Driven partly by inherited fears and traumas about anti-Semitism, the need to unconditionally support Israel means many of us end up allying with right-wing Christian Zionism and supporting reactionary U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. ..…
Far more significant are the arms industry, which U.S. aid to Israel subsidizes; the oil industry, which sees Israel as a balance to the regional power of oil-rich Arab states; the Christian right, which believes Jewish rule over all of biblical Israel is a prerequisite for..…
With the House and Senate in the pocket of the Israel lobby, this has always been the course of least resistance for American presidents, especially in recent decades, as Christian Zionists have become a mighty political force. . ... In principle, this has never been hard to do because..…
We have an opportunity to say to them, 'If you're against the Muslim ban here in the United States, you should be concerned about the fact that Israel has had a de facto Muslim ban and a Christian ban for many decades. ..…
Civil marriages of any kind, as well as religious intermarriages, cannot be performed in Israel, although civil marriages that take place outside the country are legally recognized. All marriages in Israel — whether Jewish, Muslim, Christian or Druze — are conducted within..…
The Christian share of Israel’s population also has declined, falling from 3% to 2%, while Druze have risen from 1% to 2%. . ..…
4About eight-in-ten Israeli adults are Jewish, while the remainder are mostly ethnically Arab religiously Muslim, Christian or Druze. 6Together, Israel and U.S are home to about 80% of Jews globally, and there are strong bonds between the world's two Jewish populations. ..…
In 29 of those 43 countries, the share of women who say they pray at least once day exceeds the share of men. ..…
To Jewish leaders and voters Palm Beach County, Harris emphasized her support for Israel and her belief that Jews are the chosen people.. At Fort Lauderdale of Christian Family Coalition, wide faith-based group, she focused on her religious calling and how she overcame loathing of..…
Between 1900 and 2010, the number of Christians in the region including Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Palestinian territories grew from 1.6 million to 7.5 million. As result, Christian share of the in the region decreased from 10% in 1900 to 5% in 2010. ..…
It's not book about anti-Semitism it's not history of Jewish experience of discrimination, persecution, and genocide it's not example of what Salo Baron called the lachrymose account of Jewish in exile nor is it indictment of anti-Zionism or defense of the state of Israel. It's focused on the role..…
When mainline Protestant delegations visit Israel, for instance, they are far more likely than their Jewish counterparts to visit Palestinians in the West Bank. Indeed, many Christian organizations maintain offices across the Green Line, something most American Jewish groups do not. ..…
Besides Wenski, speakers will include Pastor O'Neill Dozier of Worldwide Christian Center Pompano Beach, Rabbi Mariano Otero of Hollywood-based Ways of Israel, Rev. ..…
The Conference of Presidents has announced that “biased NGOs include Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Christian Aid, [and] Save the Children.” Last summer, an AIPAC spokesman declared that Human Rights Watch “has repeatedly demonstrated its anti-Israel bias.” ..…
Considering the fact that many of them are also pentecostals and that among American pentecostals, and in certain quarters of evangelicalism, eschatology and prophecy are obsession, and Israel plays Christian eschatology, then how does end-time theology fold into concerns about the..…
Born and raised in Soviet Union, Ilatov also sponsored bill to limit the call to prayer from mosques and, in another attack against the 20-25% of Muslim and Christian Israelis, should be mandatory for judges to sing Israel's anthem and adhere to the idea of the State of Israel as Jewish..…
This year, ladies and gentlemen, Palestinian National Council, of Palestine convened and renewed the legitimacy of our national institutions through the election of leadership for Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, the sole legitimate representative of Palestinian people.. ..…