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Has the archbishop ever heard of Islamic jihad? ...His people live among Muslims, and he knows they’ll be attacked if he says anything about jihad. He also knows that he can criticize Zionism all day long and he will not be in any danger for doing so. And so he lambastes Israel freely while never uttering a critical word against the most successful and far-reaching colonialist project in history, the jihad that conquered, Islamized, and Arabized the entire Middle East, North Africa, and more. And as for the good archbishop’s charge of “genocide,” why is he accepting Hamas’ casualty figures?...

.@TuckerCarlson's interview with Munther Isaac, a Palestinian pastor from Bethlehem, could have shown the complexity of issues facing Palestinians in the West Bank & Gaza.Instead, it is full of errors & popular anti-Israel tropes.Watch @lukemoon1, who has traveled to Israel… pic.twitter.com/6p5g44qAWV— The Philos Project (@philosproject) April 11, 2024This is the truth about us Christians in Israel, @TuckerCarlsonI invite you to come meet us at our Aramaic Christian Center in the Galilee to learn the facts. pic.twitter.com/NoHQqHS4YD— Shadi khalloul שאדי ח'לול (@shadikhalloul) April 11, 2024

Two years ago, American Jewish community relations groups were busy patting themselves on the back for achieving a signal victory in turning back the attempt by anti-Israel radicals to hijack the Presbyterian Church USA. After the Presbyterians became the first Protestant church to embrace divestment from companies doing business in Israel in 2004, Jewish groups worked hard to overturn the decision. When the church voted to back away from this stand in 2006, it was rightly seen as a triumph not just for friends of Israel, but for the tactic of outreach itself as years of tenacious diplomacy paid off....