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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 531

Rachel Zoll

In this file photo taken on June 24, 2005 Evangelist Billy Graham delivers his message at the Billy Graham Crusade at Flushing Meadows Park in Flushing Meadows, New York. (AFP PHOTO / Timothy A. CLARY)
February 21, 2018, 4:34 pm
US evangelist Billy Graham, who preached to millions, dies at 99
Graham transformed American religious life through mass media and activism, becoming a confidant to many presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history
By Rachel Zoll
Pastors from the Las Vegas area pray with then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a visit to the International Church of Las Vegas and International Christian Academy, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
January 13, 2018, 7:51 pm
Evangelical rift intensifies over Trump immigration remarks
Despite being a part of one of US president’s most fervent support groups, many pastors denounce his remark on ‘shithole countries’
By Rachel Zoll
Visitors go through an exhibit on the Old Testament at Museum of the Bible November 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. The 430,000-square-foot museum, with a purpose to invite people to engage with the Bible, will be opened to the public on November 17, 2017. ( Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
November 17, 2017, 5:41 pm
Museum of the Bible, built by Hobby Lobby owner, opens in DC
The $500-million institution, three blocks from US Capitol, contains pieces from the family’s collection, including Dead Sea Scroll fragments
By Rachel Zoll
Michael Andron blows the shofar as he prepares for Rosh Hashanah, as his wife Lillian watches as they use a battery powered lantern to illuminate the room at their home, Tuesday, Sept.19, 2017, in Miami. (AP/Alan Diaz)
September 20, 2017, 5:08 am
After Irma, High Holy Days take on new meaning for Florida Jews
Storm’s awe-inspiring strength, havoc-wreaking damage and diaspora-creating evacuation inspires reflection and community rebuilding
By Rachel Zoll and TERRY SPENCER
US President Donald Trump stands with Liberty University president, Jerry Falwell Jr., right, during commencement ceremonies at the school in Lynchburg, Va., Saturday, May 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
August 19, 2017, 3:28 pm
Evangelical advisers stay with Trump as others criticize him
In contrast to widespread defections elsewhere, this constituency has mainly offered praise for president’s response to white nationalist rally
By Rachel Zoll
Barrett Duke, chairman of the 2017 Committee on Resolutions, at a news conference in Phoenix, Arizona, following the passage of nine resolutions on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. (AP/Angie Wang)
June 14, 2017, 8:37 pm
Southern Baptists in turmoil over ‘alt-right’ rebuke
Evangelical denomination thrown into discord in debate over initiative to repudiate the controversial political movement
By Rachel Zoll and Angie Wang
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Rose Garden of the of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2017, asking the IRS to use "maximum enforcement discretion" over the regulation, known as the Johnson Amendment, which applies to churches and nonprofits (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
May 4, 2017, 8:58 pm
Trump signs executive order on religious freedom
President limits IRS action over church political activity, overturns ban on electioneering from the pulpit, allows church healthcare providers to not pay for contraception
By Catherine Lucey and Rachel Zoll
In this Thursday March 9, 2017 file photo, two young men who left a nearby synagogue watch police activity outside the Jewish Children's Museum following a bomb threat in Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
March 25, 2017, 2:43 am
US Jewish community wrestles with arrest of Jew in bomb threats case
Despite arrest of teenager in Israel, head of ADL says rise of anti-Semitism in US remains serious concern
By Rachel Zoll
In this Thursday, February 16, 2017 photo, members of the Sisterhood Salaam Shalom, gather for a group photo after a unity vigil held at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. (AP/Julie Jacobson)
March 21, 2017, 3:39 am
US Muslims and Jews strengthen bonds amid acts of bigotry
Since Trump’s election, members of both faiths seem more willing to set aside differences to work together amid rising tide of harassment, hate
By Rachel Zoll
In this Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 photo, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, right, talks with David Friedman, center, nominated to be US ambassador to Israel, accompanied by former Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman on Capitol Hill in Washington, during Friedman's confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
February 18, 2017, 1:02 am
Tensions over Trump deepen fractures among American Jews
ADL calls president’s response to question about spike in anti-Semitism in US since election ‘mind-boggling’
By Rachel Zoll
Liz Glusman, from Washington, joins a crowd protesting in Lafayette Park near the White House during a demonstration to denounce President Donald Trump's executive order that bars citizens of seven predominantly Muslim-majority countries from entering the US on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Washington. (AP /Alex Brandon)
January 30, 2017, 4:09 am
Most religious groups come out against Trump refugee order
Jewish and Christian clergy key part of outpouring of protest against president’s Muslim entry curbs
By Rachel Zoll
Protesters gather at JFK International Airport against Donald Trump's executive order on January 28, 2017 in New York. (AFP PHOTO / Bryan R. Smith)
January 29, 2017, 4:32 am
With US ban, despair sets in among refugees, their American relatives
‘What’s next?’ asks US citizen whose father was detained, sent back to Iraq, ‘are they going to create camps for Muslims and put us in?’
By Ellen Knickmeyer and Rachel Zoll
US President Donald Trump holds up an executive order to start the Mexico border wall project at the Department of Homeland Security facility in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2017. (AFP/Nicholas Kamm)
January 25, 2017, 10:41 pm
Trump moves forward with border wall, weighs refugee cuts
US president signs executive order for US-Mexican barrier, strips funding for so-called sanctuary cities
By Julie Pace, Vivian Salama and Rachel Zoll
This Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 file photo shows the nave of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
December 22, 2016, 2:30 am
Trump’s inaugural to include interfaith prayer service
The day after his January 20 inauguration, new president will face a tense but hopeful gathering of religious leaders, including Muslims and Jews
By Rachel Zoll
Nazi-themed graffiti found in the town of Wellsville, New York, on the same day that Donald Trump won the presidential election on November 9, 2016. (Twitter/JTA)
November 18, 2016, 1:54 am
US Jews grapple with election-year eruption of anti-Semitism
After Trump’s win, donations to ADL jump 50-fold, while many Jews express anxiety over spike in anti-Jewish vitriol and abuse
By Rachel Zoll
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