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The gold-covered Dome of the Rock at the Temple Mount complex is seen in this overview of Jerusalem's Old City Dec. 6. In an open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, Christian leaders in Jerusalem said U.S. recognition of the city as the capital of Israel could have dire regional consequences. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)
Politics & SocietyNews
Trump’s decision on Jerusalem is a Middle East deal-breaker
Drew Christiansen
With today's announcement, President Trump has dispelled any thought that he can broker an agreement in the disputatious Holy Land.
A woman prays on the Via Dolorosa in the Old City of Jerusalem on Sept. 11. The city is considered sacred to Christians, Jews and Muslims. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis warns of new ‘tension’ if U.S. embassy is moved to Jerusalem
Gerard O’Connell
Without naming President Trump, the pope urged all nations to "respect the status quo" of Jerusalem in accordance with United Nations resolutions.
Politics & SocietyLast Take
When it comes to peace in Israel-Palestine, America isn’t the solution—it’s the problem.
Margot Patterson
Peace seems no closer than it did before the Oslo Accord.
Senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad, center right, and Hamas' representative, Saleh al-Arouri, center left, sign a reconciliation agreement during a press conference at the Egyptian intelligence complex in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. Thursday's signing came after two days of negotiations in the Egyptian capital on the governing of the Gaza Strip as part of the most serious effort to date to end the 10 year rift between the rival Palestinian groups. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Politics & SocietyNews
Palestinian rivals reach preliminary deal on governing Gaza
Hamza Hendawi - Associated PressFares Akram - Associated Press
"This is the dream and the ambition of every patriotic and honorable Palestinian, to reach unification."
Arts & CultureFilm
How a one-man film about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict fights the evil of silence
Angelo Jesus Canta
When you only listen to one story, you neglect so many others.
FaithNews
After the Hobby Lobby scandal, a spotlight on antiquities sales in Israel
Michele Chabin - Religion News Service
Israel's 1978 Antiquities Law was tightened in 2012 and again last year, so that all licensed dealers are now required to share images of everything in their inventory.
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