Posts Tagged: Christians
ISIS Claims Deadly Germany Attack to ‘Avenge Muslims’ in Gaza
JNS.org - Islamic State on Saturday claimed a terrorist attack in Solingen, Germany that killed three people and wounded eight others. The organization described the attacker...
Bethlehem Celebrates Muted Christmas with Few Pilgrims to Bring Cheer
The bells of Bethlehem rang out under grey skies on Christmas morning across streets whose closed pastel or green shutters were like an Advent calendar...
Crowds Gather for Holy Fire Ceremony at Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre
Orthodox Christians flocked to Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Saturday to celebrate the Holy Fire ceremony, gathering in far greater numbers than last...
Protecting Religious Freedom in the Middle East
It started with his father. As fighting and instability ravaged Iraqi villages and cities, a local Shiite militia offered a means for him to save his...
Palestinians Protest Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilus III on Orthodox Christmas for Selling Land to Jews
Earlier this week, protesters demonstrated outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in an attempt to block Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilus III from attending...
The Story of Yechiel Eckstein: How Christians Went From Enemies to Friends
Many good people work to strengthen the Jewish people and the State of Israel. But few did more than my friend Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, who...
Christian Opposition to Israel Requires a Christian Response
“Is our alternative truly only between malevolent enemies and condescending friends?” That tortured query was issued by Hannah Arendt in 1941, after Jules Romains -- a prominent French...
Why Christian Antisemites Are Ignorant of Their Own Faith
At his Sunday sermons, megachurch televangelist Joel Osteen holds up the Christian Bible and says what most Christians believe: “It’s the word of God.” Tragically, antisemites have not paid careful attention...
Don’t Forget Christian Community Helped Push Trump on Jerusalem Decision
JNS.org - President Donald Trump’s recent announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital -- and declaring that the US will eventually move its embassy from Tel Aviv to...
The Christian, Nebraskan Roots of the Modern Jewish Arbor Day
JNS.org - It’s a little-known quirk of timing and history that the transformation of Tu B’Shvat, which falls on February 11 this year, traces its origins...
The Persecution of Mideast Christians
Although Christians have lived in the Middle East for nearly 2,000 years, they now constitute no more than 3-4% of the region’s population, down from 20%...
Securing a Future for Religious Minorities in the Middle East
JNS.org - You have to wonder if the barbarians fighting under the flag of the Islamic State still believe that 72 virgins will be waiting for...
Why Christians Should Celebrate Passover
The Passover holiday commemorates the exodus of Jews from slavery in Egypt. It is a celebration of freedom. On this basis alone, Christians should join...
Former UK Chief Rabbi Calls for ‘Strong Religious Voice’ to Combat Extremism (VIDEO)
The former chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth said a uniting, “strong religious voice” was necessary to combat the rampant antisemitism...
