doable by Pastor Larry Huch, founding father of Larry Huch Ministries.

“Here is individuals in Paris, which is most individuals’s bucket listing – to go to Paris to see the Eiffel Tower and to see Notre Dame – and this is individuals saying, we need to get our households out of Paris, out of France, and are available to a nation that has battle round them on six, arguably seven sides. And but they really feel safer coming to Israel than staying in France. That is a that is a tragic factor that we have to rise up with as Christians, with our Jewish brothers and sisters and alter that.”

France has the second-largest Jewish inhabitants outdoors of the U.S. For a lot of, life turned a each day act of braveness.

Szasur instructed us, “My kids needed me to, after the seventh of October, to take my mezuzah out of the door (as a result of it will establish her as a Jew). And I mentioned, no method. I am a Jew, and I will preserve the mezuzah.”

For Pastor Huch, serving to the brand new Israelis return wasn’t charity – it was covenant.

“It feels prefer it’s my household. It looks like I’ve a relationship,” he acknowledged. “I noticed them in France, on the synagogue, noticed them get on the aircraft, hugged them once they’re popping out of the aircraft, hugged them once they got here in, and it moved me greater than I assumed it will.”

Huch noticed, “However the thrilling factor for us is that the Bible says that we as Gentiles won’t solely welcome them again, however will carry them in our arms and on our shoulders to satisfy Bible prophecy. So, it is a double Bible prophecy. It is Jews returning to the Promised Land that God gave to Abraham 3,700 years in the past, and Gentiles, Christians, as a substitute of pushing them out of the land, we’re bringing them again.”

At this time, the topics of that prophecy have a boarding cross, a baggage tag, and an identification card. 

“They’re coming, sure, for a greater life. They’re coming for a safer life and training for youngsters, however they’re coming residence. Each one among them mentioned, we’re going residence,” Huch famous.

Talking French, one other immigrant, Aurelia, defined, “As a result of it’s the land of my dad and mom, of my ancestors. And there it’s – it is just like the shofar’s name. It is a calling inside us. So there you go; I need to carry up my kids in Israel. To dwell surrounded by my brothers and sisters, to dwell as a free Jew.

Shalom, additionally talking French, declared, “As a result of it is a name we now have inside us.  A calling.  A calling that’s inside us.  It resonates as a need to return to our land. To return to our nation.  Since we now have Israel, it’s our place, as Jews, to be in Israel – and we’re going to contribute to attaining this completeness in order that Mashiach (Messiah) arrives and we’re all delivered and there’s solely good on this planet and no extra evil on this planet.”

Grundwerg delivered a message to Christians.

He mentioned, “We do not take with no consideration our evangelical Christian brothers and sisters who stand with us, with the individuals of Israel, shoulder to shoulder. We’ve shared Judeo-Christian values  I ship blessings from Jerusalem for the help for the friendship, for the ethical braveness to face with Israel. You realize, true pals are examined. when standing with their pals in the course of the tough occasions. And these have been tough occasions.  And so we’re, we’re thrilled to companion with our evangelical Christian brothers and sisters, and we thank them.” 

We adopted Debbie Szasur to see her sons who made aliyah themselves years in the past. Then got here the second she had been dreaming of for 45 years as they hugged and reunited on the airport arrivals space.

Her son Raphael exclaimed, “Wonderful! We’re ready for this for years and now it is occurring. Congratulations! Mazel Tov! We’re actually glad to see her.”