• ISRAEL \ Dec 04, 2003
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    The Rabbi of Safad and son of Israel's former Chief Rabbi orders his flock to burn copies of the New Testament, even if it includes the Torah (The Old Testment) together with it.

    "Books need to be burned inside the house in front of their children, so they will learn what is supposed to be the fate of this book".

    Special For Come and See, Dec 4, 2003

  • EGYPT \ Dec 02, 2003
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    First came the fish bumper stickers, imported from the United States and pasted on cars by members of Egypt's Coptic minority as a symbol of their Christianity. Before long, some Muslims responded with their own bumper stickers: fish-hungry sharks


    MAGGIE MICHAEL, AP, Dec 2, 2003

    War of Stickers: Christian Fish, Muslim Shark
  • PALESTINE \ Dec 01, 2003
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    After three years of ongoing fighting between Israelis and Palestinians, everybody in Bethlehem is exausted - and hoping for a good Christmas season where some tourists may visit the birth place of Jesus.

    By Matthew Tostevin, Alert Net, Nov 30, 2003

    Bethlehem starts downcast countdown to Christmas
  • ISRAEL \ Nov 21, 2003
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    One woman was killed and four other people were wounded yesterday when a terrorist opened fire at the Arava Yitzhak Rabin border terminal near Eilat. The victims were members of a Ecuadorean tourist group entering Israel from Jordan en route to Eilat. Pastor of Group shows Christian Love when interviewed by the media.

    Haaretz and Arutz 10, November 20, 2003

  • PERSIAN GULF \ Nov 14, 2003
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    Seventeen people were killed when a blast destroyed a Riyadh housing complex.

    A Christian Arab woman who was planning to move to Canada very soon was killed in this terror attack


    By Estanislao Oziewicz, Globe and Mail, November 12, 2003


  • OPINION \ Nov 04, 2003
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    A Palestinian Evangelical Scholar tries to explain why the Fundamental Evangelicals in the United States support the state of Israel and Why would a Christian Leader say, ?to stand against Israel is to stand against God??

    Yohanna Katanacho writes about Jerry Falwell, one of the most prominent figures in Christian Fundamentalism in the USA

    Special For Come and See, November 4, 2003
    Why does Jerry Falwell support Israel?
  • FEATURES \ Nov 03, 2003
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    A group of 11 Baptist pastors and laymen from different Baptist churches in England ended last week a successful visit to Baptist churches in Israel.

    This visit comes as part of the twinning relationship that was established 4 years ago between The Central Baptist Association in England and the Association of Baptist churches in Israel (ABC).

    Special for Come and See, November 2, 2003

  • EGYPT \ Nov 03, 2003
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    According to Christine Tadros from the U.S. Copts Association: "Muslims who convert to Christianity face persecution on a variety of fronts, leading many to lead secret lives and try to find new identities. Some go into hiding and some try to leave the country or go into a different part of the country and change their names. If they?re caught they face torture and abuse"

    By Mark Ellis, ASSIST News Service, November 1, 2003

  • FEATURES \ Nov 03, 2003
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    Chacour is a Palestinian Christian who became a Catholic priest. He founded Mar Elias Educational Institution in Galilee for students of all faiths. It now has more than 4,500 students. This fall, after several years of work, Chacour opened Mar Elias University, the first Arab-Christian-Israeli higher education institution, he said. The University of Indianapolis is involved in that effort.

    By Marshall V. King, E-Truth, November 2, 2003

    Chacour: Sharing Holy Land would resolve the conflict