For filmgoers depressed by films from Israel and Palestine, “In Between” offers a change of place and point-of-view.
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Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Bethlehem in 2017 is not the place of Christmas carols
We are full conspirators in this commerce, for we, too, have come to buy our bit of Bethlehem.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis meets the king of Jordan amid growing tensions over Trump’s Jerusalem decision
Pope Francis and King Abdullah renewed their commitment to “encourage negotiations as well as promoting interreligious dialogue.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
With Jerusalem announcement, Trump isn’t ‘recognizing reality.’ He’s making it worse.
The ‘chaos candidate’ is now our pyromaniac president.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis calls on world leaders to “avert a new spiral of violence” in Jerusalem and the Middle East
Sources in the Vatican say they cannot understand how President Trump’s decision to recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel can be in the best interests of the United States.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Middle East Christian leaders in open letter to Trump: Peace is impossible unless Jerusalem is for all
Christian leaders in Jerusalem appealed to Trump to take their viewpoint into consideration.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Trump’s decision on Jerusalem is a Middle East deal-breaker
With today’s announcement, President Trump has dispelled any thought that he can broker an agreement in the disputatious Holy Land.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis warns of new ‘tension’ if U.S. embassy is moved to Jerusalem
Without naming President Trump, the pope urged all nations to “respect the status quo” of Jerusalem in accordance with United Nations resolutions.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
When it comes to peace in Israel-Palestine, America isn’t the solution—it’s the problem.
Peace seems no closer than it did before the Oslo Accord.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Palestinian rivals reach preliminary deal on governing Gaza
“This is the dream and the ambition of every patriotic and honorable Palestinian, to reach unification.”