Six-Day War
Why Al-Aqsa remains a sensitive site in Palestine-Israel conflict
By Ken Chitwood — October 10, 2023
(The Conversation) — The Al-Aqsa mosque, a flashpoint in Hamas’ recent assault against Israel, hosts daily prayers and Friday gatherings. It lies adjacent to important Jewish and Christian religious locales.
How we got to the ‘Al-Aqsa tsunami’
By Daoud Kuttab — October 7, 2023
(RNS) — Ramping up religious fanaticism for political ends always ends badly.
Despite terrorist attacks, the people of Israel live
By Joshua Stanton and Olivia Brodsky — October 7, 2023
(RNS) — The conflagration of violence will likely transform the Middle East for the worse.
Religion plays a role in the renewed conflict in Israel, but it may not be what you think
By Yonat Shimron — May 12, 2021
(RNS) — At heart, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a dispute over land. But religion is often the proxy for those disputes, pitting two different ethnicities and religions.
What the Six-Day War meant for Jews and Christians
By Yonat Shimron — June 22, 2017
(RNS) Those who fail to recognize the war's impact on the two faiths will fail at any peace effort.
Does Israel have dirty hands?
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 5, 2017
A fifty year old poster raises new questions -- about Israel and power.
50 years after the Six-Day War, Israeli Jews reflect on the victory
By Yonat Shimron — June 2, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) Israel’s lightning victory over its hostile neighbors 'was life-changing,' in the words of one American-born Israeli. But now he wonders about whether it is corroding Jewish values.
CBN television chief on Christians, Israel and Trump
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 23, 2017
(RNS) In the wake of President Trump's visit to Israel, and as Israelis celebrate the 50th anniversary of the "reunification" of Jerusalem, CBN releases a documentary on the battle for the holy city.
You need to see ‘A Serious Man’ again
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 16, 2017
Do rabbis still have things to teach? Ask the Coen brothers.
Vatican and Palestinian leaders sign historic first legal treaty
By Rosie Scammell — June 26, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) As part of the accord, the Vatican has thrown its support behind a peace deal based on the 1967 border, before Israel annexed large swaths of territory during the Six-Day War.
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