Dear fellow Christians, This is an open letter about the terrible conflict in Israel and Palestine. The killing is so hard to watch, and it just breaks our hearts. As followers of Jesus, we have to ask ourselves, "What would Jesus say about all of this?" Jesus Wasn't an Israeli or a Palestinian Some people involved in this conflict try to claim Jesus for "their side." They might say He was Palestinian because He lived in that area. Or they might say He was Israeli because He was Jewish. But these modern political groups didn't even exist when Jesus was on Earth. Jesus was a Jewish man who lived 2,000 years ago. According to the Gospels, Jesus was born in Bethlehem, which was in the region of Judea. However, he grew up and spent most of his life in the town of Nazareth, which was in the region of Galilee. Because of this, he is often referred to as "Jesus of Nazareth" or "the Galilean." At that time, the Romans were in charge of the l...
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