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Israel

As U.S. robustly debates Iran deal, Western Europe exhibits ‘fatigue’

Written by Alina Dain Sharon and Sean Savage The Iran nuclear deal has dominated the foreign policy debate in the U.S. this summer, with Congress in the midst of a 60-day period to review the agreement. But America is just one piece of the puzzle when it comes to

Israel

Israel advocates, opponents celebrate Chicago school divestment bill

Both the pro-Israel and anti-Israel camps are celebrating the passage of a college campus divestment measure. That doesn't happen too often, if ever. But for the pro-Israel side in this Chicago episode, the hope is that the student government legislation marks the start of a reframing of the

Israel

Christian philanthropy group tackles poverty in Israel

A recently released report by Israel's National Insurance Institute shows that 1.7 million Israelis live under the poverty line, including 23 percent of the country's seniors and 13.7 percent of working families, up from 7 percent in 1999. Those are the numbers that push

Massachusetts

Parents of Ezra Schwartz, Boston-area terror victim, visit Israel to see ‘where his soul is’

Ezra Schwartz's body was buried in the United States. But the way his family sees it, his soul remains in Israel. "The goal was to come and see the places that Ezra was, where he hung out, what he enjoyed, how he spent his time with his

Catholic

Finding nuance in Vatican’s Jewish-Catholic relations ‘Reflection’

Following the Vatican's recent release of its latest document on Jewish-Christian relations, the takeaways for most mainstream media were manifested in headlines making such pronouncements as, "Vatican says Catholics should not try to convert Jews," or "Jews don't need Christ to be saved.

Faith

Armenians celebrate Christmas in the Holy Land

Scouts with their colorful uniforms gather. More than 20 Armenian bishops and priests stand in Manger Square in Bethlehem to greet the Armenian Patriarch, His Beatitude Archbishop Nourhan Manougian. With the sounds of trumpets, bagpipes, and music, the voices of young choir singers and shouts of joy, the Armenian Christmas

Faith

How Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein cracked the code on Jewish-evangelical relations

Written by Jacob Kamaras Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein cracked the code on relations between Jews and evangelical Christians. His next "Mission: Impossible" might be thwarting the widespread persecution of Middle East Christians, most notably at the hands of the merciless Islamic State terror group.

Barack Obama

Netanyahu to Jewish Federations: U.S., Israel ‘should work together’ on Iran

Despite their disagreement over the Iran nuclear deal, the U.S. and Israel "can and should work together now" to ensure that Iran complies with the agreement and to curb Iranian aggression throughout the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday at the General Assembly of