Israel and christianity

Christians must counteract antisemitism with acts of solidarity - opinion

As the new semester begins, college campuses brace for a repeat of last year's disruptions. With student groups planning October 7 events, antisemitism remains a pressing issue.

 Rivka Kidron, Yarden Gonen, Michael Levy, and students in front of the US Capitol.
 Residents of Paks, Hungary reflect on the community's lack of action during Jewish deportation in WWII.

80 years since deportation of Hungarian Jews: 'We stood by and didn't do enough'

An Orthodox Christian worshipper attends the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City, May 4, 2024.

Thousands celebrate the Holy Fire at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher

 Tamar Yifrach, a 'With Dignity and Fellowship' beneficiary from the city of Netivot is visited by Yael Eckstein.

IFCJ program supports elderly Holocaust survivors in Israel


Faith-based diplomacy: Are Christians Israel’s diplomatic Iron Dome? - comment

While Israel continues to receive threats from terrorists and protesters, Christian Zionists continue to show up for Israel.

 Christian legislators sign resolution condemning Iran on March 5, 2024

In Jerusalem, Catholics commemorate when Jesus was crowned with thorns

According to Christian tradition, Jesus was crowned with thorns on the day of his crucifixion. The thorns were meant to mock him for claiming to be the "king of the Jews."

 Feast of Thorns ceremony in Jerusalem.

Young Evangelical support for Israel plummets

Researcher warns: Wake up

Evangelical Christians visit Israel on Passages - June 2021

Christian students march in solidarity with Israel

"The Israel-Hamas war has given us as Christians tremendous moral clarity," said Robert Nicholson, president of the Philos Project and co-founder of Passages.

 Christian students march for Israel in Washington, D.C. on January 7, 2024.

Christmas in the crossfire: Visiting Bethlehem amid Israel-Hamas war

Since the Palestinian Authority took control of Bethlehem in 1995, the Christian population has massively declined. Today, only around 10,000 Christians live in the city of about 75,500 residents.

 The top of the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square on December 22, 2023.

Power of faith: Christian women learn to advocate for Israel

Israel365 is about Bringing Jews and Christians together to support Israel.

 Keep God's Land participants at the Western Wall

Five Jews arrested in Jerusalem for attacking, spitting at Christians

One of the suspects appeared in a video earlier this week where Orthodox Jews are seen spitting at Christian pilgrims carrying the Four Species.

Jerusalem police secure the Old City ahead of the Jerusalem March during the Feast of Tabernacles, October 4, 2023

Israel solves Evangelical visa crisis, Christians can work in the country

ICEJ's mandate is to "encourage Christians worldwide to stand with Israel and the Jewish people in solidarity and friendship."

 The 2022 ICEJ Jerusalem March takes place; October 13th, 2022.

'Jordanian king was right: Christianity is under fire in Jerusalem'

"Christianity is vital to the past and present of our region and the Holy Land," the king said, adding that "it must remain an integral part of our future."

Jordan's King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, September 25, 2018

Tourism Ministry convenes to address harassment of Jerusalem Christians

The Tourism Ministry-led forum included leaders from across Israel's government and focused on the recent spike in attacks against Christians in the historic Old City.

 CHRISTIAN WORSHIPERS take part in a Good Friday procession in Jerusalem’s Old City. With the confluence of Passover, Easter and Ramadan earlier in 2023

A religion scholar and a zoologist find a new way to map early Jewish-Christian relations

The Talmud study, said Yovel, “is a good example of how interdisciplinarity and the use of tools from one scientific field can enrich another.”

 Christian prayer (Illustrative).