In his final official address to the church, the Rev. Fahed Abu-Akel used distinctly spiritual language in recounting his eventful year as moderator of the 214th General Assembly.

Worldwide Faith News, May 25, 2003

When worshippers of the Brethren Church in Nazareth arrived to the Bible Study meeting at Friday, they discovered four Molotov cocktails ("burning bottles") thrown at the exterior walls and roof of the building.

The Brethren Church meets in the upper floor of the building were Emmaus Bible School is located. This is related to the outrage between Muslims in Israel over a book that Emmuas Bible School had, which ridicules Islam's prophet Mohammad.
Earlier in the week, Emmaus Bible school issued an apology and clarification letter

Nazareth, Special for Come and See, May 12, 2003

Pope John Paul II has appointed Father Elias Michael Chacour as a consultant to the Holy See committee promoting dialogue between Christians and Jews, making him the first Palestinian to be appointed to the five-year post.

Chacour is the founder of the Mar Elias Educational Institutions in the town of Ibillin in the Galilee, and three-time nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize (1986, 1989 and 1994).

By ABIGAIL RADOSZKOWICZ, The Jerusalem Post, May 8, 2003

Ray and Rose Mary Register served for thirty years in Israel, mainly in Nazareth. Like the biblical wedding feast at Cana, "God saved the best wine for last for us".

To the new generation of missionaries, Register said: "Stay long enough to let Him do it."

By Manda Roten, Baptist Press, May 8, 2003

A man who called himself Mohammed, and who had recently visited the couple frequently under the pretext that he wanted to convert to Christianity, is the prime suspect in this attack.

Christianity Today Weblog, May 7, 2003

A book with the title "Who is the Greatest?" has caused the Islamic movement in Israel to publish large ads in the main Arab Israeli newspapers accusing Emmaus Bible school in Nazareth of being a part of a larger Zionist-American plot to combat Muslims all around the globe in inspiration of the American victory in Iraq.

These ads appeared in last Friday's newspapers and were accompanied by large reports and commentaries on the mentioned book , by Christian and Islamic figures alike.

Special for "Come and See", May 6, 2003

Hanna Abu El-Assal, who is the principle of the Anglican School in Nazareth was sentenced for two months in jail for attacking a student. Abu El-Assal is the son of the Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem and the Middle Eeast. He was appointed to be principle in the school at the age of 24.



Yossi Shalom, Kol Haemeq, April 16, 2003, Originally in Hebrew

The settlers in the occuiped territories prepare for the coming struggle as the "Road Map for Peace" was published. The Racist Minister Benny Elon who comes from a party that supports "transferring" all Palestinains to Jordan speaks about the help he will get from Evangalicals who support Israel. "These are people who are wild about Israel. Compared to them, I am considered a dove."

Daniel Ben Simon, Haaretz, May 2, 2003

A one-page advertisement in The Christian Century magazine, signed by more than 100 United Methodists, has called on U.S. President George Bush to "repent" of certain domestic and foreign policies, including the use of violence in dealing with Iraq.

"We felt that the best step would be to call brother George to repent"

April 24, 2003 Joretta Purdue, Washington, United Methodist News Service