State Department spokesman says that Assad's statement including that Jews betrayed Jesus,were regrettable .

The Associated Press ,9th May,2001

A virtual experience of the Second Temple enables visitors to go up to the Temple and actually walking into the precinct, where they can "walk" in the royal stoa.

The Jerusalem Post

The so-called "Holy Land" is ever less Christian as the region's dwindling number of followers of Jesus Christ stage a mass exodus to the West.

Independent, By Robert Fisk in Beirut, 06 May 2001

Participants in Christian conference in Jerusalem cry:"Lord, have mercy, and forgive us our guilt towards Your chosen people Israel."

Jerusalem Post, April 20, 2001, by Elli Wohlgelernter

Presbyterians, Methodists, and Mennonites as well as Baptists and members of fundamentalist churches are part of the "Evangelicals for Middle East Understanding" group that is looking forward to their 2001 conference to be held in Amman, Jordan in November.

Middle East Wire,25th April,2001,By Fred Stricleert

Kenneth Starr will defend 2 men who are accused of illegal entry to Sudanese Embassy in Washington where they handcuffed themselves to the entrance of the diplomatic mission to protest civil war and famines that have claimed 2 million lives since 1983.

Las Vegas Star,April 30, 2001

Patriarch of Bablyon, Raphael Bidawidqi: Peace conference will focus on church's contribution to bringing peace to the world, and particularly to Iraq

Tehran Times,Sunday, April 29, 2001