The Sinister Effort to Tear Christianity from Its Jewish Roots in the Name of Palestine

Netflix is set to release a feature film about the life of the New Testament’s Mary, a figure revered by millions of Christians and Muslims around the world. Now the anti-Israel movement has raised a ruckus over the decision to cast the Israeli actress Noa Cohen in the leading role. But their attack goes a step further, implying that a Jew had no place playing this historical Jewish figure—who, they wish to claim, was a “Palestinian.” The Christian thinker Rod Dreher examines this argument and its sinister underpinnings.