A group of Palestinian Christian leaders concerned for the dramatic situation of the Christians in the land of the Holy One write an open letter to Bishops and Church Leaders around the world.
"In contrast to 10 years ago our community now represents less than 2 percent of the population and continues to decrease at an alarming rate. This is largely due to emigration. Many Palestinian Christians are leaving as a result of the ongoing conflict"
The Palestine Cronicle, April, 8, 2005
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TOP STORIES \ Apr 06, 2005
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The next pope will have a hard act to follow in the Middle East, where Muslims, Jews and Christians alike mourned the loss of a man they saw as a messenger of peace and tolerance.
Pope John Paul II won a place in the hearts of many in the region by starting off the millennium with a tour of the Holy Land, the first by a pontiff in 36 years. His repeated calls for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and his opposition to the war in Iraq also earned him favor here.
By Paul Garwood, AP, April 4, 2005
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EGYPT \ Apr 06, 2005 4724
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Mohamad Sayyed Tantawi mourned the death of Pope Johan Paul II of the Vatican.
In statements Sunday, the Grand Imam said the death of the Pontiff is a great loss for the Orthodox Church and Muslim World as he was an icon of peace and love.
He added that Pope John Paul II was a peace advocate who adopted a moderate stand vis-a-vis the Palestinian and Iraqi issues.
Regional-Vatican, Politics, 4/5/2005
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TOP STORIES \ Mar 30, 2005 4567
The word "Allah," written in Arabic, was found etched on the southern corner of the Temple Mount's eastern wall in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning.
By Nadav Shragai, Haaretz, March 30, 2005
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ISRAEL \ Mar 22, 2005 1981
Israel's Elite paper, Haaretz, highlights the subject of Christians in Israel and tries to draw attention to this subject, while this community is going through an identity crisis.
This is the first article in a series on this subject: "In violent situations and also politically, Christians will never win because they're a minority within a minority"
By Yoav Stern and Jack Khoury, Haaretz, March 22, 2005
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TOP STORIES \ Mar 21, 2005 4291
The Greek Orthodox Church is investigating the reported sale of sensitive Jerusalem property to Jewish organizations, a church official said Sunday, as Palestinian Christians staged a protest.
The reported sale has sparked an uproar among Palestinian followers of the church, who accuse the Greek leadership of betraying the Palestinian cause.
By LARA SUKHTIAN, AP, March 20, 2005
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TOP STORIES \ Mar 21, 2005 4183
Thousands of Christian pilgrims, waving palm fronds, marched on Sunday from the Mount of Olives into the Old City of Jerusalem to retrace Jesus' triumphant return to the holy city 20 centuries ago.
The procession, which inaugurated the Christian holy week leading up to Easter Sunday, was much larger than recent years, with many foreigners drawn to the region by a lull in violence.
News 24, March 20, 2005
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ISRAEL \ Mar 18, 2005 1727
The question of who should represent Israel's Christian Arab community has become a major issue for community leaders and academics recently, and there have been numerous discussions on this issue in Haifa over the last two weeks.
The answer that those involved in the discussions have come up with is unequivocal: An action committee, comprised mainly of lay Christians rather than religious leaders, should be established to represent Christian Arab interests vis-a-vis both the government and the international community.
By Jack Khoury and Yoav Stern, Haaretz, March 18, 2005
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NORTH AFRICA \ Mar 12, 2005 7951
Casablanca's "Morocco Times" writes about ?a rumour quickly taken over by the media, and according to which massive numbers of Moroccans converted to Christianity under the influence of Anglo-Saxon, protestant missionaries, who went as far as distributing ?conversion kits? to Moroccans living abroad on the way back to Morocco for the holidays.
"The country's press goes to much trouble to write about a tiny minority, it is necessary to analyse the reasons which led them to do so"
By Houda Filali-Ansary, Morocco TIMES, March 9, 2005
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