“The fact that churches have not sufficiently taken up this moral responsibility is a damning indictment. To brazenly prefer their comfort, interests, connections, and desire to avoid embarrassment is moral bankruptcy,” says Jonathan Kuttab.
Palestinian Christians are condemning the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for collaborating with the American Jewish Committee on an online resource that defines Palestinian resistance as antisemitic.
Pope Frances condemned the Israeli bombing in Gaza in his annual Christmas address, telling Cardinals and other senior leaders in the Vatican, “This is cruelty, not war.”
UN official says Gaza may need a special tribunal to investigate Israel’s atrocities. An Israeli official claims there are “no churches, no Christians” in Gaza, and Doctors Without Borders warn of increased attacks on healthcare centers in Jenin.
The largest official Protestant association of churches released in late October “Focus: Palestine,” a digital textbook that places the Israeli occupation of Palestine in historical, political, and theological contexts.