Tag: Christians
American Christian Media group: Ax usage of term ‘West Bank’
The head of a prominent group of American Christian media broadcasters on Wednesday urged members of the association to cease using the term “West Bank” when reporting about Israel’s biblical heartland.
The announcement by the...
Palestinian attack on Christian holy site raises concern
A Palestinian mob caused extensive damage to a Christian holy site in Nablus (Shechem) known as Jacob’s Well on Sunday night.
Christian sources said that Palestinians from the Balata refugee camp on the outskirts of...
Christian population in Israel up 1.3% last year
About 2% of Israelis are Christians, and the community is expected to continue to grow at an annual rate of over 1%, official statistics released Thursday ahead of Christmas show.
About 190,000 Christians live in...
Miami Jews, Christians protest Target’s Pride merchandise for children
Some 30 Jews and Christians gathered across the street from a Target store in Midtown Miami on June 1 to protest the retail corporation’s LGBTQ Pride merchandise for children.
There were also counterprotesters and a...
‘Musical retelling’ of Exodus story aims to bridge Jewish, African-American communities
‘Musical retelling’ of Exodus story aims to bridge Jewish, African-American communities
A Chicago pastor who made headlines camping out on the roof of an abandoned motel for 345 days to raise money for a new...
Amid rise of anti-Semitism, Christian students are trained to push back against it
Confronting anti-Semitism on college campuses was a key topic at the recent RISE Conference, an annual gathering of alumni of Passages Israel trips.
Passages is an organization that equips Christian college students to be informed...
Christian Zionists dispute King Abdullah’s claim that their faith is ‘under fire in Jerusalem’
During his address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, Jordan’s King Abdullah II claimed that Christianity in Jerusalem is “under fire.”
Abdullah, who sees Jordan as the custodian of Muslim and Christian holy sites...
The strongest weapon in Israel’s arsenal: Faith-based diplomacy
Two dozen Christian parliamentarians wrapped up a visit to Israel on Tuesday with discussions on how to embrace and defend Israel in modern times. The discussions were the culmination of a three-day journey that...
Pastor John Hagee: Begin was ‘heroic’ to bomb Iraqi reactor, Iran ‘even more dangerous’
One of America’s most powerful Christian supporters of Israel sees clear similarities between Iran’s race towards nuclear weapons and a daring Israeli strike on an Iraqi nuclear reactor back in 1981.
In a wide-ranging interview,...
Enlisting Christian media in fight against anti-Semitism
At its national convention, the National Religious Broadcasters—a nonpartisan, international association of Christian communicators—announced that its board of directors adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (INRA) working definition of anti-Semitism, with the call to fight anti-Semitism front and...