Posts Tagged: Jesus
Palestinian Media Lambast Casting of Israelis in Netflix’s Upcoming Biblical Movie ‘Mary’
Palestinian media outlets have castigated the new biblical epic "Mary" coming to Netflix next month because of the film's Israeli cast, falsely accusing Israel of...
Invention of the Christian Jesus by Renaissance Art, Hollywood, and Historians Proved Lethal for Jews
In the film "Resistance," the character who plays the French mime and Jewish resistance fighter Marcel Marceau gives his answer to the question of why people...
Easter Chants Echo in Ancient Cistern Near Birthplace of Christianity
A few steps from Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a small opening leads to an underground cistern where clerics have found the perfect place...
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...
French Far-Left Leader Accused of Voicing Antisemitic ‘Jews Killed Jesus’ Trope
The leader of France’s main far-left political party is being accused of espousing an antisemitic trope during a recent radio interview. Asked by his interviewer whether...
The Attempt to Dejudaize Jesus
“Bishop Sasse! Do I, an Aboriginal, have to tell you how to be a Christian?” - Australian Aboriginal leader William Cooper confronting Nazi Bishop Martin Sasse...
The Media Turn Anti-Israel Art Into Big News
JNS.org - A major media event has hit the biblical town of Bethlehem, Jesus’s birthplace, just days before Christmas: The secretive artist Banksy has produced...
Jesus Was Not a Palestinian, He Was a Mizrahi Jew
JNS.org - Every year, in the days leading up to Christmas, the “Jesus was a Palestinian” talking point surfaces off- and online. Every year, anti-Israel...
Leading Jewish Group Slams Anti-Israel Activist Linda Sarsour for Claiming Jesus Was Palestinian
A leading Jewish group blasted anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour on Sunday after she falsely claimed that Jesus was a Palestinian. Responding to a post about whether...
Landmine Clearing Near Jordan River Baptism Site Begins Before Easter
On the western bank of the River Jordan, not far from the spot where Christians believe Jesus was baptized, experts have begun clearing thousands of...
Smells Like Heaven: Israeli Farm Recreates Magi’s Gifts to Jesus
The aromatic plants bestowed on the infant Jesus are being cultivated by an Israeli entrepreneur who aims to transform the gifts of the Christmas story...
Who Founded Christianity? The Answer Might Surprise You
Nowhere in the New Testament does Jesus or Paul say that he is rejecting Judaism and starting a new religion. In fact, the term “Christian” doesn’t...
Post-UNESCO Resolution Blues
During the festival of Sukkot, UNESCO passed a resolution disconnecting Jews from their holiest site, the Temple Mount. Despite the resolution, some 70,000 Jews thronged...
What Would Jesus Say About Distortions of His Teachings?
In his New York Times op-ed column on September 4, 2016, Nicholas Kristof asked: "What Religion Would Jesus Belong To?" A clever headline, to be sure, but Kristof...
