In 2002, 131 theologians posted “An Open Letter” that was a scathing critique of Christian Zionism. They had the courage to do something that theologians don’t seem to have the courage to do these days: proclaim the theology they believe in. What has changed? The reality is that what gets taught in protestant churches is primarily determined by what does not offend wealthy donors – and almost all these donors are Zionists.
Category: History
For more information on the history of the Israel/Palestine conflict, please see IfAmericansKnew.org
‘Terror Was Needed to Make Arabs Leave’: What the Israeli Army Did in 1948, Revealed
Thousands of newly discovered documents now make it possible to tell the true story of Israel’s expulsion of Palestinians in 1948 – and to begin to grasp its bitter implications, post-October 7
Are the Jews indigenous to Palestine?
Tucker Carlson and Ambassador Mike Huckabee touched on the question of Jewish indigeneity in Palestine – but in light of the enormous impact of the Zionist project of the Palestinians (and the world), it is worth delving in a bit deeper. Fully half of Israel’s prime ministers came directly from Eastern Europe. The rest were children of parents from Europe or America.
In Honor of My Friend, Mary Hughes Thompson
When I met her, she was already retired and working on human rights. She’d been to occupied Palestine with the Christian Peacekeepers Team (CPT) and the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) twice.
Playful Post on Tel Aviv Park Omits That It Was Built on Ruins of Palestinian Neighborhood
The city asked social media followers ‘what was Charles Clore Garden meant to hide,’ only to later delete the post, saying it was meant to refer to an ecological matter. The park was built on the ruins of Manshiya, whose residents were expelled by Israel in 1948
Iran Does Not Hate Americans… But It Has Legitimate Reasons to Do So
‘Iran’s attacks on US personnel over the last 45 years were largely in response to US actions ‘–Larry C. Johnson, former CIA officer and intelligence analyst
Gaza races to preserve what remains of its 5,000-year-old archaeological legacy
Under constant Israeli bombardment, Palestinians dig through rubble and digitise memory to prevent the erasure of a history thousands of years in the making.
The Hasmoneans: The Jewish Dynasty That Gave Us Hanukkah Is a Symbol of Murder, Not Heroism and Hope
Israelis glorify the Hasmoneans for purifying the Temple and liberating Jerusalem, but they were actually a bloodthirsty clan whose members turned on each other.
Why Is the Establishment Ignoring the Recently Declassified JFK Files?
Documents released this year expose how CIA spymaster James Angleton concealed Lee Harvey Oswald’s movements, hid a secret Israeli liaison, and lied to Congress, while the U.S. government spent decades redacting his ties to Israel.
Digging for annexation: How Israel uses archaeology to erase Palestine
Israel’s control over archaeology increasingly overlaps with settler expansion, restricting Palestinian access and recasting centuries-old sites in the occupied West Bank as exclusively Israeli heritage.









