For years, Israel and Palestine have been fighting over land claims in the Middle East. In recent weeks, violence between the two nations has escalated causing international groups to call for a cease-fire. Unfortunately, the fighting has only continued to rage on. Here’s what you need to know about the conflict:
There was a time when support for Israel was nonpartisan. But now, a narrative that condemns Israel and American support for the Jewish state has become extremely powerful in our culture. This narrative also illustrates our week-long theme on the power of ideas and the urgency of biblical truth.
The president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Yael Eckstein, who lives in Israel, recently reflected on the ongoing violence between Israel and Palestine.
World leaders are continuing to call for a cease-fire between Israel and Palestine while also urging the U.S. to become more involved in quelling the fighting.
Of the nine million people who live in Israel, two million are Arab. Most Jews and Arabs in Israel have learned to live peaceably as neighbors since the State of Israel was founded in 1948. However, the country is now experiencing the worst internal Jewish-Arab conflicts since the last Intifada (“uprising”) in 2000. Here is how Christians can intercede biblically in these tragic days.
This week, amid continued violence in the Middle East, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized fellow Democrat Andrew Yang for his support for Israel in the ongoing crisis with Palestine. She also later re-tweeted a Tweet calling Israel "the occupier."
As much as I love my Jewish and Palestinian friends in the Holy Land, I am convinced that the solution to their conflict lies with neither. Controlling the city of Jerusalem and its Temple Mount or finding a way for both peoples to live in one tiny region will not create the peace each seeks. This is because we cannot have true peace with each other until we are at peace with God.
Several Palestinians were arrested in Gaza for holding a virtual call with Israelis to discuss peace.
At least six Palestinians have allegedly been arrested by the Palestinian Authority for voicing their support for Israel's annexation of parts of the West Bank.
Despite having his sights set on July 1 as a start date for the annexation of the West Bank as outlined in President Trump's Middle East peace plan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated on Tuesday that the process would be delayed.
