More than 50 nongovernmental organizations are protesting new Israeli regulations they contend will further degrade humanitarian assistance to Palestinians and place already endangered relief workers at even greater risk. The international NGOs issued a statement May 6 imploring the world…
How can we love Jesus and let the children of Gaza starve?
I have tattoos — several, in fact. The one on the inside of my left forearm, inked in black and printed in Koine Greek, translated says, “According to Matthew 18:3.” The verse? “Truly I tell you, unless you change and…
‘Popemobile’ Turns Into Health Clinic For Gaza’s Children, As Pope Francis Wished
One of Pope Francis’ “popemobiles” is being turned into a mobile health clinic for Gaza’s wounded and starving children — one of the pontiff’s last wishes before he died and a symbol of his long-held dedication to the Palestinian people.
Let this cup pass: Gethsemane’s cry through Palestinian experience
In the darkness of night, after sharing the Passover meal with his disciples, Jesus led them to a garden called Gethsemane at the foot of the Mount of Olives. This was not just any garden. Its very name tells a…
Trump’s persecution of Mahmoud Khalil sets up a First Amendment showdown
Mahmoud Khalil, who helped lead protests at Columbia University against civilian casualties in Gaza, was arrested by U.S. immigration officers and sent to a detention center in Louisiana. This activates alarms in my First Amendment-loving mind. A series of unusual…
Wake up, liberal Democrats; and I guess you’ll have to abduct me, too, President Trump
Since only 1.1% of the U.S. population is Muslim, let’s play “Six Degrees to a Muslim Friend.” Years ago, Karen Park — the child of missionaries to Chile — introduced me to Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The seminary introduced me…
Why you should run to see No Other Land
In his Oscar acceptance speech, Palestinian journalist and activist Basel Adra, seemingly holding back tears, mentioned having just become a father and pleading with the world to help stop the ethnic cleansing of Palestine so his daughter will not have…
Rethinking Western Christianity on Palestine
The Gaza war has exposed a painful truth: the silence and complicity of many Western Christian leaders and churches in the face of atrocities against the Palestinian people. This silence shakes the very foundations of our faith and values, forcing…
Trump resort in Gaza: ‘Blatant, unapologetic idol worship’
President Donald Trump’s plan to turn the devastated Gaza Strip into a luxury beach resort with his branding appears not to be dead on arrival as some suggested. On Tuesday, Feb. 25, Trump posted on Truth Social an AI-generated video…
Two Arab Christian Leaders Differ on Trump’s Gaza Plan
In the midst of war, Saleem Shalash and Boutros Youssef’s faith has led them to provide aid to their neighbors.
Peter Beinart’s ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza’ Expertly Dismantles Pro-Israel Propaganda — But Does it Adequately Reckon with the Genocide?
The ambitious intentions of Peter Beinart’s new book are evident from the title: Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning. Responding to the current moment, Beinart has written nothing short of a spiritual manifesto for the future of Judaism….
Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza, countering Trump’s call to depopulate the territory
Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing Palestinians out of the strip in a counter to President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the territory so the U.S. can take it over.