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Yes there are some very religious Israelis who want to stop Christians from converting Jewish people but there is no law that literally prevents missionaries from coming to Israel. For thousands of years Jews were forced to convert to other religions like Christianity or Islam so you can see why some people in Israel are afraid of people trying to convert them.
However you also have to understand the nature of Judaism and Jewishness. A Jew does not have to be religious to puke at the sight of the missionaries. For thousands of years Jews were forced to convert to other religions like Christianity or Islam so you can see why some people in Israel are afraid of people trying to convert them. Jewish people don't go around the world trying to force people to be Jews, but as soon as the Christians got some boats and guns they were off to the New World to shoot anyone who wouldn't worship "Jee-zus".
Would you have blamed Native Americans for not wanting missionaries to come and convert their children to Christianity?
The Christian sales efforts vis-a-vis the Jews have continued for the last 2000 years. Most Jews are not buying that stuff and yet the sales efforts continue. If a Jewish person is a "practicing" Jew then s/he already has a faith and would want people to respect that. If a Jewish person is non-practicing, then they probably aren't interested in Christianity (or being religious) anyways. Jews do not go around the world trying to missionize the non-Jews. We greatly respect all other beliefs and would appreciate if our faith is treated in the same fashion. You would think that after 2000 years the salesmen who target the Jews would finally get the message but, unfortunately, they have not.
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