Palestine
Pope Francis concludes Holy Land trip with visits to Jewish holy sites
By Michele Chabin — May 26, 2014
JERUSALEM (RNS) Israelis were moved when he kissed the hands of the Holocaust survivors. But some haven't shaken the memory of centuries of anti-Semitism sparked by the Roman Catholic Church.
Muslim and anti-Muslim groups go to war in bus, print ads
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — May 21, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Anti-Muslim bus and newspaper ads aim to circumvent the national media.
Is support for Israel waning among evangelicals?
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — April 8, 2014
(RNS) Evangelical support for Israel has shifted within the last decade; many are no longer considered automatic supporters.
Jewish critics: Presbyterian study guide equates Zionism with racism
By Lauren Markoe — February 13, 2014
(RNS) Major Jewish civil rights groups are denouncing a new publication distributed by the Presbyterian Church (USA) that rejects the existence of Israel as a Jewish state.
2013: The top 14 Muslim news stories of the past year
By Omid Safi — December 30, 2013
2013 was a bloody, difficult, unraveling year for many Muslims around the world. May 2014 be a year that sees the discomforted comforted, the orphans cared for, the hungry fed, the naked clothed, the homeless provided with shelter. May there be a widening of the circle of compassion, may there be a real peace rooted in justice, and above all else, may all of us be participants in making it so.
Interview: Desmond Tutu on gay rights, the Middle East and Pope Francis
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — September 13, 2013
(RNS) "Naming a center after a person who is still alive can make it seem that an individual somehow on their own was able to accomplish what he accomplished. It was our people. "
Beyond the Berlin Wall: “Mr. Obama: Tear Down All These Walls.”
By Omid Safi — June 20, 2013
President Obama poetically stated: "No wall can stand against the yearning of justice,"
Yes indeed!
Mr. President, tear down all these walls.
Mr. President, tear down the segregation wall in Palestine/Israel.
Mr. President, tear down the wall along the American-Mexico border.
Mr. President, tear down these walls.
Boston Marathon, Terrorism, and President Obama
By Omid Safi — April 16, 2013
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon, President Obama stated: "Any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror."
Mr. President, I wonder if you realize how right you are.
Mr. President, I wonder if you realize what that means when we are the ones dropping bombs on civilians in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Pakistan.
Remembering Rachel Corrie: A martyr for human rights
By Omid Safi — March 16, 2013
Words like martyr are used all too loosely these days. If there ever was one, Rachel was a martyr for justice and human dignity in Palestine/Israel. And as hard as it is to state this publicly, Rachel's blood is on our hands for having supported the Israelis' brutal occupation of Palestine.
Episcopalians battle over aid to Israel
By Solange De Santis — January 20, 2013
(RNS) A group of prominent Episcopalians is criticizing their church's stand on Israel, urging it to join 15 other denominations who call for an accounting of U.S. aid to Israel. By Solange De Santis.
“You can’t walk on that side of the street”: Institutional Israeli Segregation
By Omid Safi — January 6, 2013
We in America saw the moral shortcoming of segregated lunch counters, segregated buses and segregated schools.
In Israel, there are still segregated roads, segregated housing, segregated sidewalks, segregated...
Jesus the Jew, Jesus the Palestinian
By Omid Safi — December 24, 2012
Jesus was Jewish, and Jesus was Palestinian. Both of these aspects are missing from today's Christmas celebration.
In Assisi, seeking love and forgiveness in the shadow of St. Francis
By Charles Honey — October 1, 2012
ASSISI, Italy (RNS) Swimming against a global tide of religious violence and political polarization, about 550 religious and humanitarian leaders met recently here in the birthplace of St. Francis to propose a new way forward: love and forgiveness. By Charles Honey.
United Church of Canada votes to boycott some Israeli products
By Kristine Greenaway / ENInews — August 20, 2012
OTTAWA, Canada (RNS) The United Church of Canada, the country's largest Protestant denomination, has approved a recommendation to boycott products produced in Israeli settlements within occupied Palestinian territory. By Kristine Greenaway.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Romney exposed his ignorance in the land of the prophets
By Sam Bahour — July 31, 2012
(RNS) For Mitt Romney the answer to the Palestinians is crystal clear: Give up. After all, in his view Palestinians are “culturally” defective and God is on the other side. By Sam Bahour.
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