Among the roots of ancient olive trees, archaeologists have found pieces of large stone jars of the type the Gospel says Jesus used when he turned water into wine at a Jewish wedding in the Galilee village of Cana.

They believe these could have been the same kind of vessels the Bible says Jesus used in his first miracle, and that the site where they were found could be the location of biblical Cana. But Bible scholars caution it'll be hard to obtain conclusive proof - especially since experts disagree on exactly where Cana was located.

The Associated Press, Dec 22, 2004

Thousands of believers flocked Saturday night to attend Benny Hinn's crusade at Tel Aviv's Yad Eliahu stadium - among them foreign workers, Messianic Jews and Christian Arabs.

The following is a report written by an Israeli who attended the crusade. It is brought to you un-changed as it was published in Haaretz.

By Daphna Berman, Haaretz, 20/11/200

Athletes in Action, a ministry for reaching out people with the good news of Jesus through Sport Evangelism visited Galilee this month. During one week they were able to meet some 2000 young people in different schools and sport clubs and even get a TV interview on the national cable Arabic Station.

Special For Come and See, Nov 12, 2004

Arafat, 75 was flown from Ramallah to a Paris hospital for treatment of an undisclosed blood disorder and was announced that he had fallen into a coma Nov. 3.

At Ramallah's Holy Family Catholic Church, Father Ibrahim Hijazin acknowledged that one of the main concerns of Christians at the moment is how Islamic groups will react in the face of a power vacuum within the Palestinian National Authority.

By Judith Sudilovsky, Catholic News Service, Nov 8, 2004

A yeshiva student who spat at the Armenian archbishop in Israel and at a 17th-century cross during last week's procession marking the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem's Old City has met with heads of the Armenian community and apologized for his actions, police said Sunday.

The Knesset Interior Committee held an emergency meeting to discuss the harassment of Christian clergymen in Jerusalem. Committee chairman MK Yuri Stern said the content and the tone of the way in which Christianity is mentioned in schools must be changed.

By Amiram Barkat, Haaretz, Oct 18, 2004

The church will be built on land donated by the emir of Qatar, in a residential district of the capital, Doha. The emir has also donated land to Anglicans, Copts, Orthodox and Protestants to build their own churches.

Although Islam is the majority religion, the country has some 60,000 Catholic immigrants, especially from the Philippines, Palestine, Lebanon, and India.

Zenit, October 12, 2004

The Armenian archbishop in Israel was questioned under warning by police yesterday after he slapped a yeshiva student during a procession marking the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem's Old City. The archbishop slapped the student after the latter spat at the cross the Armenians were carrying and at Manougian himself.

In an editorial in Haaretz, Israel's Elite Paper, they write: "The Police and the The Interior Ministry did not make an effort to prevent the disgraceful phenomenon of spitting at priests and at the crosses they carry. That negligence, just like the bullying, is a disgrace to the state of the Jewish people, which was persecuted through the generations because of its religion and customs.

By Amiram Barkat and Editorial, Haaretz, October 11 and 12, 2004

For the First time in its history, the European Baptist Federation (EBF) held its annual meeting in the Middle East. The meeting was held in Beirut between September 22 and 26. It was an opportunity for Baptist Leaders in Europe to show their support for Middle Eastern Baptists

Special for Come and See, Baptist World Alliance Web site, Oct 11, 2004

The strange alliance between parts of the Evangelical Church and Israel's racist parties continues to produce embarrassing situations. While Pat Robertson declared that he met Israelis who are saying that Jesus is their Messiah, the "Christian Embassy" decided not to distribute tapes of Robertson's speech to the press, so it does not upset Israeli officials. The co-chair of the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus, Yuri Shtern of the right-wing National Union Party, said he was "very upset".

By Forward, JUDY LASH BALINT, October 8, 2004