Habib Siddiqui

  On March 27 in Jerusalem, the   Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue   presented findings from its annual report, “Attacks on Christians in Israel and East Jerusalem,” and from a survey conducted in December 2024 with 300 Palestinian/Arab Christians in Israel and East Jerusalem providing insight into their perceptions of various aspects of life. The briefing was held at the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center. A panel of experts who shed light on the challenges and anxieties facing the local Christian population included Hana Bendcowsky, director of the  Jerusalem Center for Jewish-Christian Relations  at the Rossing Center; Hussam Elias, executive director of the project; Jesuit Father David Neuhaus; and Bernard Sabella, a retired professor of sociology. The report “Attacks on Christians in Israel and East Jerusalem” prepared by the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue is presented at the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center on March 27, 2025. In attendance we...

  Follow: The Middle East See your latest updates Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on February 16.   Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters CNN  —  It has become a familiar refrain: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he is “changing the face of the Middle East.” It is, he says, “a war of rebirth.” It is, in a sense, undoubtedly true. Israel has troops in  Lebanon ,  Syria  and  Gaza . It’s vowed to demilitarize huge swaths of all three – backed by an unquestioning ally in the White House. The war in Gaza, which Israel restarted earlier this month, looks increasingly like it will lead to occupation for months or even years to come. But Netanyahu is a master tactician, not a master strategist, former Israeli national security officials tell CNN. He has seized opportunities to claw himself back from being in charge during the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust to unimaginable heights of power, at least in Israel. To cem...