Link to Christianity in Israel page Regarding here The Messianic Israel Alliance an organization of over 130 Messianic congregations and ministries was formed in 1999 41 THEN ALSO cf subentry under Religion in Israel Christianity There strikes me as something strange about this Are all Hebrew speaking Israeli Christians counted as Messianic Jews even if they go by the name Notzrim and mix with Palestinian Christians Do these figures include those Jewish Christians like Oswald Rufeisen who ministered to Palestinian churches Link to Christianity in Israel page The Messianic Israel Alliance an organization of over 130 Messianic congregations and ministries was formed in 1999 41 cf subentry under Religion in Israel Christianity There strikes me as something strange about this Are all Hebrew speaking Israeli Christians counted as Messianic Jews even if they go by the name Notzrim and mix with Palestinian Christians like Oswald Rufeisen Or simply those Russian Jews who avoid the Orthodox Church in Israel in favour of MJ congregations per Kornblatt Judith Deutsch Doubly chosen Jewish identity the Soviet intelligentsia and the Russian Orthodox Church 2004