let us celebrate the multifaceted dimensions of our identity and let us create a theological discourse that provokes the Palestinian Israeli church to serve God and its society in ways that spread justice, peace, equality, and respect for diversity

A Palestinian Theologian derives lessons from the story of the kidnapping of Joseph in the Old Testament to the current events in Israel and asks: Can the Israeli state fulfill its dream without depriving the Palestinians their basic human rights and vice versa? This might be possible if we start with forgiveness.

Rev. Azar Ajaj, an Arab Evangelical Christian Church history lecturer from Nazareth -Israel writes about the aggression actions called "price tag attacks" and says that leaving the issue as if nothing has happened or burying our heads in the sand, hoping that this wave will pass, will only leave our church membership bitter and confused, especially the younger generation

"We are convinced of the need to seek godly relationships with our Palestinian Christian brothers and sisters, and appreciate also the difficulties they have with us and our positions. Therefore we strongly encourage both our Palestinian Christian and our Messianic Jewish brothers and sisters to engage more fully with the reality of the one new man in Messiah, actively seeking to live according to the life and teaching of our Messiah Yeshua".

NBS administration, Parents’ committee and group of graduates have planned a large celebration on the 1st of May with hundreds of graduates, parents and supporters of this unique school

Rev. Azar Ajaj, an Arab Evangelical Christian Church history lecturer from Nazareth -Israel, writes a response to the law passed in the Israeli Knesset marking the beginning of alleged others in order to differentiate between Israeli Christians and Muslims, and to help the Christians to integrate with Israeli society.

Mansour’s English-language book is a powerful testimony of the difficulties and challenges that the Arab Palestinian population faced within a newly established state that clearly favored its Jewish Zionist citizens.

The more Christian view, far from blind loyalty to Israel, is recognizing the Palestinians’ humanity, says Kirsten Powers.

The students at Nazareth Baptist School were thinking of others this past Christmas, just as God in Christ was thinking of all humanity when he sent his only son to be the Savior of the World

By Alex E & Brenda K. Awad - Shepherd Society-Bethlehem Bible College

In 2011 the number of Arab Christian students eligible for a high-school diploma stood at 64% in comparison to only 48% among Muslim children, 55% among Druze and 59% in the Jewish education system in general