There are 137,000 Christians among the country's population, compared to 120,000 in 1995, the Central Bureau of Statistics announced yesterday. The total population is nearly 6.5 million
By Haim Shapiro, Jeruslaem Post, December 31, 2001
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The "coalition of churches filed a formal complaint with the police against construction on the scene this week, claiming the project "injured Christian sensibilities."
By Jalal Bana, Haaretz, Dec 26, 2001
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A Jewish religious school expressed regret on Tuesday for publicly burning a copy of the New Testament, saying it was just trying to protect its students from efforts to convert them to Christianity.
By Reuters, Dec 25, 2001
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In a massive and unusual display of Christian unity, Roman Catholics joined with evangelical Protestants yesterday in an effort to stop construction of a mosque near the Basilica of the Nativity in Nazareth.
Jerusalem Post, By Haim Shapiro, Dec 21, 2001
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Arafat usually heads the celebrations of the nativity.
An official of the Roman Catholic patriarchate said it would be "arrogant of the Israeli authorities" to refuse Arafat permission to the attend the mass.
AP, JERUSALEM, Dec 21, 2001
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Outside Hall in Gaza Baptist Church collapsed from sound Effect of Israeli bombing over Gaza City
Special For Come and See, Dec 20, 2001
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We are concerned that there are no tourists," said Dr. Bishara Awad, President of the Bethlehem Bible College.
"The economy depends on tourism and that is sad. But we will celebrate as a staff and a community. We want the people to be blessed".
Maranatha Christian Journal, Dec 19, 2001
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Well over 35,000 Bibles and Christian books were sold during the Baghdad and Damascus book fairs.
Compas Direct, December 20, 2001
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Very few tourists will visit Nazareth this Christmas. The "Nazareth Village" Project is trying to present to the few people that do come to visit, a taste of the Nativity Story - The reason for the season.
Special for Come and See, Dec 17, 2001
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