Welcome to The Times of Israel's newest podcast series, Friday Focus. Each Friday, join diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman and host deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan for a deep dive into what's behind the news that spins the globe.
The vast majority of the Zionists in the world are Christian. Israel’s closest allies are majority-Christian or officially Christian countries, and the world’s largest Christian denominations have many of their holiest sites in Israel.
At the same time, there’s no adviser for Christian Affairs in the Prime Minister’s Office, no minister tasked with outreach.
On today's Friday Focus, we discuss three recent difficult incidents with the Christian world, which official Israel was diplomatically unprepared for.
Berman discusses the need for a point person, an office or even a ministry in the Prime Minister's Office who will be tasked with liaising with the Christian world -- just like what is found in the governments of our Muslim neighbors.
Friday Focus can be found on all podcast platforms. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves.
For more on this topic:
Causing strategic, moral harm, Netanyahu lets others dictate Israel’s ties with Christians
Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: Attacks on Christians in Israel are national stain
IMAGE: Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, censes during Sunday morning mass at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City on July 20, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
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