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ClaudetteOver 1,000 U.S. Christian Leaders Visit Israel in Largest Such Delegation, Organizers Say
A delegation of more than 1,000 U.S. Christian pastors and lay leaders arrived in Israel on December 3 as part of a “Friends of Zion” project. According to...
US Churches Push Palestine Solidarity Toward Political Mainstream
US churches have been prominent in the Palestine solidarity movement in recent years. On July 30, 2025, the churchwide assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)...
Anti-Israel Activists Plan Philadelphia Bike Boycott of Jewish-Owned Businesses on Eve of Kristallnacht Anniversary
Anti-Israel activists in Philadelphia have scheduled a bicycle boycott ride targeting Jewish-owned and Israeli-associated local businesses. The demonstration is set for November 8, the eve of the anniversary...
GwenColumnist Asks Where the Church Is After Antisemitic Chants at Glastonbury, England, United Kingdom, Festival
David Hoffbrand, writing in Premier Christianity, says that a set performance at Glastonbury on Saturday included antisemitic chanting that Jewish people, and he hopes others, found deeply troubling....
United Church of Canada adopts Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism, commits to dialogue with Canadian government
The 45th General Council of The United Church of Canada held a recalled session online on Saturday, September 13, to address unfinished business from its August 7–11 meeting...
Episcopal Bishop Craig Loya Responds to Minneapolis Catholic School Mass Shooting
Minnesota Bishop Craig Loya issued a statement on Facebook on Aug. 27 lamenting a mass shooting earlier that day at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in south Minneapolis,...
Reported Harassment of Christians in Israel Rises in 2026, Advocates Urge Continued Reporting
Advocates say harassment of Christians in Israel rose sharply in 2026, and they are urging continued documentation of the incidents. Yisca Harani, founder of the Religious Freedom Data...
Christian Zionism in America Rooted in Dispensational Premillennialism, Scholar Writes
American Christian Zionism is the subject of Dr Elizabeth Phillips’s essay for the *Religion and Global Society* blog, the latest instalment of its Religion in the US series....
Interfaith Coalition Letter Urges Canada to Reconsider Linking Anti-Zionism to Antisemitism
A letter from the United for Peace Canadian Interfaith Coalition to the Government of Canada expresses dismay over the government’s Summer 2026 Progress Report on the National Commitments...
