At a time when peace and hope seem impossible, Christians from the Holy Land bring us words of comfort – perhaps the most honest, authentic, and hopeful message of its time – and a call to all people to work for justice.
On Christmas Eve, latest headlines from Gaza, the West Bank/East Jerusalem, Israel, and beyond.
Israel fails (as usual) to deliver; will Israel whitewash its killing of another teen?; Jewish extremists appointed to critical gov’t committees; 47 House Dems call out Israel’s daily ceasefire violations; Lindsey Graham said what?
The New York Times published a major exposé purporting to explain how Jeffrey Epstein rose to the top of the financial and political world, but it ignores one key topic: Israel.
‘Alarming’ medicine shortages in Gaza; Israel wants to “disarm Hamas by force”; Israel, a fascist role model; more settlements; does Israel want the US to strike Iran again?
Armed gangs in Gaza; Israel kills 2 in West Bank (one a minor); “Israel is imploding”; StopAntisemitism canceled the wrong music teacher
Israel bombs Gaza wedding during ceasefire talks; famine is not present, but it’s close; Israel’s human trafficking ring; “Project Sunrise” is absurd & would cost US billions; Trump-Netanyahu collusion
Jewish Insider describes how Norman Podhoretz made Commentary magazine into a pro-Israel force that shaped American foreign policy in the Middle East; helped steer the GOP, previously hostile to Israel, to an “embrace of the Jewish state as a key ally;” while also forging and defending the rise of evangelicals who supported Israel.
Brilliant and starving; W Bank under siege; Trump, Netanyahu ‘quietly planned’ Iran war since Feb; JD Vance said what?; don’t say “globalize the intifada” in UK
Rafah border crossing still closed, despite agreement; Israel seeks a propaganda makeover; US still in denial about ZAKA’s lies; healthcare > Israeli wars; BBC rewrites history for Israel; Palestine at the Oscars