Read more of the Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly interviews about American Jews and Israel: Rabbi Avi Weiss Rabbi Avi Weiss, Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, New York: America is my home. I’m grateful to the US forever and ever. Israel is … More →

June 12, 2009

[MYPLAYLIST=19] KIM LAWTON:  From the moment he arrived in Israel, Pope Benedict XVI made peace his central theme. Benedict said over and over again that this was a spiritual pilgrimage, not a political mission. Yet he couldn’t avoid the complicated … More →

May 15, 2009

Watch more of R & E’s interview with Rabbi David Rosen of the American Jewish Committee about Middle East peace, and the role the leaders of the major faiths should play in facilitating the peace process. More →

May 8, 2009

Watch extended commentary from Kim Lawton on Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming visit to the Holy Land. More →

May 8, 2009

Watch an excerpt of Saleh Ta-Amre, Governor of the Palestinian Authority Bethlehem District, discussing preparations for Pope Benedict XVI’s 2009 visit to the Holy Land. More →

May 8, 2009

Winning the Catholic vote could be the key to victory in the swing state of Pennsylvania where Jewish voters are also being courted. The contest in working-class areas of the state like Scranton is particularly intense. More →

October 17, 2008

“People never thought they would stay so long, for 60 years,” says Olfat Mahmoud, director of the Women’s Humanitarian Organization. There are some four and a half million Palestinian refugees. Many live in the West Bank and Gaza, while others took refuge in Arab states such as Lebanon. More →

June 20, 2008

As 2007 comes to a close, we convened a panel of journalists to discuss what we can anticipate in religion news for the year ahead. Bob Abernethy sat down with our guests.
“We take our annual look ahead today at the stories we think will be worth watching for in 2008.” More →

December 28, 2007

Read more of Kim Lawton’s February 1, 2006 interview with Canon Andrew White, president and CEO of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East. More →

February 3, 2006

In the aftermath of the Hamas victory in the Palestinian elections, big questions piled up about the prospects for peace and democracy in the Middle East. More →

February 3, 2006