Israel–Gaza conflict

A Palestinian vendor prepares his products in an open-air market in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip Nov. 30 near the ruins of houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli airstrikes during the Hamas-Israel conflict, amid a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel. (OSV News/Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)

Drawing moral distinctions in war

The death of a Palestinian civilian from an Israeli airstrike is just as much of a loss as the death of an Israeli civilian on Oct. 7. The one is also an act of desecration because of the intention of the perpetrators, writes Michael Sean Winters.

U.S. Capitol Police officers arrest several Catholic activists during a witness inside the Hart Senate Office Building on Nov. 9 to call for an Israel-Hamas cease-fire. At bottom, in purple, is Jean Stokan, justice coordinator for immigration and nonviolence for the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. At right, in blue button-down shirt, is Eli McCarthy, just peace fellow for the Franciscan Action Network. (NCR photo/Joshua J. McElwee)

5 Catholic activists arrested at US Capitol as part of protest for Israel-Hamas cease-fire

By Aleja Hertzler-McCain
An Israeli medic treats a man who was wounded after a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip landed near homes in Moshav Zohar, Israel, May 13. (CNS/Reuters/Amir Cohen)

Israel's critics should hold Hamas accountable, too

By Michael Sean Winters
From left: Natalie Portman (Wikimedia Commons/GabboT); Gigi Hadid (Wikimedia Commons/Eva Rinaldi); Judd Apatow (Wikimedia Commons/Daniel Benavides)

Hollywood, social media are transforming the Palestinian issue

By Ra'fat Al-Dajani

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