Bethlehem Institute for Peace & Justice

Launched a month ago

What Our Theology Reveals About God

At its deepest level, the debate over Israel and Palestine is not merely political or historical. Beneath our discussions about Israel, Zionism, the…

Jun 21•BIPJ and Munther Isaac

A Pastoral Appeal to Church Leaders in America From a Palestinian Christian Pastor

I’m inviting you into what it feels like to be a Palestinian Christian pastor in America.

May 22•Sameer Dabit

Christianity Today has a Truth Problem When it Comes to Israel

Over the last three years, I’ve watched Christianity Today (CT) repeatedly make claims about Israel and Palestine that later proved false.

May 21•Ben Norquist

Every Somewhere Sacred: A Book the Church Needs Right Now

From the Great Lakes of North America to the hills of Palestine, communities have told stories about land, belonging, and identity for generations.

Jun 11•Ben Norquist

What If Natalie Were Your Daughter?

In the early hours of yesterday morning, Israeli occupation forces abducted four female students from Birzeit University: Natalie Abu Dayyeh, Jolan Abu…

Jun 3•Munther Isaac

The Pope, the “Culture of Power,” and Why the Just War Theory Is Failing Us

In his new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV—while reflecting primarily on artificial intelligence and the safeguarding of human…

May 26•Munther Isaac

Pentecost, Aliyah, and Christian Zionism

Every so often, news emerges of Jewish families making Aliyah to Palestine—celebrated as a homecoming, as prophecy fulfilled.

May 23•Tony Deik

Holy Saturday: The Saturday of Hope, The Saturday of Sumud – Steadfastness

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Ramallah April 11, 2026

May 21•Munther Isaac

Who Will Roll Away the Stone for us?

This Easter, I return to the question of the women at the tomb: “Who will roll away the stone for us?”

May 21•Munther Isaac

Don't stop talking about Gaza

The genocide in Gaza is not over.

May 21•Munther Isaac

The Cross and the Idolatry of Power

I became a committed Christian 16 years ago, around this time in spring 2010.

May 21•Tony Deik