He explained that the term "West Bank" is merely a geographical term applicable to the country of Jordan, which governed the area from 1949 to 1967.
ItsInYourHands is an “informal coalition of Christian leaders and organizations” that work to aid the families of the hostages held by Hamas, a spokesperson told The New York Post.
NRB, which opens Tuesday, is the world's largest convention for Christian media. This year, more than 4,000 communicators will take part in the event.
"Many of the Christian community are deeply unhappy about the allegations being leveled by our government on Israel," explained Philip Rosenthal, director of ChristianView Network.
The bishops accused Israel of denying Palestinians "access to food, water, shelter, and health care" and said that "after this torture, they plan to murder them."
The Christian population in the Gaza Strip was around 5,000 in 2005 when Israel unilaterally withdrew from the Strip and declined to 1,000 before the war in Gaza began.
According to Christian tradition, Jesus was crowned with thorns on the day of his crucifixion. The thorns were meant to mock him for claiming to be the "king of the Jews."
An unlikely friendship is tested by the war. Can it survive?
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
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