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Tourists and worshipers visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem. (Photo by Fat Jackey / Shutterstock.com)
‘Israel only officially recognizes Jewish holy sites’
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is one of the most sacred places in the world for Christianity. Yet Israel does not officially recognize it as a holy site, a new report reveals. Last Saturday the Eastern Churches marked Holy Fire, the Saturday after Good Friday, when Easter begins. Thousands of pilgrims visited…
By Orly Noy May 6, 2016
Graffiti on the Israeli separation wall in the West Bank town of Bethlehem reads, "Merry Christmas from Bethlehem Ghetto," December 16, 2010.
Christian Zionists prefer to ignore Bethlehem’s Palestinians
Why does America’s largest Christian Zionist organization continue to ignore the plight of its co-religionists in Jesus’ birthplace? Text and photos by Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org Happy birthday, Jesus! Once again, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), America’s largest Zionist organization of any kind, has used “Made in Israel” Christmas ornaments the centerpiece of its holiday fundraising…
By Activestills December 25, 2015
A Christian Zionist attends a "Stand with Israel" rally in Boston, August 7, 2014. (photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)
Zionist Christians’ war on the true meaning of Christmas
The rhetoric of Christian Zionists consistently places loyalty to the modern state of Israel above the example and teachings of the Jesus born in Bethlehem whose birth Christmas celebrates. It’s time to stop calling such groups Christian Zionists and instead use the term Zionist Christians, to more accurately reflect their priorities. Photos and text by: Ryan…
By Activestills December 17, 2014
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A voice calling in the wilderness: A journey to the ‘Castle of the Jews’
Five hundred words and three photos from one place. This time: a church in the middle of a minefield, water you can walk on, an international border with no soldiers and a legal limbo that wouldn’t make sense anywhere else. What is the strangest place in the world? Depends how you define “strange.” In English, one…
By Yuval Ben-Ami May 29, 2014
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