The stones should not be so large that a person dies after being hit with two of them, nor so small as to be defined as pebbles, but must cause severe injury," it says. "This makes it clear that the purpose of stoning is to inflict grievous pain on the victim, in a process leading to his or her slow death."

By Patrick Goodenough, Religion Today, Feb 11, 2002

The trouble is reported to have broken out after church bells rang out - in defiance of warnings by Muslims that they should remain silent.
Two years ago 23 people were killed in sectarian clashes

BBC News, Sunday Feb 10, 2002

Katrina MacNab's friendship with many in London's growing Islamic community has given her a door to present the gospel. A widow in her 40s, MacNab challenges an aggressive Islamic mission campaigning successfully among both immigrants and black Londoners who have long-experienced Christianity as the "white man's religion."

Charisma News, Feb 5, 2002

Christian missionaries are developing a growing 'Messianic Jewish' movement in Israel. Shoshana Kordova reports on why they have had particular success in making inroads into the Russian immigrant community.

The Jerusalem Post, Jan 31, 2002

The permission was given to sell at the Cairo International Book Fair.
In Addition, the Bible Society had a very large advertisement for its "Abraham" video on the front page of Egypt's most popular daily newspaper.

by John M. Lindner, Christian Aid Mission

Catholic Bishops from Europe and North America are meeting in Jerusalem to study how Catholic communities can help Christians in the Holy Land.

Zenit, Jan 25, 2002

According to Rami Levi, Israel's tourism commissioner for North America: "Evangelicals are very supportive of Israel. They see all of Israel -- not just our tourism, but our economy, our national interest -- as a love. It's their spiritual belief that that is the way it has to be. We can always rely on them."

By Mark O'Keefe, Religion News Service, January 26, 2002

According to Fr. Pierrebatista Pizzabala of the Franciscan Order: "There are no direct threats, but Christian leaders, who are more concerned about their communities than about their own safety, are frightened"

By Haim Shapiro, Jerusalem Post, Jan 21, 2002

Israel's domestic security service has recommended that Jews be allowed to resume visiting the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem's Old City

By Lee Hockstader, Washington Post Foreign Service, Monday, January 21, 2002