Christians cannot look away. We cannot claim to love the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and remain silent when the children of Abraham are maligned. To do so would be a betrayal not only of our Jewish brothers and sisters but of our own deepest beliefs.

The Arabic-language film, Israel’s Academy Award submission this year, has ignited criticism on the left and the right. On Thursday, it opens the Other Israel Film Festival in Manhattan.

Pollak’s "The Sea," following a 12-year-old Palestinian boy's journey to a beach in Tel Aviv, is a strident critique of Israel.

It is a cautionary tale that the culture of judgment can either sustain or doom a society. Lot sits at the gate as judge; institutions exist, but justice does not. The city displays the veneer of adjudication while hollowing out its substance.

Israeli industry figures from DocAviv, CoPro and public broadcaster Kan have been turned down from IDFA, a leading documentary festival.

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati throws her support behind a visit to Paris by Israel’s top orchestra, despite a French union criticizing it because of Israel’s “crimes” in Gaza. “Welcome to Israel’s national orchestra,” Dati writes on X.

There has been a lot of recent discussion about the need for Jewish self-defense. Several books and op-eds have been published advocating for American Jews to start waking up and taking this issue a lot more seriously.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — This Saturday marks the start of a two-week celebration of culture and the arts. Film festival director Benny Zelkowicz and Gallery Players director Michael Solomon share more with Good Day Columbus.