Summary of Recent Posts

Oh the ingratitude! The broke (or at least short of money) cowboys from Hamas have already told the YMCA: “There aint room in this town for the both of us”. Now it’s getting worse. Catholic Patriarch Michel Sabbah and Lutherans like Revd Mitri… more »

First the good news. Vatican condemns anti-Israel protests The Vatican newspaper on Wednesday called the trampling and burning of Israeli flags during a march in Milan a "disgusting" offense to all Jews. "To offend a flag means to offend the peop… more »

The Young Men’s Christian Association has tried so hard. They ran an anti-Israel campaign which twisted and distorted Christian teaching. Following the cross of Jesus is to act in solidarity with the victims of the day, as Jesus was crucified with t… more »

PCUSA News has published an item with a shocking headline: Schoolgirls stoned by Israeli settlers, although the rest of the article tells us a different story. Interfering foreign 'activists' from an assortment of anti-Israel organisations were attack… more »

Wall to interrupt route between Jerusalem and tomb of Lazarus An ancient pilgrimage route that follows in Jesus’ footsteps, from the place where he raised Lazarus from the dead to Jerusalem, is about to be severed by the construction of Israel’s 30-f… more »

Typically, Ekklesia introduces its own anti-Israel distortion into this piece of good news. A leader of the Presbyterian Church USA, which has in the past faced criticism from pro-Israeli government supporters for backing Palestinian nationhood as pa… more »

The ‘Tablet’ (which is Catholic) published this article by Dr Irene Lancaster (who is Jewish) about a recent document by the Pope (who is Catholic), and its parallels with Jewish thinking (which is, obviously, Jewish). You may already have read it at A… more »

Bishop Frank Griswold, of the Episcopal Church, has issued a statement expressing his horror at the news of the recent bombing in Tel Aviv Along with countless others, I received with horror the news of the recent bombing in Tel Aviv, which has left… more »

Yes, I know – Popes should encourage what is good and condemn what is evil, but when it comes to terrorism against Israelis, frank condemnation from Church leaders is too rare. "I learned with great pain the news of the terrible attack last Monday in… more »

I return from an Easter break to news of the latest terrorist atrocity and murder of innocents by some hate-filled young demon. The Jerusalem Church leaders who recently called on us not to deprive Palestinian terrorists and their supporters of the… more »

Among the Jerusalem Church Leaders who signed an Easter message entitled In the name of God do not boycott the Palestinians is Anglican Bishop Riah Abu el-Assal, a driving force behind the Anglican divestment campaign against Israel. “It seems nowadays… more »

If Hitler had a blog, who would be included in his list of links? Alright, use your imagination. Imagine that people write blogs in hell – the hell bit being that nobody ever reads them. I suspect that this fellow might be included among Hitler’s lin… more »

Beste lezers, De reden dat ik hier al een tijdje geen artikelen heb geplaatst, is dat ik sinds februari een nieuwe Nederlandstalige blog heb op IMO (Israël & Midden-Oosten) Blog. Op Ratna.NL zijn daarom voorlopig geen nieuwe berichten te verwacht… more »

Dear readers, The reason why you haven't seen any new posts from me here in a while, is that I have joined a group blog at ZioNation. Contributors until now are Ami Isseroff (who writes the most blogs), Israel Bonan and me. For Ratna's Review this me… more »

The Pope is to visit Auschwitz during his visit to Poland in May In his first month in office, Benedict sent a message to Rome's Jewish community pledging to continue his predecessor's work toward Catholic-Jewish reconciliation. A few more details… more »

Is the Pope about to take the Papal equivalent of a large fly-swatter to Polish Radio Maryja, which buzzes with anti-Semitism? Attempts have been made by Polish Catholic authorities to deal with this in the past, but without success and with too little… more »

I know the statement says “terrorism” without using the word “Palestinian”, but it was made in the context of a meeting between the Pope and Shimon Peres so who else could they have been talking about? The Vatican's April 6 statement said the pope an… more »

Horror! A new harsh, oppressive, humiliating, tree-eating apartheid wall is being built to keep terrorists out. India fences off Bangladesh to keep out Muslim terror I expect there will be strong protests by various Churches, accompanied by cal… more »

Christian ‘thinktank’ (or septic tank, if you prefer) Ekklesia describes itself as a partner of Christian Peacemaker Teams. Ekklesia is trying to raise funds to pay for the peacemakers to make peace by protecting terrorists and interfering with attemp… more »

Christian leaders in the Holy Land have urged Israel not to withdraw unilaterally from the West Bank after the election of Kadima, the centrist party founded by Ariel Sharon. The Christian leaders concerned include Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Miche… more »

Televangelist John Hagee told Jewish community leaders over the weekend that the 40 million evangelical Christians in the United States support Israel and that he plans to utilize this power to help Israel by launching a Christian pro-Israel lobby. T… more »