Jerusalem
New players add volatility in Jerusalem tensions
By Josef Federman — April 26, 2021
(AP) — The fate of Jerusalem and its holy sites is one of the most explosive issues in the conflict.
I love all Jews — even the ones I don’t like
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 13, 2021
(RNS) — We Jews are a small people, but we are a large family.
Why ‘Shtisel’ matters
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 6, 2021
(RNS) — 'Shtisel' is more than great entertainment. It is great literature.
Christians mark Good Friday amid lingering virus woes
By Joseph Krauss — April 2, 2021
JERUSALEM (AP) — "Things are open, but cautiously and gradually," said Wadie Abunassar, an adviser to church leaders in the Holy Land.
‘Til Kingdom Come’ examines link between end-times theology and Israel politics
By Yonat Shimron — March 11, 2021
(RNS) — The new documentary by Israeli director Maya Zinshtein focuses on the complex alliance among evangelicals, Israel’s political establishment, its largest charity and the West Bank settler movement.
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox reject criticism, defy virus rules
By Ilan Ben Zion — February 10, 2021
JERUSALEM (AP) — On Tuesday night, hundreds of ultra-Orthodox demonstrators protested lockdown restrictions, set dumpsters on fire, and faced off with police officers in Jerusalem.
Armenian Christian community caught between Israelis and Palestinians
By Daoud Kuttab — December 31, 2020
(RNS) — The controversy has taken on added significance because of a recent rise in anti-Christian sentiment among Palestinians.
Second coronavirus lockdown in Israel frustrates many religious Jews’ plans for High Holidays
By Michele Chabin — September 16, 2020
JERUSALEM (RNS) — The three-week shutdown is timed not only to take advantage of the slow pace of the High Holiday period, but is also an acknowledgment that crowded religious institutions were a coronavirus breeding ground this past winter.
Mike Pompeo accused of violating Hatch Act in Jerusalem RNC speech
By Jack Jenkins — August 26, 2020
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The Hatch Act, which was passed in 1939, prohibits executive branch employees from ‘engag(ing) in political activity’ while on duty.
President Erdogan, preserve Hagia Sophia as a church
By Mike Ghouse — July 8, 2020
(RNS) — The Quran says that God’s name is extolled abundantly in churches, synagogues and mosques, which is reason enough to protect all such places of worship. But respect for others’ holy places extends deep into Muslim history.
How Judaism became caffeinated
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 26, 2020
Staying up to study Torah on Thursday night? You'll never guess why.
Eastern Christians mark Easter in shuttered Jerusalem church
By Associated Press — April 20, 2020
JERUSALEM (AP) — Travel restrictions imposed by Israel to prevent the spread of the coronavirus have prevented the arrival of pilgrims to Jerusalem for the springtime holiday.
Can there really be peace between Israel and Palestinians?
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 12, 2020
(RNS) — Yes, there can. Or at least, between Jews and Palestinians. Never give up hope.
Evangelicals embrace Trump’s peace plan, saying it recognizes the Bible ‘as legal’
By Yonat Shimron — January 29, 2020
(RNS) — Many evangelicals do not believe Israel should be required to give up any of its land. But they welcomed the peace plan because they trust Trump.
She reclaimed her faith as a woman. Now she’s teaching others to reclaim theirs.
By Yonat Shimron — November 7, 2019
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — A harrowing journey toward gender transition led Yiscah Smith to find God's dwelling within. Now she teaches others to do the same.
