It is a documented fact that antisemitism is on the rise not only in the United States but globally. Donald Trump has a plan to fight this: Deport university students. Amid the flurry of executive orders flying out of the…
Evangelical leaders appear to have no comment on Trump’s plan to take over Gaza
This article was updated Feb. 6 to include comments from the Keep God’s Land coalition. Christian leaders were noticeably silent Tuesday as President Donald Trump shocked the world by proposing the United States “take over” Gaza and expel all…
Ceasefires in the Middle East: A Beginning, Not the End
As the first month of 2025 passes, the geo-political shape of the Middle East continues to change and develop.
A Lebanese School Brought Christmas Cheer. Then Came the War.
Why CBF is committed to ministry among immigrants and refugees
This statement is true today and it has been true for our entire history. From our inception, we have been commissioning field personnel to serve among migrant populations of the world and for more than two decades we have had…
Assessing the Israel-Hamas Peace Deal: Amid Tragedy, Cautious Optimism
After 15 months of war and failed negotiations, Israel and Hamas agreed Wednesday to pause fighting and to begin exchanging hostages imprisoned in Gaza for Palestinians in Israeli jails.
For many Israelis, prospect of hostage release is tempered by concerns about freeing terrorists
Oct. 18, 2011, was a landmark day in Israeli history. Five years after he was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists, the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was released from captivity in Gaza and photographed in uniform saluting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in what…
Of meth sermons and puke dust
I call it “puke dust.” Remember what happened in elementary school when a kid puked in the hall? So it could be absorbed and swept up, a custodian would come and pour that green sawdust-looking stuff upon the putrid puddle….
Heritage Foundation antisemitism effort recycles conspiracy theories
Project Esther, the Heritage Foundation’s campaign to battle antisemitism, plans to target Wikipedia editors it claims fuel anti-Jewish hostility. But Project Esther’s own rhetoric about battling powerful Jewish “masterminds” reinforces centuries-old conspiracy theories about Jews who have too much power…
NYT’s ad denial sparks more debate about Israel and ‘genocide’
A newspaper’s rejection of an advertisement calling Israel’s war in Gaza “genocide” underscores the debate over the term for intentionally attempting to destroy all or part of targeted people groups. “The refusal of The New York Times to run paid…
Some Israeli soldiers traveling abroad are facing war crimes inquiries over their Gaza service
Israeli soldiers who have posted on social media about their service in Gaza are increasingly facing scrutiny abroad — sometimes prompting their swift evacuation from countries where they are vacationing.
Jewish leaders decry Pope Francis’ criticism of Israel as ‘incendiary’
A group representing the leaders of the United States’ largest Jewish organizations has written a letter to Pope Francis criticizing his recent condemnation of Israeli airstrikes that killed 25 Palestinians, calling the pope’s comments “incendiary.”