As a Palestinian Christian, the image of an Israeli soldier smashing a Jesus statue in Lebanon reinforces my lived experiences and what I’ve learned about Israeli Jews’ attitudes. But Western outrage at Jewish attacks on Christians must also extend to attacks on Muslims
Palestinian Christians are often referred to as ‘Living Stones’, as the descendants of the original Christians who have remained and kept their faith throughout the land’s turbulent 2,000 years of history. They are an embodiment of the Palestinian concept of sumud (steadfastness) and are salt and light to their communities.
Israel has used the steady decline in Palestinian Christian numbers to promote a claim that Muslims are hounding them out of the region. But the real blame lies with Israel and the foreign Churches.
Iranian President condemned Trump for posting an image of himself as Jesus Christ describing the incident as a “desecration of Jesus, the prophet of peace and brotherhood.”
The Catholic Archbishop for the US Military Services has said the US-Israeli war against Iran is unjust, according to Catholic teaching, as Catholic leaders in the US, Rome, and the Middle East continue to criticize the conflict.
If Christian liberation theology is recognized as an ethical and theological response to empire, then Islamic Liberation Theology, grounded in Quranic condemnations of oppression)and the divine obligation to stand with the downtrodden,must be afforded the same legitimacy
The Passover story should remind us of the risk of allowing collective punishment to become normalized – for the people of Palestine, of Iran, Lebanon, or any marginalized group.
Christian schools in occupied Jerusalem are warning that a new Israeli policy could jeopardize their ability to operate and undermine their long‑standing educational and religious mission.
Official press release from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land, after Israel’s egregious action toward church leaders on Palm Sunday
Netanyahu’s offensive remarks about Christianity have angered Christians everywhere, as well as every reasonable and wise person in this region and across the world.