the JAMM center

I just spotted this article regarding the "JAMM" center in downtown Jerusalem. I have friends who work with the JAMM... Jewish and non-Jewish friends, aliyot and sabras... Richard Ayal Freiden, who runs the JAMM and TVY2 (a TV show that has gained significant popularity among israeli youth), has frequent reports of discrimination and persecution against their work in Israel. Below is an excerpt from the letter he sent to Arutz-7 in response to the above article:

We do not hide anything from anybody - Israel is a growing democracy and thank G-d, we are free to share our faith to those 18 and older. We believe in freedom of expression and thus we allow all musicians to perform in the JAMM. If a student asks us about our faith, then as long as they are 18+ we will share our faith without compromise or fear from those that have tried to harm us in the past (Yad L'Achim and others like them). It is disheartening to know certain Rabbis or teachers etc. have issued a warning against us at the JAMM. What do you have to fear? Are you afraid of Yeshua? Are you afraid of us? We are just people who simply love G-d via our faith in our Jewish Messiah Yeshua. The Seminary students have enjoyed being at the JAMM and unfortunately you forbid them to come?

If you're interested you can read Richard's full response.