Israel
Israeli Christians protest artwork depicting Ronald McDonald as ‘McJesus’
By Michele Chabin — January 14, 2019
JERUSALEM (RNS) — The controversy has raised questions about the limits of artistic freedom in Israel, which prides itself on being both a progressive country and the home to holy sites of three world religions.
Muslim civil rights group sues Maryland over Israel boycott ban
By Aysha Khan — January 9, 2019
(RNS) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a lawsuit challenging Maryland’s controversial executive order banning state agencies from contracts with businesses that boycott Israel.
What will be news for the Jews in 2019?
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 2, 2019
Anti-semitism, anti-Israel agitation, women in leadership, intermarriage.... I look into my crystal ball.
Why Amos Oz matters
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 28, 2018
How to be human, Jewish, and a lover of Israel. Amos Oz was my teacher.
Top 10 Jewish stories of 2018
By A. James Rudin — December 27, 2018
(RNS) — The brutality of anti-Semitism in several forms dominated the top 10 news stories related to Jews and Judaism this year.
Christian company’s $150 million dream of Israeli oil boom may go bust
By Bruce Tomaso — December 21, 2018
DALLAS (RNS) — Zion Oil & Gas spent $150 million chasing its founder's dream of finding oil in Israel. Now that dream and the company may go bust.
In Israel, Christians embrace a simple, spiritual Christmas
By Lisa Green — December 21, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Without its commercial trappings, Christmas becomes a simple but meaningful celebration. 'There’s so much to learn in the quiet,' one woman says.
Airbnb issues conflicting statements on boycott of Jewish-owned West Bank properties
By Bob Smietana — December 18, 2018
(RNS) — Short-term rental giant Airbnb put out conflicting statements this week about its plans to ban rentals at Jewish-owned settlement properties.
Does Alice Walker have a Jewish problem?
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 18, 2018
First, she refused to have her major work translated into Hebrew, That was just the start.....
Airbnb accused of anti-Semitism for delisting West Bank properties
By Michele Chabin — November 27, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Palestinians and their supporters insist that the ban has nothing to do with anti-Semitism and everything to do with justice.
Belief helps Gaza border residents hang on during rocket attacks
By Bob Smietana — November 19, 2018
ASHKELON, Israel (RNS) — Residents on both sides of the Gaza-Israel border are relying heavily on faith to cope with escalating violence.
Jerusalem mayoral race exposes religious-secular rift
By Michele Chabin — November 12, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — A fight over nightclub closures on the sabbath represents a larger tug-of-war over whose values will prevail — the ultra-Orthodox Jews' or those of their more mainstream Jewish neighbors.
Measles outbreaks hit ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in Israel and US
By Paul O'Donnell — November 9, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — In Israel, several prominent rabbis have signed a document that reads, "Whoever isn't vaccinated is a murderer."
Christ at the Checkpoint USA touts peace for Palestinian Christians. Critics call it anti-Semitic.
By Tamie Ross — October 23, 2018
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (RNS) — Sharply contrasting narratives emerged as the group's four-day conference drew roughly 150 evangelical Christians to this Oklahoma City suburb last week.
The day I left the Left
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 18, 2018
Being a prophet is actually not all that much fun. It hurts.
