Some Christian leaders increase their criticism of Israel's response to Palestinian unrest, angering many in U.S. Jewish community.

By LARRY B. STAMMER, TIMES RELIGION WRITER, Los Angeles Times, July 28, 2001

The spiritual leader of Israel's ultra-orthodox Shas party, which holds 17 out of the Israeli Parliament's 120 seats and belongs to the coalition government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, earlier this year called Arabs "snakes" and "vipers."

The Times of India, July 29, 2001

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. George Carey, the leader of 75 million Anglicans, commenting on Israel's decision in July to exclude five candidates from elections for the Greek Orthodox patriarchate.

Haaretz, July 30, By Darren Fisher

The decision contradicts an earlier ruling by another religious authority, Egypt's Grand Mufti, that shows modelled on the British show 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' were un-Islamic.

BBC, July 26, 2001

Ministry Uses Gilead Summer Camps to Present Gospel. More than 150 youngsters choose to follow Christ

ASSIST News Service, July 20, 2001

Christian hospital worker in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia was arrested by the Police for holding Bible Study meetings in his home. His computer was also taken. Fellow Christians are concerned that the personal files on his computer may have contained the names and addresses of other Christians

Christian News Today

The town of the birth of Jesus is a stage of continous violence in the last few days

Special for Come and See

A living museum recreating Nazareth as it was 2,000 years ago is struggeling to survive massive cancellations of trips to Israel.

Special for Come and See

"The council has said no to registering us as a seminary, with religion as our only discipline," seminary president Dr. Imad Shehadeh confirmed in May. "But they haven't answered us yet on our application to become a university, with several disciplines."

Compass, July 16, 2001