The sad history of Christian antisemitism should foster humility in responding to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We should also enter the conversation from brokenness on our own part. As Americans, we do not have any idea of what it feels like to live in constant fear or oppression. Many of my Israeli friends here in California have no desire to return to Israel post-October 7 because they are scared, traumatized, and frustrated. Our conversations should begin here with the cross-cultural friendships we are building. As we acknowledge the failures of Christians past and offer our time, resources, and energy, we redeem the title “Christian”. The inability to find a way of peace and resolution in the Near East will continue to be the biggest threat to Israel as a nation. Should we engage as peacemakers and problem-solvers, we must remember that Great Britain and the United Nations both exerted authority…and then left.
