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In the ISCZ Newsletter for April 2026 we are very pleased to announce the release of The Bible Is Anti-Zionist: 40 Reflections on the Greatest Moral Crisis of Our Time, by ISCZ team member Jesse Wheeler. As a collection of short meditations, this study series was designed to catalyze new ways of thinking about and responding to the greatest moral crisis of our time. Jonathan Kuttab, FOSNA Executive Director and celebrated human rights attorney, authored the book’s Foreword.

Kuttab writes, "For a long time, Christian Zionists have claimed that the Bible not only supports but, in-fact, mandates their political agenda. By selectively quoting certain verses, frequently out of context, and ignoring most other relevant texts, they have laid claim to biblical authority while inserting their own political views and commentary as if it was gospel truth. This book reclaims the authority of Scripture by a thoughtful presentation that concentrates on the biblical text itself and invites the reader to prayerfully seek out its true meaning. The results are amazing!" Find Jonathan's introductory essay and learn how to get a copy of your own at the link below.

Additionally, Bad Theology: Busted | Episode 7 - "Christian Zionism in Latine Contexts," with Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes, Rev. Dr. Crystal Silva-McCormick, and Dr. Nicolás Panotto, is now live and available for download!

You are also invited to check out the following:

• The latest Librarian's Corner, an author spotlight and reading recommendation from ISCZ Library Manager Deanna Roberts
• Webinar Recording: "Christian Zionism and Nationalism in the Era of Trump," with Halah Ahmad, Ben Lorber, and Robert O. Smith. 
  
• We also point your attention to and uplift: "Chosen Peoples Nationalism: Christian Zionism in South Korea," a recent webinar presented by Rev. Dr. Christine Pae.
• Interview: Find below an interview with ISCZ Director Mimi Kirk in the article, "Christian Zionists Helped Stoke Trump’s Iran War," by Freddy Brewster.
• Video: Watch a short video with the amazing Dalia Qumsieh from the Balasan Initiative for Human Rights, with a brilliant answer to the question: "How Can We Take Effective Action for Palestine?"
• Finally, we encourage you to support the essential work of ISCZ.

Best,

The ISCZ Team

Susan Abulhawa (1970—) is a Palestinian-American writer and political activist. Born in Kuwait, her parents are from At-Tur, a neighborhood on the Mount of Olives, east of the Old City of Jerusalem. Made a refugee by the Six-Day War of 1967, Abulhawa experienced a turbulent childhood growing up between the United States, Jordan, Kuwait, and Palestine. She graduated from Pfeiffer University with a degree in biomedical science and established a career in medical science. In July 2001, Abulhawa founded Playgrounds for Palestine, a non-governmental children's organization dedicated to upholding the Right to Play for Palestinian children.

Against the Loveless World opens with Nahr, a Palestinian woman, in solitary confinement facing a sentence in an Israeli prison known as "the Cube." The novel follows Nahr through her memories as she chronicles her upbringing in Kuwait, life as a refugee, personal traumas, and ultimately her journey to Palestine, where she finds love, political purpose, and radicalization against occupation. The story is a masterful blend of the married reality that “the personal is the political.” Derived from a James Baldwin essay, the book’s title emphasizes love and human connection as defiance against an oppressive world.