Nongovernmental organizations say Israel continues to use blockades and bureaucratic red tape to prevent desperately needed humanitarian aid from reaching the war-ravaged population in Gaza. “This obstruction has left millions of dollars’ worth of food, medicine, water and shelter items…
Madonna posts plea to Pope Leo urging him to go to Gaza ‘before it’s too late’
Pop icon Madonna posted an urgent plea to Pope Leo Monday urging the Catholic leader to “go to Gaza and bring your light to the children before it’s too late.”
‘Pro-family’ groups say Israel is wrongly blamed for genocide in Gaza
Israel faces international condemnation and charges of genocide for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, but the Family Research Council says believers with a “biblical worldview” and “moral clarity” can see Israel is blameless. “Why in the world are they not…
Israel, a secular state, cannot be covered in the ancient garb of ‘chosen’
I am grateful to two people I have never met. The first is Ali Khan, a physician in Little Rock, Ark. I became acquainted with his advocacy for Palestinians, which has helped draw attention to their genocide at the hands…
Holocaust survivors say latest hostage videos recall their own condition 80 years ago
Holocaust survivors say the hostage videos published in recent days recall for them their own torture and deprivation under the Nazis eight decades ago.
American Jewish Committee to donate $25K to damaged Gaza church
The American Jewish Committee said Thursday (July 31) that it will donate $25,000 toward the “rehabilitation” of the Holy Family Church and community in Gaza. The only Catholic church in Gaza was damaged by what the Israel Defense Forces called a munitions…
A group of observant Jews set out to reclaim their tradition’s focus on justice, mercy amid Gaza war
In a conference room of an Upper West Side synagogue, a group of traditionally observant young Jews gathered last week to engage in an age-old form of rabbinic inquiry to address what they see as the moral crisis in Judaism…
Jerusalem Church leader: ‘End this nonsense, end the war’
The most senior Roman Catholic in the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, has called for an end to the war between Israel and Hamas and for renewed respect for the rules of war.
That idea about US taking over Gaza isn’t gone yet
U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to evict Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and have the U.S. take it over seemed laughable when he first proposed it in February. Now, he appears to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his…
Jewish federations allocate $10 million for Israelis in wake of war with Iran
After 12 days of fighting between Israel and Iran, and with a potential ceasefire in the offing, the Jewish Federations of North America announced it would allocate $10 million in emergency funding to meet the needs of Israelis affected by…
MAGA coalesces around evangelical support for Israel in bombing Iran
Robert Jeffress not only supports President Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran, but his publicist sent out a news release to make sure everyone understands he does. In last Sunday morning’s sermon — delivered hours after Trump ordered massive bombs dropped…
After Iran Strike, Military Chaplains Lean on Prayer and Presence
While the US bombed Iran’s nuclear sites, Bishop Derek Jones was with a group of over 300 Anglican military chaplains at a weeklong symposium and training in Bluffton, South Carolina.