The Anti-Defamation League says the number of antisemitic incidents in the United States reached a record high last year and notes that 58% of the 9,354 incidents related to Israel, notably chants, speeches and signs at rallies protesting Israeli policies.
My Jerusalem Holy Week remembrances
This Friday is Jumaa’ al Hazeeneh (Arabic for Good Friday), and to Palestinian Christians this phrase is pregnant with connotative nuances that commemorate the Passion of Christ. Sorrowful, grief-stricken, distressing, troubling, excruciatingly painful, agonizing, harrowing, laborious are just a few of…
Another view on Israel and colonization
Editor’s note: It is BNG’s mission, when possible, to present diverse viewpoints on key issues of the day. We do not expect anyone to agree with everything we publish. Although the majority of our recent opinion and analysis content has…
As war continues, Israelis express frustrations with Haredi exemption from military service
When Shari Fisch learned there would be a march and demonstration outside Israel’s parliament building on April 2 to demand universal military conscription, she said she felt compelled to attend.
Why Palestinian Christians Feel Betrayed by American Christians
The group in America that I’d say is most fervently urging President Trump to crush Palestinian hopes for a state is not the Jewish community but rather evangelical Christians.
Huckabee becomes first overtly evangelical ambassador to Israel
For the first time since creation of the modern state of Israel, an overtly evangelical pastor has been confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the small Middle Eastern country. On Wednesday, April 9, the U.S. Senate confirmed Trump nominee Mike Huckabee…
For Jews traumatized by Oct. 7, Passover Seder is a model for how to process it
The events of Oct. 7, 2023, mark the darkest day in recent Jewish history, leaving an indelible mark on the Jewish collective psyche. Since Hamas’ brutal attacks in southern Israel, the passage of time has become warped: For many Jews,…
‘Qatar-gate’ and the complicated web of major scandals rocking Israel, explained
Not one but many interconnected scandals involving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are roiling the country right now.
Christian Zionism hasn’t always been a conservative evangelical creed – churches’ views of Israel have evolved over decades
During confirmation hearings, Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trump’s nominee as ambassador to Israel, told senators that he would “respect and represent the President,” not his own views. But the Baptist minister’s views on the Middle East – and their religious roots…
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…
Multiple faith groups oppose Huckabee confirmation
The gaping divide between evangelicals and the rest of American Christianity will be on vivid display tomorrow, March 25, as the U.S. Senate holds confirmation hearings for Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as U.S. ambassador to Israel….
Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?
Freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi, who was beaten, chained and starved while held for 491 days by Hamas, expressed his anger during an appearance at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday for having to suffer for so long and worry…