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

Lots of bad news comes from Gaza in the last few years. One can say, ?Can something good come out of Gaza??.

The Gaza Baptist Church is the only evangelical Church in the whole of the Gaza Strip and is asking help to preserve the oldest Public Library in the area


Special For Come and See, May 17, 2004

One of the top Israeli columnists writes in Haaretz about a Christian Arab lady who cannot live with her family in Israel since the Interior Ministry will not extend her husband's tourist visa and refuses to let him live in Israel permanently, as part of a family reunification process.

Uzi Benziman sheds light on the way the Israeli goverment treats its Arab citizens through the case study of the Mansour family.

By Uzi Benziman, Haaretz, May 16, 2004

While "The Passion of the Christ" is not showing in Israel, an insulting movie about God was just released. God, wearing a tattered robe that exposes a large cross, sits sloppily in front of a television set on the roof when somebody appears and hands him a letter reminding him that on January 1, 2002 he has to send his son to Earth in order to redeem mankind. The story tells how Jesus comes to earth and meets lots of people and comes back to his father with a pair of shoes.

By Goel Pinto, Haaretz, May 15, 2004

A group of 50 Christian leaders sent a letter to U.S. President George W. Bush asking him to help solve a "crisis" that left some institutions without sufficient staff.

Some groups said they felt Israel was singling out Christians - particularly Arabs - for increasingly harsh treatment. Others thought they were targeted for appearing too sympathetic to the Palestinians.

By Reuters, May 12, 2004

For the first time in the history of Israel, an Arab was elected to be a judge in the supreme court. Judge Salim Joubran, a Christian from Haifa, was elected today by a special committee, together with three other judges

Special for Come and See, May 5, 2004