Author: Kirollos Abdalla

By Kirollos Abdalla – Emboldened by the fact that Hamas is being decimated by the Israeli military, hundreds (perhaps thousands) of Gazans took to the streets last week to manifest their opposition to the ruling Palestinian terrorist group that invaded Israel Oct. 7, 2023. “Hamas are terrorists! Out! Out!” they chanted in videos released to the media via Telegram. Observers hoped the recent protests – which started in 2006 and repeated in 2019 but were stamped down by Hamas – would represent a turning point to end the incessant hatred and violence that scourges the region. But those hopes were…

By Kirollos Abdalla — As an Arab Israeli, Saleem Shalash harbored hatred towards Israeli Jews. As a child of Arab parents who accepted Israeli citizenship inside the newly formed Jewish state, he clung doggedly to ethnic prejudices. “All I dreamed of was to destroy this country, to cast out these infidel Jews,” Saleem said on Can I Trust the Bible? podcast. “They crucified my Savior.” The enmity between Israelis and Arabs in the region runs deep, as evidenced by the conflagration between Hamas and Israel. As a Christian pastor in Nazareth, Saleem offers hope that the war and hatred can…