RNS Morning Report - Jewish groups rally in support of Milwaukee Muslim leader detained in ICE jail

Jewish groups rally in support of Milwaukee Muslim leader detained in ICE jail   The closest Kareem Sarsour had come to seeing his father in more than two months was standing outside an Indiana county jail where he is being held by immigration officials. Salah Sarsour, a Muslim Palestinian leader and green card holder, was detained by ICE in March.   But Kareem told RNS National Reporter Ulaa Kuziez that his spirits were lifted as he stood beside dozens of American Jews who drove in from neighboring states to rally on June 14 outside the Clay County Jail to demand Sarsour’s release.   Progressive Jewish advocacy organizations condemn what they view as a misguided attempt to fight antisemitism by targeting Palestinian permanent residents, such as Sarsour.   “He’s the papa bear of our interfaith community and that’s why it’s so hard and so shocking and really cruel,” a longtime friend of Sarsour’s told Kuziez.         Top Stories Jewish groups rally in support of Milwaukee Muslim leader detained in ICE jail (RNS) — Progressive Jewish advocacy organizations condemn what they view as a misguided attempt to fight antisemitism by targeting Palestinian permanent residents, such as Salah Sarsour. ‘Not a day off’: For Juneteenth, some faith leaders promote political causes (RNS) — ‘As we acknowledge the contributions of the African American community to America, it’s appropriate for us to lead the way in unifying and making a call for unity,’ said evangelist Alveda King, niece of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Cardinal Camillo Ruini, Catholic power broker in Italy’s culture wars, dies at 95 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A close ally of St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, Ruini led the Italian bishops through some of the country’s fiercest battles over secularism, bioethics and the church’s role in public life. ‘They have already suffered enough’: Central African clergy respond to US deportation (RNS) — Faith leaders say they would welcome migrants deported from the United States but question the decision to send vulnerable people without ties to a nation still healing from years of sectarian violence. New poll: 250 years in, Americans prefer religious diversity (RNS) — A new poll by PRRI shows two-thirds of Americans still prefer a nation made of many different faiths, despite the growth of Christian nationalism in the public square. Israel signals status quo shake-up over Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron (RNS) — The site, known to Muslims as the Ibrahimi Mosque and to Jews as Ma’arat HaMakhpela — the Cave of the Patriarchs, in English — is the second-most-sacred site to both Jews and Muslims in the Holy Land. Opinion My father carried his Holocaust story his entire life. He never asked us to carry it, too. (RNS) — It was only as an adult living with my own family that I learned about my father’s youth. A deeper look at Pope Leo’s encyclical: Catholic social teaching’s purpose in AI age (RNS) — The Catholic Church wants everyone to participate in a conversation about the direction of digital technology and artificial intelligence, the pope explains in introducing his first encyclical. ICYMI She left Amish life. Now millions watch her cook in Amish dress. (RNS) — Lovina Zook is using technology once forbidden to her to reinterpret a tradition she fled, complicating both the internet’s ‘trad wife’ fantasies and outsiders’ romantic ideas about the Amish. Faith is integral to a country’s fortunes, says research review  (RNS) — Religion is playing a far greater role in economic growth and prosperity than many people realize, affecting key economic behavior including education, family size and savings, according to the Berlin-based think tank the Rockwool Foundation. Support Our Work As a nonprofit newsroom that covers all faiths, RNS sits uniquely at the intersection of freedom of the press and freedom of religion. News tips or feedback? Email comments@religionnews.com. Like the Morning Report? Share it with a friend. Forwarded this newsletter? Subscribe here. We rely on reader donations to power our reporting. Donate here. Or send a check to: Religion News Foundation PO Box 1808 Columbia, MO 65205

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