Gaza
Joe Biden is not on the ‘same page’ as Pope Francis on the Israel-Hamas war
By John Stowe — November 2, 2023
(RNS) — Until he calls for a cease-fire, Biden will be at odds with a pontiff who rejects war as a tool for peace.
Muslim and Arab Americans feel betrayed by Biden. Can he win back their votes?
By Kathryn Post — November 1, 2023
(RNS) — Recent polls report a swift and decisive drop in support for the president among Muslim and Arab American voters amid the Israel-Hamas war.
Don’t look away. Israel’s response is textbook ethnic cleansing.
By Omar Suleiman — October 31, 2023
(RNS) — A leaked document shows Israel sees the war as an opportunity to push Palestinians into Egypt.
Siding with peace in the Middle East
By Bridget Moix — October 30, 2023
(RNS) — The future for Palestinians and Israelis is being erased each passing day.
Israeli, Palestinian, Muslim or Jewish: Some pain doesn’t fit the story we want to hear
By Michael Woolf — October 26, 2023
(RNS) — People of faith are called to have compassion, regardless of our preferred political narratives.
Bias is always part of being Muslim on campus. Now students face consequences for speaking up.
By Dilshad Ali — October 25, 2023
(RNS) — In dozens of interviews, students count the cost of condemning Israel’s role in the crisis.
A minister and a rabbi walk into a bar, and condemn Hamas
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 24, 2023
Christian churches must unequivocally condemn Hamas terror.
Palestinian Americans rally, pray and organize amid crisis in Gaza
By Kathryn Post — October 23, 2023
(RNS) — 'This is not a time to say, ‘I'm stressed and I can't.’ People in Gaza need us,' said Walaa Kanan, a Palestinian American community organizer.
My friend’s inspiring life was a reminder: We need to see each other’s humanity
By Greg M. Epstein — October 23, 2023
(RNS) — It's natural to retreat into our own pain and fear, and to stay there. But then none of us gets the world we long for and deserve.
Two young Palestinian women died in a Gaza church, treated like ‘human animals’
By Daoud Kuttab — October 21, 2023
(RNS) — The shelling of St. Porphyrios follows efforts to dehumanize Palestinians to justify inhumane attacks.
The war in Israel and Gaza challenges us to think compassionately and morally
By Brad Hirschfield — October 19, 2023
(RNS) — Our compassion for those suffering on both sides of this war doesn’t mean the two sides are morally equal.
Islamic Relief, other charities call for cease-fire to allow aid to reach Gaza
By Bob Smietana — October 19, 2023
(RNS) — Aid groups are doing what they can but worry that time is running out to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
Palestinian Americans decry demonization in media amid rising fear of hate crimes
By Kathryn Post and Roxanne Stone — October 18, 2023
(RNS) — ‘This is reminding me a bit of how it felt post-9/11,’ Palestinian activist and policy analyst Laila El-Haddad told Religion News Service.
Hamas was unpopular in Gaza before it attacked Israel – surveys showed Gazans cared more about fighting poverty than armed resistance
By Nathan French — October 18, 2023
(The Conversation) — Politicians have used their assumptions about Gazans to support their policies. But the people in Gaza experience these policies far differently, writes a scholar of Islamism.
