Rather than harming Australia’s credibility, the decision will likely reinforce Canberra’s reputation as a middle power seeking to navigate its way in the shifting sands of Middle East politics.
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Christians have engaged in passionate debates over the meaning of the resurrection. Baptists may be distinct in that they believe an external religious authority cannot enforce views on such matters.
How the Israeli authorities are using planning laws to expropriate Palestinian land in East Jerusalem.
Mary has acquired popularity among celebrities of late. A religion scholar writes about how for nearly 2,000 years, the mother of Jesus has been viewed as an exemplar by different Christian groups.
Watching young Palestinian activists, I was impressed at how they kept their cool under pressure.
From discriminatory land-use policies to evictions and demolitions, urban planning has long been weaponised against the Palestinian people
The fighting between Israelis and Palestinians grew quickly and ferociously after being ignited by a conflict in an Arab part of Jerusalem. Why did things go so bad so quickly?
Attempts to integrate Palestinian citizens of Israel into the Israeli state have failed. What is emerging is growing solidarity with those living in occupied territories, argues a scholar of the region.
The Masjid al-Aqsa of Jerusalem is linked in the Quran to the story of the night journey of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem and has deep religious meaning for Muslims across the world.
One of main drivers of unrest has been the conflicting claims to East Jerusalem, dating back to the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948.
Clashes in Jerusalem have led to rocket attacks and airstrikes in Gaza.
A conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn is giving rise to speculations that it is the same astronomical event as the biblical Star of Bethlehem. An expert explains why it is not.
During the pandemic, the practice of faith has moved to being a more personal one for many. A scholar of the Judeo-Christian tradition explains how tragedy often resulted in private piety.
As religious sites put pilgrimages on hold, a whole industry in travel, transport and accommodation takes a hit.
The pandemic has inspired new forms of pilgrimages – some do-it-yourself, in which people are walking in their backyards or nearby spaces and finding meaning.
Some of the Passover Seder traditions are occurring through Zoom this year. A historian of the Bible explains how ancient Israelites changed the ways of their worship.
In the late second century, some Christian groups in Rome began directing financial aid toward people living in another city, who were going through a crisis. That act of giving has lessons for today.
Faith communities are changing many traditional practices to deal with coronavirus restrictions. A historian of the Bible argues how innovation has long been part of religious practice.
The Israel-Palestine “peace” plan concocted by Donald Trump’s administration openly violates the principles of international law and, if implemented, would set a dangerous precedent.
About the only thing the Trump administration’s peace plan has going for it is the fact that no one expects it to work. And the plan’s likely failure could trigger more Israeli-Palestinian violence.
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor (Reader) in International Security, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer, Royal Holloway University of London
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
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Assistant Professor in International Peace Studies, Trinity College Dublin
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Part-Time Associate Professor of Religion, Dickinson College
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Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Ferrum College
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Assistant Professor in Architecture and Urban Studies, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Development Planning, UCL
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Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Historian, The University of Melbourne
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Reader in International Journalism, City, University of London
