NABI SALEH, West Bank (RNS) — Christ at the Checkpoint, organized by the tiny evangelical community in the West Bank, brings hundreds of Western evangelicals...
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(RNS) — As the Presbyterian Church (USA) prepares for its biennial General Assembly in St. Louis beginning Saturday (June 16), many PCUSA leaders are hoping to...
JERUSALEM (RNS) — While most Israeli Jews recognize the Jewishness of their American counterparts, the majority do not share the Americans' dreams to make...
This is the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Here is the often untold story.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An exhibit on human evolution titled "What makes us human?" looks at humanity's evolution through the lens of cultural accomplishments:...
JERUSALEM (RNS) – Israel’s rabbinical court system no longer recognizes the authority of more than 120 rabbis ordained at a modern-Orthodox rabbinical school...
Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor is that rare Jewish book: an utter tour de force.
This week’s gallery includes images from the start of Ramadan, protests over the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, and more.
(AP) — Palestinians resumed their fiery protests at Gaza’s border with Israel on Friday as a U.N. human rights body criticized Israel for the 'disproportionate...
Tom Wolfe understood what was happening in Gaza. Even if he never mentioned it.
(RNS) — It was a shameful thing for evangelical pastors to be celebrating the opening of the embassy in Jerusalem while the Israeli army was killing dozens of...
(AP) — Pope Francis warned Wednesday that the latest spasm of violence in the Holy Land is only hurting chances for peace, and he called for revived efforts at...
Most of what you are reading about Gaza is simply wrong. What else is new?
(AP) — As turmoil spreads through the Middle East, American Jews and Muslims have been forming alliances to build trust and seek solidarity in more ambitious...
JERUSALEM (RNS) — This year, the first night of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, coincides with the 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding – what Palestinians...