Banksy’s Latest Provocation in Bethlehem Delivers Exactly What the City Doesn’t Need 'Scar of Bethlehem,' on display in the Banksy-funded Walled Off Hotel, is a perfect example of his vaguely provocative artistic cynicism. By Helen Holmes
The Vatican Cannot Protect Christians by Recognizing Palestine Even before the growth of fundamentalist Islam and its hatred of Christians, they did not fare well under the Palestinian Authority. Bethlehem, the city of Jesus’ birth, is a stunning case in point. By Abraham H. Miller
When They Sandbag Jimmy Carter, Jewish Leaders Deny the Facts Last night 100 progressive people, almost all Jewish (one wore Muslim head covering), crowded the Village Temple in New York By Observer Staff