Palestinian Arabs of Israel (PGID: PG011731)

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The Palestinian Arabs of Israel

The Palestinian Arabs of Israel, numbering approximately 1,830,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Palestinian Arabs in Israel. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Levantine Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Israel
People Cluster: Arab, Levant
Primary Language(s): Levantine Arabic (apc)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 1,830,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011731
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Pray for the Palestinian Arabs of Israel

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

80%

Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Levantine Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%

Arabic, Levantine Speakers

Media Resources in Levantine Arabic:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Levantine Arabic:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
Sabeel Media	✓	✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Levantine Arabic bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Palestinian Arabs are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Palestinian Arabs:

Continue prayer and fasting for this group

Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Palestinian Arabs of Israel

These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self- made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
Colossians 2:23

Pray for those without Christ, that they will see the emptiness of human traditions and turn to the truth and grace found in Jesus.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
Psalm 8:1

Pray that those who have yet to believe will soon recognize the majesty of God's name and raise their voices in praise to the Lord Almighty.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will strengthen them when they face persecution of any kind for Jesus' name’s sake.

And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
Matthew 10:14-15

Pray for God to raise up and send out believers to share the gospel with those in this people group who do not yet follow Christ. Pray that they will be welcomed with open arms so that the people they share with will hear and receive the good news with joy.

Arab, Palestinian Across Countries (ROP3 - 107785) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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21 people groups

People Group ID ▼	Name	Country	Population	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG047113	Palestinian Arabs	Syria	566,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG043586	Palestinian Arabs	United States	136,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG043452	Palestinian Arabs	Canada	48,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG042885	Palestinian Arabs	United Arab Emirates	66,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG042799	Palestinian Arabs	Saudi Arabia	462,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG042793	Palestinian Arabs	Qatar	380,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG042768	Palestinian Arabs	Libya	36,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG042760	Palestinian Arabs	Lebanon	670,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG042746	Palestinian Arabs	Iraq	22,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG042706	Palestinian Arabs	Eritrea	22,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG039263	Palestinian Arabs	El Salvador	1,300	No Longer Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG024839	Palestinian Arabs	Panama	9,700	No Longer Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG024786	Palestinian Arabs	Honduras	21,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Spanish	Sunni Islam
PG024733	Palestinian Arabs	Guatemala	1,900	Engaged yet Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG012288	Palestinian Arabs	Yemen	35,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG012264	West Bank Arabs	Palestine	3,425,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG011793	Palestinian Arabs	Kuwait	72,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG011788	Palestinian Arabs	Jordan	2,670,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG011731	Palestinian Arabs	Israel	1,830,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG011676	Palestinian Arabs	France	1,100	Unengaged and Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG011503	Palestinian Arabs	Egypt	147,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Levantine Arabic	Sunni Islam

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