Palestinians
Capitol attack may complicate Biden’s plans for Middle East peace
By Daoud Kuttab — January 22, 2021
(RNS) — The Democrats’ ascendance itself will do little to erase the conviction that the scenes at the Capitol reflect the real spirit of America’s foreign policy.
The US can help Israel and Palestinians reach a just peace
By Elizabeth A. Eaton and Mae Elise Cannon — January 4, 2021
(RNS) — Our newly elected leaders need to take such constructive steps if we are ever truly going to find lasting peace.
Can there really be peace between Israel and Palestinians?
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 12, 2020
(RNS) — Yes, there can. Or at least, between Jews and Palestinians. Never give up hope.
Bibi is wrong about HBO’s ‘Our Boys’
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 5, 2019
Bibi got it wrong. "Our Boys" shows Israel in all its rich complexity.
Muslim refugee teen previously blocked from US arrives on Harvard campus
By Aysha Khan — September 3, 2019
BOSTON (RNS) — The organization that granted the teen a scholarship said that the U.S. Embassy in Beirut had reissued a visa for him after reviewing his case.
An afternoon of Israel hatred
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 1, 2019
I went to a JVP event so you won't have to. This is bad stuff.
An open letter to Rashida Tlaib
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 14, 2019
Perhaps Rep. Tlaib was trying to say something different. Let's give her the opportunity to clarify her words and thoughts.
How the White House is courting evangelicals on its Israeli-Palestinian peace plan
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 27, 2019
JERUSALEM (RNS) — A March 7 meeting at the White House is just one of a series of meetings, dinners, lunches and coffees the Trump administration has had with evangelical leaders as it prepares to release its peace plan.
Airbnb accused of anti-Semitism for delisting West Bank properties
By Michele Chabin — November 27, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Palestinians and their supporters insist that the ban has nothing to do with anti-Semitism and everything to do with justice.
#MeToo is an American Yom Kippur
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 14, 2018
Women just want someone to listen. And not just women.
Evangelicals visit West Bank to see life — and Christian faith — on the other side
By Dan Rabb — June 18, 2018
NABI SALEH, West Bank (RNS) — Christ at the Checkpoint, organized by the tiny evangelical community in the West Bank, brings hundreds of Western evangelicals to the town of Beit Jala to learn about Palestinian story and hear theological arguments against support for the Jewish state.
Evangelicals visit West Bank to see life on the other side
By Dan Rabb — June 18, 2018
NABI SALEH, West Bank (RNS) — Christ at the Checkpoint, organized by the tiny evangelical community in the West Bank, brings hundreds of Western evangelicals to the town of Beit Jala to learn about Palestinian story and hear theological arguments against support for the Jewish state.
Why Robert Kennedy’s assassination still matters
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 5, 2018
This is the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Here is the often untold story.
The book you need to read right now
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 29, 2018
Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor is that rare Jewish book: an utter tour de force.
