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Is there any hope for a just peace in Israel and Palestine?
A two-state solution seems as far off as ever. It’s also the only viable way forward.
The religious aspect of the Israel-Palestine conflict
by Yonat Shimron
An Israeli writer’s final word to his fellow citizens
Amos Oz feared that fanaticism was rising in Israel as well as in the West.
by Emily Soloff
From Bethlehem to Jericho by foot
As we hiked the Abraham Path, I realized that every step was inescapably political.
by Amy Frykholm
Occupation pierces my Israeli soul
Jewish history tells me to be both compassionate and alert. When it comes to the Palestinian conflict, I don't know how to do both at once.
by Yossi Klein Halevi
A Palestinian boy, an Israeli soldier, and my American sons
The stories we tell can do real damage. Or they can heal.
by Meredith Dodd
How new is the new Christian Zionism?
There have been many Zionisms over the years. Only one has imagined an eventual end of Judaism.
by Peter A. Pettit
What makes Israel a Jewish state?
Two Israelis, a lawyer and a rabbi, on the complicated relationship between religion and national identity
by Mordechai Beck
selected by Jacqueline Lapsley
The history of Palestinian Christian interpretation of the Old Testament reminds us of the nuanced, fragile nature of life in that region.
reviewed by Walter Brueggemann