"If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill! If I do not remember you, let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth, If I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy." (Ps 137:5-6)
Articles on current issues in Israel and the Middle East, including politics, society, culture, and developments affecting the land and its people today.
Some Catholic influencers call Israel "demonic." Others insist Zionism is a heresy. Now theologians André Villeneuve and Fr. Antoine Lévy are asking Pope Leo XIV to finally break the Church's silence and settle the question these voices claim to own. Middle East Forum covers CVFI's open letter and the antisemitic currents it's pushing back against.
Is the State of Israel's return a sign from God? "Catholic Voices for Israel" has posed that very question to Pope Leo XIV, asking him to weigh in on one of the thorniest theological debates of our time. EWTN News covers CVFI's open letter and the case it makes for papal reflection on Israel's providential significance.
Two Catholic theologians have co-authored a document that asks a question Catholic institutions are avoiding: can a faithful Catholic be a Zionist? Their answer is yes. Here's why.
Watch three intense debates between a Zionist Christian (Dr. André Villeneuve) and a Palestinian Christian (Daniel Bannoura) as they discuss the ongoing Israel/Hamas conflict in 2024. Gain insights into the different perspectives on this controversial issue and witness a clash of opinions on the political and humanitarian aspects of the conflict.
Michael Lofton interviews Dr. Andre Villeneuve and former IDF soldier Ariel Birnbaum about the war in Gaza and explores a wide range of questions - including whether Israel stole land from the Palestinians.
When we meet cats who grin, that is, people who are naturally nice and warm, we tend to think that they are good people. A grin of the sort gives itself out as an implicit promise of support in time of need. Somebody whom we identify as empathic will be most likely to help. What is very curious is realizing that certain people's cordial grin amounts to nothing more than a grin – that there is nothing behind it, below it, or after it.
Before the children of Israel entered the Promised Land, God warned them that they might be tempted to forget God if they became complacent in their prosperity (Deut 8:11-20). As a consequence, they would serve new gods, and as a punishment they would be attacked by a people who are not really a people.
On October 28, 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu caused a stir when he quoted a controversial passage from the Bible identifying Hamas with Amalek--Israel's archenemy in the Bible--to justify Israel's ongoing war against the terrorist group.
The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem have responded to the October 7 Hamas massacre in Israel and ensuing war in Gaza with posture of moral equivalence, suggesting that both parties in the conflict share equal blame and equivalent moral responsibility for the consequences of their actions. Intellectually, this is an easy path to take. But is it morally right?
Catholics for Israel welcomes and applauds the decision of US President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to relocate the American Embassy there.
Br. Tilbert Moser proposes a biblical alternative to the Two-State Solution and Vatican recognition of the Palestinian State. This article is currently available in German only.
