The Mar Elias campus, a complex of Christian educational institutions in the village of Ibillin near Shfaram, covers a steep slope. It includes a kindergarten, an elementary school, a high school and a university, which, according to information provided by the Council of Higher Education, is likely to soon become the first Arab academic campus in Israel.
The senior vice president of these institutions, Dr. Raed Mualem, knows no rest. His main project at the moment is expanding studies to branches in Nazareth and Mi'ilya, a Christian town in western Galilee, at a planned investment of tens of millions of dollars. About 1,300 students are now studying in the various educational frameworks in Ibillin. "We are apparently the first in the country to offer pedagogical continuity, from kindergarten through high school and university," says Mualem.
By Ora Kashti, Haaretz, Sep 8, 2008
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President of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education writes to Senator McCain:
I am part of that Evangelical community that will provide massive support for your candidacy as the November election approaches. What I hope you do is recognize that our commitments as Evangelicals go beyond the two hot-button issues of gay marriage and abortion.
I would ask you to develop a Middle East policy that not only guarantees safety and security for the Israeli people, but also provides the same for the Palestinian people. So many Christian Zionists within the Evangelical community are anti-Palestinian in their desire to see the fulfillment of what they believe to be biblical prophecies. Please note that an overwhelming majority of us believe that God loves the Palestinian people every bit as much as He loves the Jewish people.
Tikkun, August 30, 2008
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It is amazing how such a rediculous and unresponsible person was considered a serious candidate for US presidency.
Mike Huckabee came to Israel with an invitation from the ultra-fanatic Israeli group "Ateret Cohanim" who supports giving the Moslem Quarter in Jersualem to Jews. Huckabee came to Jerusalem and praised a former follower of Jewish extremist Meir Kahane. Read the unbelievable news item from Haaretz.
Cnaan Liphshiz, Haaretz, Aug 19, 2008
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The government of Jordan has designated a plot of land for the Baptist World Alliance (BWA).
The offer was first made during a visit by BWA president David Coffey with Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein last September. The land is closely approximate to the region known as Bethany beyond Jordan, where it is believed that John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ.
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A coalition of U.S. Mainline churches asked followers to press lawmakers during the summer break to endorse an active U.S. Role in Middle East peace making.
Churches for Middle East Peace sent an email alert to followers this month outlining seven questions for Congress members.
JTA, Aug 15, 2008
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PALESTINE \ Aug 11, 2008 4362
Election related news continue to be made in the Middle East weeks after the Barack Obama visited the region. The office of the Palestinian president released, Wednesday, a copy of the peace poster that Abbas presented to Obama.
In a related event, a leader of the tiny Christian Palestinian community in Jerusalem sent an angry complaint to Barak Obama for his failure to visit Christian holy sites during his most recent visit.
By Daoud Kuttab, Palestinian News Network, Aug 10, 2008
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Over two hundred Israeli settlers assaulted Palestinian and International worshippers who were holding a prayer service at Ush Ghrab park in Beit Sahour Wednesday evening.
As the mass started the settlers, who organized an activity in the same site, started to provoke the worshippers and asked them to leave, eyewitnesses reported.Settlers also threatened some of the local and international journalists who were present. The Israeli soldiers who were there asked the internationals and the Palestinians to leave the park and did not attempt to stop the settlers when they started to force everyone to leave, the witnesses said.
George Rishmawi - IMEMC, Aug 7, 2008
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Mahmoud Darwish (1942-2008) is a Palestinian national icon who has passed away on August 9, 2008 . He is considered one of the essential witnesses of the 1948 tragedy in which many Palestinian Christians and Muslims were exiled.
Darwish was born in the village of al-Birwa, east of Akko . He attended school in Kufr Yassif and then lived in many different countries including Lebanon, Egypt, Russia and the West Bank.
Special For "Come and See", Aug 10, 2008
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Before Samirah El-Betjali discovered San Bernardino Arabic Christian Church last year, the Jordanian immigrant struggled through English-language church services, understanding only bits and pieces.
"I didn't enjoy it," El-Betjali said in Arabic, her 18-year-old son, Marrwan, translating. Now the San Bernardino woman can worship in her own language.
By DAVID OLSON, The Press-Enterprise, July 31, 2008
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