It is deplorable and somewhat surprising to watch Danny Danon, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, wave a Bible at a session of the Security Council to defend his country’s theft of Palestinian land in the West Bank. He is certainly inspired by his boss, Benjamin Netanyahu, who, although secular, quotes the Bible frequently to sell his expansionist agenda.

When Christians speak about the need to stand against abortion, they do not consider the killing of living children among the Palestinians, nor the forceful occupation of the land and the building of settlements

Palestinians in Israel are disappointed but are not surprised. The outcome of the current elections has been predicted in more than one way. The Israeli politics showed a vision rooted in exclusivism, discrimination, fear, and Jewish superiority. Within this reality, Palestinians in Israel have a serious tension with leadership

Messianic Jewish and Palestinian Christian disciples of Jesus met in Antalya, Turkey, February 14-17, 2019 for the 5th conference of the Lausanne Initiative on Reconciliation in Israel/Palestine (LIRIP). Their focus was how to make a difference through practical demonstrations of the reconciling love of Jesus across the boundaries of intractable conflict and the seemingly irreconcilable dividing walls of politicised identities. Together they affirmed their unity and commitment to work for reconciliation and a just peace in Israel/Palestine.

This is the second instalment of a series on the Biblical significance of key Christian pilgrimage sites in Israel-Palestine. The first was on Nazareth. Due to length, this instalment on Bethlehem is divided into two parts. This is the first

Phil Sumpter, an Ex-pat who lives in Nazareth gives three reasons why Christmas in the Holy Land is special, in response to comments from friends in the West "that celebrating Christmas in the Holy Land must be something very special"

In this book, Massad shares his story and the story of his wife pointing out some of the horrors of state terror, Islamic fundamentalism, and ISIS. Throughout the book, he demonstrates extreme kindness, a strong commitment to forgiveness, and a great heart for the people of Gaza

A call by Palestinian Christians to the whole church to take the whole gospel to all the nations in the Middle East, and to visit the land of Christ and sing the gospel as well as the Christmas carols with the Middle Eastern church, the living stones

Philip Sumpter, Director of the International Study Program at Nazareth Evangelical College, writes about the significance of Nazareth, even though the answer seems obvious