Christianity

IDF investigating soldier who smashed Jesus statue amid Netanyahu condemnation

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar described the incident as ‘grave and disgraceful’, while the prime minister apologised to the global Christian community

By Jacob Jaffa

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An IDF soldier damages a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon (X/ytirawi)

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa meets senior figures from the Israel Police on March 29, 2026 (Israel Police)

Jerusalem

Netanyahu gives Latin Patriarch ‘full and immediate access’ to Holy Sepulchre after Palm Sunday ban row

By Jacob Jaffa

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Israel

Over 1,000 evangelical Christian pastors and influencers make historic trip to Israel

By Siam Goorwich

2 min read

The new Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally giving her first address at Canterbury Cathedral (Image: Getty)

Christianity

New Archbishop of Canterbury condemns antisemitism in her first address

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Manchester

Christian and Muslim community leaders express 'solidarity' with ‘Jewish neighbours’ in Manchester

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

The group of Charedi Jews dismantled the cross to use the stones for their own symbol (Image: Facebook/ Rob Williams)

Wales

Anger after Jewish teenagers dismantle giant stone cross and turn it into Star of David

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Three were killed and several were injured when stray ammunition struck Gaza's Holy Family Church (Image: Getty)

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AJC to donate £19,000 to help rebuild Gaza church damaged by IDF shrapnel

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

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Does Judaism see other faiths as valid?

An Israeli Orthodox institute is calling for interfaith relations to be put on a new footing

By Simon Rocker

4 min read

May 23, 2025 08:59

Reaching out: Rome's Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni (left) with Christian and Muslim leaders at the Vatican in 2006 (Photo: Getty Images)

By Michael Coren

All of Christianity must wake up to Luther’s legacy of hate

Luther was far from unique in his Christian antisemitism, but the violence and obscenity of his words are extraordinary

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March 26, 2025 13:17

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 22: People walk past a billboard that shows 16th-century religious reformer Martin Luther ahead of the Protestant Church Congress on May 22, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Up to 200,000 faithful are expected to attend the five-day congress in Berlin and Wittenberg that begins Wednesday and this year is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Israeli police investigating after top archbishop ‘honoured sacrifice’ of slain Hezbollah leader

Atallah Hanna allegedly shared his ‘reverence’ for Hassan Nasrallah and labelled the terror commander a ‘martyr’ in a letter to the group

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

February 24, 2025 11:27

Atallah Hanna, a senior archbishop in the Eastern Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, allegedly sent a 'glowing' letter to Hezbollah praising its slain leader Hassan Nasrallah (Image: Getty)

Synagogue of shame: The converts being coerced and exploited by the British ‘rabbi’ who follows Jesus

Andrew Sheldrake – known to his followers as Rabbi Binyamin – has attracted scores of disciples

By Jane Prinsley

14 min read

February 14, 2025 10:50

Synagogue of shame: The converts being coerced and exploited by the British ‘rabbi’ who follows Jesus

Bear Grylls drops reference to Jesus’ mother as ‘Palestinian’ after condemnation

The broadcaster had been accused of erasing Jews in his description of Mary

By JC Reporter

1 min read

December 27, 2024 14:54

Bear Grylls in California, 2022 (Photo: Getty Images)

By Hen Mazzig

When people claim Jesus was Palestinian, they’re not just wrong, they’re erasing Jewish history

UN would call Jesus a Jewish settler if he were alive today

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December 20, 2024 12:11

Baby Jesus on a Keffiyeh nativity scene at the Vatican (Getty)

South Africa’s Chief Rabbi says Pope is ‘rejecting’ the Bible for critical stance on Israel

Rabbi Goldstein says Christian leaders ‘passively stand by as Christians are butchered by Jihadis’

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

August 28, 2024 12:11

Speaking as “One religious leader to another”, Rabbi Goldstein accused the Pope and Archbishop of "abandoning" the Bible with their hostility towards Israel (Photo: YouTube)

Rabbis take stand against abuse of Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City

Signs and pamphlets cite rulings from leading rabbinical authorities who have condemned such actions

By JC Reporter

1 min read

April 25, 2024 14:52

An Orthodox man walks through the Old City in Jerusalem. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Jewish Israelis welcome Christians and denounce 'unholy' spitting at Jerusalem March

The show of solidarity came after Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis condemned the 'disgraceful behaviour'

By Florence Bean

1 min read

October 5, 2023 12:36

Thousands of Christian Evangelists and Israelis march at a parade in center of Jerusalem, marking the Jewish holiday of Sukkot or the Feast of the Tabernacles, October 4, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** מצעד צעדת ירושלים סוכות חג מרכז העיר משלחות דגל ישראל

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IDF investigating soldier who smashed Jesus statue amid Netanyahu condemnation

Netanyahu gives Latin Patriarch ‘full and immediate access’ to Holy Sepulchre after Palm Sunday ban row

Over 1,000 evangelical Christian pastors and influencers make historic trip to Israel

New Archbishop of Canterbury condemns antisemitism in her first address

Christian and Muslim community leaders express 'solidarity' with ‘Jewish neighbours’ in Manchester

Anger after Jewish teenagers dismantle giant stone cross and turn it into Star of David

AJC to donate £19,000 to help rebuild Gaza church damaged by IDF shrapnel

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