In Genesis 22, God tells Abraham that he will bless the nations of the world through his offspring. Today, Israel is at the cutting edge of the technological age in terms of its innovative products and humanitarian efforts. These inventions and interventions are what bring God’s promise to life—blessing...

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 20, 2020). Twenty-four million people in the United States––including 9% of Christians––harbor anti-Semetic attitudes, according to the Berman Jewish DataBank. That means that the estimated 6.85 million Jews in the United States are viewed...

“We say a thousand times over: no, no, no.”  On January 28, Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, denounced the peace plan that U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu created, since it required Palestine to give up their land in the West Bank....

When asked about the most persecuted cultural minorities in the world today, not many people would name the Kurds. The plight of this people group, the fourth largest in the Middle East, is not often spoken of by mainstream media in the West, probably because there are very few Kurds living in the United...

Every other year, journalism students in the Media Narrative Project class work together to create a book. This year, students created “Newcomers to Neighbors,” in which they told the stories of Middle Eastern migrants, hoping to fight the stigma that comes with such designation. The book was launched...

On October 27, the horrifying killings at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania shocked the nation to its core. The massacre in which 11 Jewish worshippers were killed recall similar incidents within the last century that continue to haunt us. For one moment in our divided nation, every...