While Israel was busy preparing for withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, in one of the most complicated logistic assignments, a group of 350 Athletes were meeting in a Hotel near the Sea of Galilee and preparing for another complicated assignment. These Athletes were planning their project to reach out to Arab and Jewish kids through Sports, both in Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Special For "Come and See", Sep 15, 2005

Shas spiritual leader Ovadia Yosef: Hurricane Katrina result of Bush?s support for disengagement, failure of New Orleans? black residents to study Torah. ?This is the punishment for what Bush did to Gush Katif,? rabbi says

Zvi Alush, YNET, Sep 7, 2005

Israeli government officials are troubled by the apparent deepening of Greece's involvement in the affair of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem. Officials have complained that while Israel is holding off on deciding the fate of Patriarch Irenios I, who is no longer recognized by most of the Greek Orthodox world, it has given Greece an opening to intervene by funneling funds to sustain the paralyzed patriarchate and establishing regulations governing its continued functioning.

Lili Galili, Haaretz, July 12, 2005

Israel will have the largest Jewish population in the world by 2006, when it will surpass the United States for the first time in history, the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute said Monday.

Today about 5.28 million Jews live in the U.S., with 5.235 million living in Israel.

Haaretz, July 11, 2005

The visit of "Athletes in Action" to Nazareth became a festival organized by the Nazareth Greek Orthodox club. They sent invitations for the match between the Basketball players from the USA and the local team and more than 700 spectators showed up for the game.

During half time one of the players shared his testimony. After the game Staff from Life agape and volunteers handed out some materials for everybody. Hundreds of Bibles, Jesus Film and other books were distributed.

Special for Come and See, June 20, 2005

The government will allocate NIS 10 million to compensate residents for property damage incurred during the riots in the Galilee town of Maghar four months ago, a ministerial committee announced yesterday.

The committee, headed by Interior Minister Ophir Pines-Paz, was appointed by the cabinet two months ago. It was charged with examining the matter of property that was damaged in the riots that erupted between Christians and Druze in the town.

By Jack Khoury, Haaretz, June 6, 2005

According to researcher from the Israeli Institute of Technology in Haifa, it was not blood loss that killed Jesus but blood clot and pulmonary embolism

By Ahiya Raved, YNET news, June 7, 2005

About 350 people gathered on a Friday afternoon at May 13 in the Baptist Village in the center of Israel to celebrate 25 years for the Fellowship of Christian Students in Israel (FCSI). The audience included students, graduates and church leaders from all around Israel.

This ministry has played a key role in the development of the evangelical church in Israel. It is one of the first ministries to involve both Christian Arabs and Messianic Jews, was a good school for rising up leaders of churches and has been for more than 25 years a light for 250,000 Students studying in Israel today.

Special For "Come and See", May 26, 2005

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, interested in shoring up his standing in the influential US Evangelical Christian community, met eight leading Evangelical figures Tuesday, including Jay Sekulow, a high profile Messianic Jew.

Sekulow, who runs a conservative civil liberties group called the American Center for Law & Justice that was set up by evangelist Pat Robertson, is considered close to US President George W. Bush and was one of three strategists charged by the White House with the task of getting Bush's controversial court nominees through the Senate.

Herb Keinon, The Jerusalem Post, May 10, 2005

A NEW report shows that the Church of Scotland?s controversial Israeli hotel project is depriving other overseas aid projects of funds.

A report from the Board of World Mission to be presented at this month?s General Assembly of the Church of Scotland shows that, by the end of this year, the ?13 million Tiberias resort development by the Sea of Galilee will drain the Kirk of a further ?555,000.

Sunday Herlad (UK), by Jenifer Johnston