Jesus (c. 6 to 4 BC – AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the central figure of Christianity, the world’s largest religion.Most Christians believe Jesus to be the incarnation of God the Son and the awaited messiah, the Christ that is prophesied in the Old Testament.. Failing to understand that Jesus was a Palestinian Jew who lived under Roman imperial rule and died as a political dissident, has led to devastating consequences throughout history. The friendly portrayal of Pilate in the Gospels (particularly the gospel of John) has contributed to a tendency to blame the Jewish people for Jesus’ death..
Muslims and Jews Break Bread, and Build Bonds The New York Times
Israeli embassy’s Facebook page says Palestinians would ‘lynch’ Jesus and Mary The Washington Post
With new chief rabbi, black HebrewIsraelites make bid to enter the Jewish mainstream The
Why Did the IsraeliPalestinian Conflict Explode Now? The New York Times
Orthodox Christians in Jerusalem and Gaza mark Good Friday video World news The Guardian
1967 Israeli prewar boundary The Washington Post
Palestinian Women Join Effort to Keep Jews From Contested Holy Site The New York Times
Can American Jews Be Both Liberal and ProIsrael? The New York Times
Israel’s rightwing Jewish extremists CNN
‘Birthplace of Christ’ to be first Palestinian World Heritage site? CNN
BBC Jesus was ‘Palestinian’ despite term’s use century after crucifixion The Jerusalem Post
Opinion Want IsraeliPalestinian Peace? Try Confederation The New York Times
Israel Shaken by 5 Deaths in Synagogue Assault The New York Times
Australian church retracts claim Jesus was a Palestinian The Times of Israel
Israelis call on family of murdered Palestinian teen
Photographs Tell a History of Palestinians Unmoored The New York Times
An Israeli Settler, a Dead Palestinian and the Crux of the Conflict The New York Times
How Jewish Should the Jewish State Be? The Question Shadows an Israeli Vote The New York Times
ProPalestine Speakers at Brooklyn College Attract Protests Outside The New York Times
Jewish State Declaration Is Unyielding Block to a Deal The New York Times
As I wrote in an article two years ago, Jesus was a Jew. Not a Mizrahi Jew. Not an Ashkenazi Jew.. Chaeremon, and Seneca in the first century, generally do not use the term Palestine. Jewish.. When Jesus was born, all of Jewish Palestine—as well as some of the neighbouring Gentile areas—was ruled by Rome’s able “friend and ally” Herod the Great. For Rome, Palestine was important not in itself but because it lay between Syria and Egypt, two of Rome’s most valuable possessions. Rome had legions in both countries but not in.
