Israel
New US policy toward Jerusalem will advance peace in the region
By John Hagee — May 15, 2018
(RNS) — The decision to update American policy regarding the holy city was both right and righteous.
Is Jerusalem embassy part of God’s grand plan? Why some evangelicals love Israel
By John Fea — May 15, 2018
(RNS) — Many American evangelicals cheered because they understood the United States' recognition of Jerusalem as the 'once and eternal' capital of Israel as a fulfillment of biblical prophecy.
For some, the US Embassy’s move to Jerusalem fulfills divine prophecy
By Paul O'Donnell — May 14, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — For many evangelical Christians and Orthodox Jews, the controversial relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is not only a smart political move, but the fulfillment of divine prophecy.
Romney: Jeffress wrong man to give Jerusalem embassy prayer
By Associated Press — May 14, 2018
(AP) — Senate candidate Mitt Romney of Utah says a prominent Baptist minister shouldn’t be giving the prayer that opens the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem because he’s a 'religious bigot.'
Healing through artwork: Crochet by African migrants and trauma victims on display in NYC exhibit
By Liz Donovan — May 2, 2018
TEL AVIV, Israel (RNS) — The intention of a new exhibit is to highlight sexual assault and rape as seldom-discussed aspects of the Holocaust and recent genocides in various countries.
Yes, Abbas is a Jew-hater
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 2, 2018
Believe what Mahmoud Abbas says -- as much as you might not want to.
Ugandan faith leaders grapple with accepting Israel’s African refugees
By Lauren Markoe — April 30, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – Some Ugandan faith leaders say their nation must accept African refugees facing deportation from Israel, while others counter that resettlement would place too heavy a burden on already overtaxed refugee resettlement efforts.
My open letter to Natalie Portman
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 22, 2018
(RNS) — She should have handled this differently.
There are many ways to love Israel
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 17, 2018
(RNS) — Zionism is an open tent. Come on in.
At Auschwitz, remembering the Holocaust after the passage of a contentious Polish law
By Lauren Markoe — April 11, 2018
KRAKOW, Poland (RNS) — Swirling around Thursday's annual march are questions about Poles' willingness to grapple with some of their forebears' participation in the Holocaust.
A rabbi should be able to change his or her mind
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 9, 2018
I celebrate a deep friendship, which has forced me to re-examine much of what I once believed.
‘Ignorance’ feeds anti-Semitism in the Arab world
By Jerome Socolovsky — March 27, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — How to deal with the problem was the challenge posed at a conference in Jerusalem.
Jerusalem tax spat pits heaven against earth
By Jerome Socolovsky — March 12, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — An ethereal city graced with sunlight so bright it turns the white stone skyline gold at sunset, Jerusalem is also an earthbound city whose teachers must be paid and whose garbage must be collected.
Christians emerge as key patrons for Jews moving to Israel
By Associated Press — March 9, 2018
(AP) — What was once a strictly Jewish-funded mission is increasingly being bankrolled by evangelical Christians.
Christians shutter famous Jerusalem church to protest taxes
By Delta Systems — February 26, 2018
JERUSALEM (AP) —The Christian leaders responsible for the site issued a joint statement bemoaning what they called a 'systematic campaign of abuse' against them, comparing it to anti-Jewish laws issued in Nazi Germany.
