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Western Wall Israel: Irish Church Leaders Barred from Jerusalem's Western Wall

Leaders of Ireland's main Christian churches were barred from praying at Jerusalem's Western Wall Thursday because they refused to remove the crosses they were wearing.

Roman Catholic Cardinal Sean Brady, Church of Ireland Archbishop Alan Harper and Presbyterian and Methodist Moderators John Finlay and Roy Cooper arrived at the wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, without giving prior notice to Israeli authorities, Brady told the Irish broadcast network RTE.

By Steve Weizman. Associated Press Writer

Posted on 03 May, 2008 (39 reads)
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Rhadiah Qupty Features: Rhadia Qubti – A complex identity of a Palestinian Israeli Christian

Rhadia Qupty was invited to participate in a one day conference of the Friends of Sabeel of The Netherlands held at Zeist.

Rhadia gave a presentation on Complex Identity: as Christian Arab/ Palestinian Israeli.

She traced her life story starting with her birth in Haifa, Palestine in l944, growing up in the Baptist Orphanage for Palestinian children who were left with no families after the 1948 war, studying in the USA, and then returning to live in Nazareth and serve among the Arab Community as a social worker

Special For "Come and See", April 30, 2008


Posted on 30 April, 2008 (168 reads)
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Flag of Israel Other: Israel at 60: Celebrate and Seek Justice

The nation-state of Israel will have its 60th birthday celebration on Thursday, May 8. This will be a milestone event in Middle East history. It comes at a time when Israel faces near-daily rocket attacks from northern Gaza.

While lovers of Israel from around the world will celebrate, there are others who will observe the anniversary and also maintain a deep commitment to justice for Palestinians.

Two individual Christians Ben White and Philip Rizk recently composed a "Joint Declaration by Christians on Israel's 60th Anniversary".

JustPeace60 blog, April 2008


Posted on 24 April, 2008 (62 reads)
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Emad Shehady Opinion: Evangelicals in Jordan: Towards a Brighter Future

The president of Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary presents some guidelines, clarifications and words of encouragement.

Many have been asking about the status of evangelicals in Jordan.  This has come as a result of some alarming reports and press releases in the eastern and western media.  Yet it is time now to take a new look towards a brighter future for the wonderful country of Jordan.  A fresh analysis of the situation is essential to move forward. Christians in general and evangelicals in particular can glean and also offer some words of wisdom to help build a model country that the world would be proud of.

By Imad Shehady, Special For "Come and See"

Posted on 17 April, 2008 (379 reads)
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Caliv Myers Israel: Supreme Court rules in favor of Messianic Jews

In a landmark decision today, the Supreme Court of Israel ratified a settlement between twelve Messianic Jewish believers and the State of Israel, which states that being a Messianic Jew does not prevent one from receiving citizenship in Israel under the Law of Return or the Law of Citizenship, if one is a descendent of Jews on one's father's side (and thus not Jewish according to halacha).

Jerusalem Institute of Justice mail-blast, April 17, 2008

Posted on 17 April, 2008 (127 reads)
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Walid Shoebat Other: The Palestinian 'terrorist' turned Zionist

Walid Shoebat came to public attention by becoming an ardent critic of Islam and supporter of Israel, after he became a Christian and became a popular speaker within pro-Israel Evangelical Christians. He describes himself as a former member of the Palestine Liberation Organization who took part in terrorist attacks against Israeli targets.

In this report, the Jerusalem Post says that Shoebat's claim to have bombed Bank Leumi in Bethlehem is rejected by members of his family, and Bank Leumi says it has no record of such an attack ever taking place. 

The Post reports that the Walid Shoebat Foundation's working process is less than transparent, with Shoebat's claim that it is registered as a charity in the state of Pennsylvania being denied by the Pennsylvania State Attorney's Office.

Jorg luyken , THE JERUSALEM POST, March 30, 2008

Posted on 15 April, 2008 (85 reads)
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11 NO PIC Essays: Religious Liberty: the pivotal issue in these pivotal days

Today we are again at a pivotal moment in Christian-Muslim and Western-Muslim relations. However this time the outcome is not going to be determined by military might, but on the strength of moral and ideological convictions. Unfortunately, that is exactly why the West is in danger, for while Islam is weak militarily it is strong on conviction, the West is strong militarily but weak on conviction. The West will either buckle, surrender and submit, handing Islam the ascendancy, or it will brace itself and stand firm for what it believes (if in fact it can remember what that is).

By his very public Easter baptism of the high profile Egypt-born Italian journalist and Muslim convert to Catholicism, Magdi Allam, Pope Benedict has made a decisive and very courageous statement in defence of religious liberty, specifically a Muslim's right to convert.

By Elizabeth Kendal, World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission

Posted on 09 April, 2008 (72 reads)
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Zakaria Botrus Features: Islam’s ‘Public Enemy #1’

Though he is little known in the West, Coptic priest Zakaria Botros — named Islam’s “Public Enemy #1” by the Arabic newspaper, al-Insan al-Jadid — has been making waves in the Islamic world. Along with fellow missionaries — mostly Muslim converts — he appears frequently on the Arabic channel al-Hayat (i.e., “Life TV”). There, he addresses controversial topics of theological significance — free from the censorship imposed by Islamic authorities or self-imposed through fear of the zealous mobs who fulminated against the infamous cartoons of Mohammed. Botros’s excurses on little-known but embarrassing aspects of Islamic law and tradition have become a thorn in the side of Islamic leaders throughout the Middle East.

Raymond Ibrahim, National Review Online, March 25, 2008


Posted on 09 April, 2008 (188 reads)
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Comedian Nazareth Features: Palestinian comedian stands out in stand-up

The Middle East isn't known as a breeding ground for comedians. So it was no loss to the region when stand-up comic Nazareth Rizkallah emigrated to America when he was 19.

He's performed all over the United States. Everywhere he goes, evangelicals love him.

But he's careful to play down his Palestinian roots among his audience of fundamentalist pastors and congregations, at least until the show is over. The churches he performs in are largely ignorant of their Palestinian brethren, while ironically sending political and financial support to Israel.

Josh Dulaney, March 22, The Sanbernandino Sun


Posted on 26 March, 2008 (116 reads)
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David Ortiz Features: Loving Jesus, fearing the neighbors in Ariel

Police and sappers were once again dispatched to Ariel's IDF Street during the Purim holiday Friday morning. A few minutes earlier, a man had knocked on the door of the Leibovitz family home and left a cardboard box with the boy who answered the door. "It's mishloach manot, a Purim gift basket," explained the visitor before disappearing.

The boy and his older brother trembled with fear. Their parents, who were out of town, ordered the boys by phone to get away from the package and call the police. In another residential building, 50 meters away, a bomb planted in a Purim gift basket had exploded the day before.

By Yair Ettinger, Haaretz, March 24, 2008

Posted on 24 March, 2008 (130 reads)
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