Christian-Jewish Relations

July 3, 2024

Presbyterians (USA) divest from Israel Bonds, call Christian Zionism a “danger”

Members of the Presbyterian Church USA’s Israel Palestine Mission Network pose in front of Israel’s security barrier during one of their trips to the Holy Land. The graffiti on the barrier readers “PC(USA) stands with Palestine.” Credit: Twitter. (JNS) — […]
June 9, 2024

Who cares about Christians being persecuted in Pakistan?

Tucker Carlson in Miami on Nov. 17, 2022. Credit: Aleksandr Dyskin/Shutterstock. by Jonathan Feldstein If you were to read this article about the first Christian woman in Pakistan to become a brigadier general, you’d think that Pakistan was a bastion […]
May 29, 2024

Backlash against campus extremists brings Christians and Jews together

Troy Miller speaks at the NRB convention in February. by Etgar Lefkovits (JNS) — The actions of an extremist minority on college campuses across the United States have created a backlash that is bringing Christians and Jews together against the […]
May 10, 2024

Christians need to show up for Jews on campus

A total of 700 Christian students from across the United States joined the “March for Israel” in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2023. Credit: Passages. by Brittany Bertsche (JNS) — On April 26, I stood with Jews and Christians just […]
May 9, 2024

Why Christians and Jews are uniting worldwide in prayer for Israel on May 15

by Jonathan Feldstein “Unprecedented.” “Monumental.” “Timely.” “Powerful.” These are just some of the words used to describe the upcoming Global Prayer for Israel on May 15, bringing thousands of Jews and Christians together from dozens of nations across the world […]
May 4, 2024

Reps. Gaetz, MTG cite claim that Jews killed Jesus in voting against antisemitism measure

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) at the 2021 AmericaFest in Phoenix, Ariz. Credit: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons. While many House Democrats opposed a bill defining antisemitism on the claims that it might criminalize anti-Israel rhetoric, some Republican opponents used […]
May 1, 2024

Beeson student making the speaking rounds as Christian defender of Israel

Caroline Bass speaks at event in Fayette. Photo courtesy John Killian by Richard Friedman Shortly after the Oct. 7 terrorist attack against Israel, Birmingham Jewish community members Susan Greene and Caryn Corenblum were walking on Overton Road near the building […]
April 11, 2024

Christian Zionists to help 100,000 Israelis for Passover through IFCJ

International Fellowship of Christians and Jews president Yael Eckstein at an emergency distribution center set up to help Israelis during the war against Hamas. Photo by Guy Yehieli. (JNS) — The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews will be supporting […]
April 3, 2024

Christian supporter defies protestors to pray outside Israel embassy

Israel Nehemiah Musonda on his way to the Embassy of Israel to pray for the country. Photo by Lauren Markoe by Lauren Markoe (The Forward) — Israel Nehemiah Musonda, an Israeli flag draped over his shoulders, headed into the protest […]
March 29, 2024

Rev. Fast: Most evangelical Christians being intimidated into silence on Israel, Gaza

Rev. Peter Fast, head of the evangelical Christian organization Bridges for Peace, visits the southern Israeli city of Sderot. (Courtesy Bridges for Peace) by Etgar Lefkovits (JNS) — Most evangelical Christians around the world are being intimidated into silence by […]
March 28, 2024

Israeli faith leaders issue unprecedented call for coexistence

University of Haifa’s Laboratory for Religious Studies identified a need for inter-religious dialogue in the wake of the October 7 Hamas massacre and now during the Iron Swords War. Credit: University of Haifa. (University of Haifa) — University of Haifa’s […]