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Julie Schumacher Cohen is a member of the Catholic Advisory Council of Churches for Middle East Peace, an ecumenical coalition of church bodies, having previously served as its deputy director. She is also assistant vice president for community engagement and government affairs at the University of Scranton and a Ph.D. student in political science at Temple University.
Politics & SocietyFaith and Reason
Julie Schumacher CohenJordan Denari Duffner
Ultimately, it is up to each of us to prayerfully discern the individual contribution we can make. Guided by our faith and Catholic social teaching, we can do our part to support a just peace in Israel-Palestine.
Palestinian medics treat a girl wounded in the Israeli bombardment of a building at a vocational training center that displaced people use as a shelter in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Jan. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramez Habboub)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Julie Schumacher Cohen
Raised Christian and the daughter of an Israeli Jew, I have had to expand my worldview to learn about Palestinian history. It is important for President Biden to also acknowledge the suffering in Gaza.
Politics & SocietyFaith and Reason
Julie Schumacher Cohen
Dialogue in politics is increasingly rare and needed more than ever.
FaithFaith in Focus
Julie Schumacher Cohen
On Forgiveness Sunday, we look for the best in the one we forgive and seek to give a charitable interpretation of the other’s intent.