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PODCAST: A Jewish Perspective with Daniel Finkelstein
Lord Daniel Finkelstein, a journalist and member of the House of Lords, shares his insights as a member of the Jewish diaspora. He delves into his family's history before, during, and after the Holocaust, emphasizing how these experiences have shaped his views on the current situation in Israel. Finkelstein discusses the profound impact of the Holocaust on Jewish identity and the collective consciousness of the Jewish people, highlighting its significance in understanding the complexities of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Throughout the conversation, he reflects on the importance of historical context in shaping contemporary perspectives and policies related to Israel and Palestine.
BOOK: Chosen?: Reading the Bible Amid the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
In Chosen? Reading the Bible Amid the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict, Walter Brueggemann, one of the most formidable theological voices of our time, delivers a rigorous, incisive, and unsettling critique—not just of political realities but of the ideological readings of scripture that often fuel them. This is not a book that offers comfortable reassurances. Rather, it demands an unflinching reexamination of how theology is wielded in geopolitical struggles.
SHOW: History of Israel/Palestine Conflict
In just 11 minutes History on Maps provides the historical context for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by starting in biblical times when Jewish patriarchs settled in Canaan before diving into the conquests by Romans, Arabs, Crusaders, and the Ottoman Empire that have ravaged the land and people.
PODCAST: Palestinian-Israeli Conflict 101
A superb three-part series that lays the foundation for learning about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by providing historical context and highlighting major events in the decades-old conflict. A perfect starting place to begin learning about the messy history without bias.
BOOK: These Brothers of Mine
These Brothers of Mine is a theologically rich, provocatively argued, and compassionately penned work that seeks to dismantle long-standing assumptions within Western evangelical Christianity about land, family, and God’s promises. With measured conviction, pastor Rob Dalrymple challenges the ideology of Christian Zionism, contending that such theology not only misinterprets Scripture but also perpetuates harmful divisions in the Middle East, both theologically and geopolitically.
MOVIE: No Other Land
Some documentaries demand your attention. Others make it impossible to look away. No Other Land is the latter. Filmed between 2019 and 2023, this deeply personal and harrowing film by Palestinian Basel Adra is not merely a documentary—it is a plea, a testament, and a condemnation all at once. It captures, in raw and unfiltered footage, the systematic destruction of Palestinian homes, schools, playgrounds, and wells by the Israeli military in the Masafer Yatta area of the West Bank. Entire villages are wiped off the map, and yet, as the film so powerfully underscores, the world barely notices.
SHOW: Can Israelis and Palestine’s see eye to eye?
Three Palestinians and three Israelis sit face-to-face to discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict. Intense and emotional.
ARTICLE: On Israel, the Church, and the Politics of Jesus
A large swath of evangelical Christians unequivocally support Israel thinking that the nation-state is a fulfillment of prophecy. Bible verses are cherry-picked to support the claim, but pastor Jonathan Martin says that that view misses the overarching story of the Bible and that our hope is not in a nation-state, but in Jesus.
BOOK: The Lemon Tree
With the ceaseless fighting between Israel and Palestine and individual's inert opinions on the conflict it is easy to forget the humanity of the hundreds of thousands of Christian, Arab, and Jewish citizens that live in the region. There is little coverage in major media outlets on the psychological effects of the endless rocket barrages from Hamas or the dehumanizing tactics employed against the Palestinian people. Author Sandy Tolan cuts through the tired generalizations and talking points as he tells an intimate story of how one Palestinian family and one Jewish family's lives intersect as they grapple with friendship, disagreement, and the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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