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A mural portraying Jesus is painted on the Israeli separation wall dividing the West Bank town of Bethlehem, July 28, 2010. (photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

No, Jesus would not be a settler — he’d practice solidarity

Former Israeli ambassador Michael Oren says Jesus would be considered a settler if he lived in Bethlehem today. Such talk obscures the nature of the settlement enterprise and slanders Jesus. Text and photos by Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org Former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren has been saying a lot of obnoxious things lately. His…

By Activestills July 27, 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

Why I demand the dismissal of Israel’s ambassador to Ireland

It’s one thing to have to deal with the racism and hatred prevalent here in Israel/Palestine. But it’s another when an imbecile I support with my tax money, who claims to represent me, spreads his venom overseas (and not for the first time – the deputy at the embassy said in the past that “Pro-Palestinian activists…

By Ami Kaufman December 17, 2012

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Dear fellow American Christians: Speak up against suffering

By Andrew Miller and James-Michael Smith Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. —Matthew 5:9 We are writing to you, our fellow Christians from the United States, with which the State of Israel has enjoyed a unique relationship since its founding, because we are concerned with the nature…

By +972 Magazine February 28, 2012