Messianic Jewish and Palestinian Christian disciples of Jesus met in Antalya, Turkey, February 14-17, 2019 for the 5th conference of the Lausanne Initiative on Reconciliation in Israel/Palestine (LIRIP). Their focus was how to make a difference through practical demonstrations of the reconciling love of Jesus across the boundaries of intractable conflict and the seemingly irreconcilable dividing walls of politicised identities. Together they affirmed their unity and commitment to work for reconciliation and a just peace in Israel/Palestine.

This is the second instalment of a series on the Biblical significance of key Christian pilgrimage sites in Israel-Palestine. The first was on Nazareth. Due to length, this instalment on Bethlehem is divided into two parts. This is the first

Phil Sumpter, an Ex-pat who lives in Nazareth gives three reasons why Christmas in the Holy Land is special, in response to comments from friends in the West "that celebrating Christmas in the Holy Land must be something very special"

In this book, Massad shares his story and the story of his wife pointing out some of the horrors of state terror, Islamic fundamentalism, and ISIS. Throughout the book, he demonstrates extreme kindness, a strong commitment to forgiveness, and a great heart for the people of Gaza

A call by Palestinian Christians to the whole church to take the whole gospel to all the nations in the Middle East, and to visit the land of Christ and sing the gospel as well as the Christmas carols with the Middle Eastern church, the living stones

Philip Sumpter, Director of the International Study Program at Nazareth Evangelical College, writes about the significance of Nazareth, even though the answer seems obvious

A shift has taken place in U.S. policy toward the Israel-Palestine dispute. Now, U.S. policy is no longer merely pro-Israel, but rather fully right-wing Israeli. Here is the Israeli wish list that other U.S. administrations refused to grant and Trump’s administration has handed over, asking nothing in return

Murdering Jews is pure evil that is rooted in hatred. This hatred was clearly embodied in the recent attack against the tree of life synagogue in Pittsburgh. The attack is a crime against God, against all people of faith, and against religious freedom. It is an embodiment of oppression and violence.

Middle Eastern Christians celebrated the issuance of the first Arabic Contemporary Commentary in Cairo Egypt. Forty-Eight men and women theologians and researchers from the Middle East participated in producing the Arabic Contemporary Commentary that puts the contemporary questions in dialogue with ancient scriptural wisdom