The so-called "Holy Land" is ever less Christian as the region's dwindling number of followers of Jesus Christ stage a mass exodus to the West.

Independent, By Robert Fisk in Beirut, 06 May 2001

Participants in Christian conference in Jerusalem cry:"Lord, have mercy, and forgive us our guilt towards Your chosen people Israel."

Jerusalem Post, April 20, 2001, by Elli Wohlgelernter

Presbyterians, Methodists, and Mennonites as well as Baptists and members of fundamentalist churches are part of the "Evangelicals for Middle East Understanding" group that is looking forward to their 2001 conference to be held in Amman, Jordan in November.

Middle East Wire,25th April,2001,By Fred Stricleert

Kenneth Starr will defend 2 men who are accused of illegal entry to Sudanese Embassy in Washington where they handcuffed themselves to the entrance of the diplomatic mission to protest civil war and famines that have claimed 2 million lives since 1983.

Las Vegas Star,April 30, 2001

Patriarch of Bablyon, Raphael Bidawidqi: Peace conference will focus on church's contribution to bringing peace to the world, and particularly to Iraq

Tehran Times,Sunday, April 29, 2001

A significant reason for the lack of support that the Palestinian Christians who suffer economic and social hardships in Israel have received from Christians in the West get is a fundamental divide in Christendom over how Israel is perceived.

Maranatha Christian Journal,April 29th ,2001

The Bible College in Jesus' birth town was bombarded by Israeli troops during the days following Easter

Special for Come and See

Christians in Israel made some 21% of the Arabs in 1949, but only 10% in 2000

Atallah Mansour, Special for Come and See

A Palestinian Evangelical writes a letter to the pastors of Calvary Chapel Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that hosted Israeli Former Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu

Roger Haddad, Special for Come and See