Jewish journalist Amira Hass doesn't merely report on the experiences of Palestinians - She went to live in Yasser Arafat's tiny, garbage-strewn statelet in Gaza. In this article, she writes about a Christian Choir with members from Jerusalem, Ramallah and Bethlehem who are now three separated, closed-off entities, with a sea of Israeli obstacles and bans separating them.

Hass eloquently explains the Christian Palestinian story of these three cities which were once one unit connected by familial and economic ties, with religious rites and services provided by Christian communities. Once the towns were cut off from one another, these links were destroyed.

Amira Hass, Haaretz, June 30, 2004

A Palestinian Pastor who is studying for his PHD in Thelogical Studies at Trinity International University in Chicago reviews Atallah Mansour's book titled "Narrow Gate Churches - The Christian Presence in the Holy Land under Muslim and Jewish Rule".

Yohanna Katanacho, Special for Come and See, June 30, 2004

"Is Christianity dying in the land of its birth?" This was the question posed by Jim Jennings at his seminar, "The Vanishing Church in the Middle East," at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's annual meeting June 25.

The answer to the question is yes, said Jennings, but he and others who attended the seminar shared ideas on how to prevent the further decrease in the number of Christians in the Holy Land.

By Sandi Villarreal, Associated Baptist Press, June 25, 2004

Evangelist and sociologist Tony Campolo, speaking to United Methodist leaders in Birmingham on Monday, warned that too many Christians have become "evangelical Zionists" who favor ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the Middle East. He says this one-sided view is prevalent among Southern Baptists.

Tuesday, June 08, 2004, GREG GARRISON, The Birmingham News, Alabama

Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa is the new Custos of the Fransiscan Custody of the Holy Land. At the age of 39, Pizzaballa is one of the youngest elected for this influential office.

He is fluent in Hebrew and published "the Rite of the Mass in Hebrew". In this interview he speaks about challenges he faces in this new position. He talks about the dividing wall, the emigrating of Palestinian Christians and the small Hebrew Speaking Christian community in Israel.

Fransiscan Custody in Holy Land Website, May 15, 2004

The Church of Scotland?s troubled hotel and retreat in Israel was plunged into fresh controversy last night, after one of the Kirk?s senior ministers in Jerusalem accused officials running the project of not employing Christians in senior positions.

Responding to the concerns, the minister at the Tiberias project, said part of the problem was that Palestinian Christians from elsewhere in Israel did not have the necessary papers to travel to the north (!!!!)

ANDREW DENHOLM, The Scotsman, May 22, 2004

Seven Volunteers from Pro-Israel "Bridges for Peace" were denied a volunteer visa this week. This charitable organization donates some 35 tons of food to poor Israelis a month.

Visas for Christian clergy have received a great deal of attention in recent months with the dissolution of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the subsequent visa chaos that it left in its wake.

By Daphna Berman, Haaretz, May 28, 2004

Nazareth Baptist School in Israel celebrates its 50-th graduation. In this occasion, many graduates gathered for reunion meetings for this outstanding school that graduated more than 2400 students already.

The Nazareth Baptist School is the only Evangelical School in Israel where students attend Chapel and study the Bible.

Special For Come and See, June 4, 2004

Mordecai Vanunu's decision to move to Jerusalem after 18 years in prison is leaving the heads of the Anglican Church in town without much sleep. People who oppose Vanunu are confused about his residence. They are confusing the Anglican Church of St. George's Nablus Road with the other Anglican Church, Christ Church in Jaffa Gate.

"The duty of Christ Church is to convert Jewish people to Christianity. We have a different duty, to bring peace and partnership between people" says Bishop Riah Abu El Assal who was questioned by the security secret service this week over connections with BBC reporter Peter Hounam

Jonathan Wiesman, Kol Hazman and Yossi Melman, Haaretz, May 30, 2004