Priest: Israeli settlers brutally attacking Christians in Jesus’ backyard…

Taybeh Ramallah. 1300 Christians still live here:  cf.  John 11:54 (Eprhaim) CNA 7/1/25 “Father Bashar Fawadleh, parish priest of the Church of Christ the Redeemer in Taybeh, told ACI MENA: “The town, which the Gospel of John (11:54) refers to as ‘Ephraim’ — the place Jesus withdrew to before his passion — is no longer… Read More Priest: Israeli settlers brutally attacking Christians in Jesus’ backyard…

Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a cease-fire deal.

11.26.24. Jerusalem. Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a cease-fire deal, President Joe Biden announced Tuesday.  The agreement, which passed in a 10-1 vote in Israel’s cabinet, is set to take effect Wednesday at 4 a.m. local time, pausing the year-long conflict in southern Lebanon and northern Israel that has escalated in recent weeks. Still,… Read More Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a cease-fire deal.

A Melkite Catholic Priest Bound to Infuriate Many.

Israel, Gaza and Lebanon, proportionality and preemptive strikes. Fr. Charles McCarthy, a Melkite Catholic priest in Massachusetts, argues that it might be a “mortal sin” to vote for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in this 2024 Presidential election, since each, he says, are in various ways complicit in “grave evil” by supporting and enabling… Read More A Melkite Catholic Priest Bound to Infuriate Many.

All Eyes on the Israel-Palestine Conflict

How Israel and Palestine Became Enemies According to Scripture *|* What’s next for Syria’s Christians After Assad’s Fall? (Opinion) “The complex and tumultuous history behind one of the world’s most enduring conflicts… How some Protestant-Evangelical [and some Catholics] see the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, exploring the key events, ideologies, and interests that have driven… Read More All Eyes on the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Was Mark Twain’s depiction of Israel in the 1800s accurate?

Updated 10/6. By JACOB SIVAK | Published: MARCH 10, 2022|  Jerusalem Report | (JPOST) The renowned American author and masterful satirist Samuel Clemens, also known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an abolitionist, a supporter of women’s rights and a supporter of Jewish emancipation. His attitude toward Jews is evident in his earliest book, The Innocents Abroad… Read More Was Mark Twain’s depiction of Israel in the 1800s accurate?