How Should Western Christians View the Israel-Palestine Conflict? Middle Eastern Christians Respond

How Should Western Christians View the Israel-Palestine Conflict? A Middle Eastern Christian Perspective.

In this episode of the Mouseion, I am joined by three Middle Eastern Christians with roots in the Holy Land (Israel and Palestine) that share their life experiences and points of view. This episode is not designed to tell anyone how to think, but instead to introduce this minority community into a conversation dominated in the media by uplifting one side or the other. The Middle East, including the Holy Land, is a very diverse place and there are many perspectives that are often ignored or lost against the broader dichotomy pushed by various governments and the differing media apparatuses. It is my hope that this conversation will help us break out of an "A vs. B" dichotomy and instead have a more nuanced approach to the conversation. We prefer to be peace-makers.

We ask our listeners and viewers to pray for all the peoples of the Holy Land and especially pray for those of us in this podcast.

Glossary:
Abouna - "Father" (lit. "our Father" in Arabic, though also in Modern Aramaic); this is one of the ways in which Eastern Christians address priests.
Shamosho - Deacon (Aramaic/Syriac - Western Dialect)
Shammas - Deacon (Arabic)
Malphono - Professor, teacher (Syriac - Western Dialect)