Shadi Kaloul: What its Like Being a Christian in Israel
Conversations That Matter
Jon Harris
4.3 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Shadi Kaloul, whose family traces back to early church, joins the podcast discuss conditions for Christians in Israel proper, including treatment by the government, support for Christian initiatives, civil rights, and social influence.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Conversations That Matter podcast. I'm your host, John Harris. |
| 0:15.9 | And with us for the first time is Shadi Kululul. He is the founder and the president of the Israeli Christian |
| 0:22.7 | Aramaic Association. He has a lot to say about the current political situation for Christians |
| 0:28.7 | in Israel. I don't necessarily know what to make of a lot of the claims that are out there |
| 0:34.7 | currently, especially from people like Tucker Carlson, who has interviewed Christians who live in Muslim-controlled areas surrounding Israel proper, |
| 0:45.1 | but has not actually interviewed someone yet who is a Christian themselves, who is a citizen |
| 0:51.3 | of Israel. And in the case of Shadi Kululul, he actually offered to have this conversation |
| 0:56.2 | with Tucker and Tucker did not take him up on the offer. I figured we would take him up on the offer and hear |
| 1:01.3 | what he asked to say. His family traces back to the early church period. They have been in the land |
| 1:06.1 | under Muslim domination. Now they live under the regime of the nation state of Israel. And he has a lot |
| 1:14.9 | of things to say about his perspectives. And I think it's a useful thing to hear, even though it's |
| 1:19.5 | not a popular thing to hear in our current political situation, especially for Christians |
| 1:23.0 | in the United States, who are trying to figure out what it's like for Christians, not just |
| 1:27.3 | in Israel, |
| 1:27.7 | but across the Middle East. So that's the intention behind this podcast. I hope it is helpful for you, |
| 1:32.8 | and I hope if you resonate with what Shadi Kulul is saying, you will follow him on social media |
| 1:37.8 | and look up his organization what he's trying to do because it is very fascinating building a city that is |
| 1:45.8 | Christian specifically with the blessing of the Israeli government. I have never heard of anything |
| 1:50.8 | like that and it is currently in motion. So let's hear what he has to say for the first time |
| 1:57.5 | Shadikululah, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, John, for hosting me, and hopefully we will expose the truth |
| 2:05.1 | because we were ordered to speak the truth, and the truth will set us free. |
| 2:11.5 | Amen. I want to ask you a little bit about your story. You're a Christian in Israel, |
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