Christians in middle east

No plan, director, or strategy: Israel's hasbara breakdown and how it can be saved - analysis

The collapse of Israel’s public diplomacy is now a national security threat – but it can still be fixed.

The essential position of head of the National Information Directorate has been vacant since May 2024. The directorate is responsible for shaping the Israeli hasbara (public diplomacy) response in all fields.
IRAN’S PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the United Nations General Assembly in September. Every time Washington issues sanctions without follow-through, Tehran learns that defiance pays, the writer argues.

Iran's Pezeshkian says republic won’t bow to external demands as domestic unrest resurfaces

Illustrative image of former prime minister Naftali Bennett and Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson

Bennett: 'Chickens***' Tucker Carlson landed in Israel, faked harassment, 'whined,' and left

Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III shares a laugh with President Isaac Herzog.

Grapevine, January 16, 2026: Christian ‘Who’s Who’ in Israel


Thousands flock to Bethlehem for Christmas Eve

Beginning in the morning Bethlehem’s preparations for Christmas Eve were set in motion as barricades and checkpoints were put up around the old port of the city leading to Manger Square.

Santa waves to tourists and pilgrims in Bethlehem

Merry Christmas

Turkish Christians are also facing oppression by their government. And in Iraq, the Christian population has been nearly wiped out.

A giant menorah stands in front of a Christmas tree at the Brandenburg gate to celebrate Hanukkah in Berlin December 16, 2014

The history of celebrating Christmas in ancient Greek Catholic villages

Each year ahead of Christmas, villagers deck the streets with vivid displays of color, in a bid not only to celebrate the holiday but also in hopes of attracting tourists.

One of the first cooperative moshavim and a Greek Catholic village offer a fascinating glimpse into the area’s varied history

A dangerous Christmas for Iran's Christians

On December 17, the United Nations approved a resolution which rejected Iran’s continuing rights violations against women.

Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2011.

Israel and the Great Emasculation

We can call the devaluation of manly courage and its knock-on effects in the West the “Great Emasculation.”

Iraqi Christians attend mass at Mar George Chaldean Church in Baghdad, March 1, 2015. Iraqi Christians say they have no intention of leaving the country despite the recent abduction of over 100 Assyrian Christians by the Islamic State

Massachusetts bishop apologizes for false allegations about IDF

Harris admitted on August 9 that she did not personally witness the events she had described to her fellow bishops at the convention.

High altar of an Anglo-Catholic church ad orientem style.

At religious summit, pope decries 'murderous indifference' in Mideast

A special mention was made of the need for peace in Jerusalem, which the pope called "the holy city beloved of God and wounded by men."

Pope Francis talks to diplomats during the traditional exchange of the New Year greetings in the Regal Room at the Vatican

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The Jerusalem Post

Delving into the ‘different, but familiar’

Now celebrating its 10th year, Jewish National Fund’s Faculty Fellowship program provides American educators with an authentic Israel experience

From left to right: Profs. Amalia Leicester, Norma Alcantar and Tyrell Carr pose in Jerusalem’s Old City as part of their Faculty Fellowship trip in Israel

Franciscan clergyman assaulted in Bethlehem

Two unidentified men harassed a group of tourists entering the holy site.

Milk Grotto in Bethlehem