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Modern wars are primarily fought from a distance. Beyond the military aspect, there's another equally important one that deals with influencing public opinion. The situation in Israel is well-known. At first glance, Hamas appears to be the main adversary, but Israeli authorities don't hesitate to settle other, highly sensitive accounts. The religious component should not be ignored, especially when we look back at the history of regional and global conflicts.

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen made a phone call to British Archbishop Paul Gallagher Sunday evening to protest the language used by Pope Francis in his noontime Angelus address.

ROME – Israel’s top diplomat has demanded that the Vatican issue a “clear and unequivocal” condemnation of the terrorist attacks launched

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa told journalists that he is willing to do anything to bring home the Israeli children being held by Hamas.

Over time it’s likely that the Vatican’s position will shift in the direction of the Christian leadership – in part because one of those leaders is their own man on the ground, new Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.