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(RNS) — The Christian schools said Israel’s permit denials had come ‘suddenly and without notice,’ leaving them unable to prepare for the 2026-2027 school year.
News Israel » Jerusalem » Religion: Christian schools in Jerusalem closed due to Israel's permit ban
Starting today, the first day of the academic year, schools remained closed due to Israel’s failure to renew entry permits for school staff. The Jewish state's measure affects more than 70 teachers ...
News Israel » Jerusalem » Religion: Israel’s PR instrumentalizes a diplomat’s Armenian and Arab Christian lineage
States and political powers have long instrumentalized individuals whose identities can be selectively deployed to legitimize political narratives. Such representatives are appointed because their ...
News Israel » Jerusalem » Religion: Jerusalem schools strike after Israel enforces curriculum and bans teachers
East Jerusalem schools strike as Israeli permit bans and forced curricula plunge the academic year into chaos.
News Israel » Jerusalem » Religion: How Israel’s Netanyahu weaponises religion in his war rhetoric
Israeli prime minister has used ancient religious texts to validate pre-emptive warfare and bypass international law.
News Israel » Jerusalem » Religion: Schools in east Jerusalem strike after Israel fails to renew entry permits for teaching staff
The General Secretariat for Christian Educational Institutions of Jerusalem said the decision was made after Israel allegedly failed to renew the entry permits without prior warning.
News Israel » Jerusalem » Religion: Hundreds of evangelical Christians in Jerusalem to show support for Israel cheer the peace push
JERUSALEM (AP) — More than 1,400 evangelical Christians gathered this week in Jerusalem to show their support for Israel on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, a joyous festival marking the fall harvest and ...
News Israel » Jerusalem » Religion: Jerusalem Day’s ugly turn dishonors the city’s name — and Judaism
(RNS) — Jerusalem Day marks Israel’s capture of East Jerusalem, including the Old City and its holy sites sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims, in the 1967 Six-Day War. There was a time, not long ...
News Israel » Jerusalem » Religion: Majority of Israelis support government that refuses haredi demands on religion-and-state policies
A survey conducted on 800 Israeli men and women chosen to represent Israel's Jewish population found that on every religion-and-state issue tested, the majority was opposed to official policy ...
News Israel » Jerusalem » Religion: African Christian leaders tour Israel amid growing diplomatic outreach
Ugandan Pastor Drake Kanaabo said that Israel needs to further its outreach to young Africans who are less connected to the Bible and the history of African-Israeli relations than their parents, and ...
News Israel » Jerusalem » Religion: Christians in Jerusalem face restrictions, violence amid holy celebrations
Hani was walking, as he did every year, with his wife and children toward the Holy Fire celebration at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. But this year, it was different. As they neared the Old City in ...