by Alex Awad | Sep 23, 2020 | Opinion
After years of an apparent stalemate between Israel and the Palestinians and other Arab nations, the Trump administration has heralded a so-called breakthrough in relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, two small but wealthy Gulf states,...
by Alex Awad | Oct 15, 2019 | Opinion
Israel’s apologists never seem to tire of pointing a finger of accusation at the Palestinian Authority with allegations that it persecutes Palestinian Christians. Hence, they say, the decline of the indigenous Christian population in the Palestinian territories. Jesus...
by Alex Awad | Jan 13, 2016 | Opinion
President Obama declared on Oct. 15, 2015, that Israel “has the right to defend its citizens” in a seeming attempt to reconcile with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This has been a regular theme in statements by U.S. politicians this electoral...
by Alex Awad | Dec 24, 2010 | Opinion
Embedded in the Christmas story is God’s desire for peace on our planet. Luke announced that “peace on earth” was the theme that the angels heralded over the skies of Bethlehem on the night that the Savior was born. We can conclude from their...
by Alex Awad | Jan 7, 2009 | Opinion
One hundred tons of bombs are Israel’s way of saying to the captive citizens of Gaza, “Merry Christmas, Happy Eid (feast) and Happy New Year.” These “gifts” that were showered from U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets demolished government buildings, mosques, a university,...
