Some observers believe a Muslim nation -- where the New Testament church flourished -- may be the key to reaching all of the Middle East. There has been a renewed and accelerating interest in Turkey as a mission field, although sharing the gospel is strictly forbidden.

Charisma News, July 10, 2002

The Illegal Christian Radio Station from Nazareth shuts down after six months of broadcasting

Special for Come and See, July 10, 2002

The Israeli government decided yesterday to support a bill proposed by MK Haim Druckman (National Religious Party) that would enable state land to be apportioned for Jewish use only.
Druckman formulated his proposal in response to the High Court of Justice's landmark decision in the Katzir case, holding that Israeli Arabs have rights to live anywhere they want.

By Aluf Benn and Moshe Reinfeld, Haaretz, July 8, 2002

The Israeli Government says Jonathan Miles was in country illegally, but Light to the Nations founder denies accusation.
"We are followers of Jesus, and we wanted to follow his example of love thy neighbor, particularly those who were dying and suffering"

By Ross Dunn in Jerusalem, Christianity Today, July 2, 2002

"I have more than one hundred students and imams who study Islam with me and support our ideas from a religious point of view," says Sheikh Abdel al-Salaam Menasra of Nazareth.

By LAUREN GELFOND, Jerusalem Post, June 30, 2002

Thanks in part to donations from U.S. Christian sources, 350 American Jews intent on living in Israel will land at Ben-Gurion International Airport on July 9th, where Prime Minister Ariel Sharon himself is supposed to be among the welcoming committee.

By Orly Halpern, Haaretz, June 28, 2002

A group of six women representing Open Doors traveled to Egypt last month. Women of the Way is a program of Open Doors that delivers hope to "women who share our faith but not our freedom".

Assist Minstries, Monday, June 24, 2002

Father Dr Attallah Hanna, the official spokesman of the Orthodox Church in Jerusalem and the Holy Land, said last night he supported martyrdom by Palestinian men and women to fight for their just rights.
Father Hanna was speaking to a crowd in the United Arab Emirates

Gulf News, June 20, 2002

During the war years in Lebanon, the Bible Society learned the efficacy of drama and puppetry to bring the message of the Gospel to the new generation.
Last Month, a team from them visited Iraq.
Read amazing stories about how God is changing lives of kids and their families in this country where fear of war is in the air

Assist Ministries, June 20, 2002