Most residents of Nazareth are simply fed up with the issue. The gaping hole where construction was halted is like an open wound, and what most residents say they want above all is to heal it.

By Leora Eren Frucht, Jerusalem Post, Jan 20, 2002

Jewish Chief Rabbi Eliahu Bakshi-Doron and Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Melchior to join Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi at the conference, pulled together by the outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey. Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah of Jerusalem to attend

By The Associated Press, Jan 20, 2002

The protestors chanted anti-government slogans and condemned Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, calling him "the enemy of God." for his decision to stop work at the Shihab al-Din mosque, which has been under construction for several weeks at a site very near the Christian Basilica of the Annunciation.

By Jalal Banna and Ori Nir, Ha'aretz Correspondents, Jan 19, 2002

The Bible Society of Egypt was all set to offer copies of a specially produced Bible video series at the Cairo International Book Fair but this was revoked just days before the event.

Cross Walk, January 18, 2002

The committee was set up last week and given two weeks to advise the government on its next steps. But after hearing from representatives of the Waqf Islamic religious trust and the Christian churches, Thursday, Sharansky said that the panel would have to hold further discussions before reaching any conclusions.

By Ori Nir, Ha'aretz, Jan 17, 2002

Muslim leaders in the city reacted angrily to Sharon's statements, saying: "This is an attempt by Sharon to curry favor with and move closer to the Christian World
U.S. President George W. Bush, however, has expressed satisfaction with last week's to suspend construction of the mosque

Haaretz, By Jalal Bana and Aluf Benn, Jan 14, 2002

``We find ourselves before two ways: violent imposition of our views and aims, or dialogue about finding means of peaceful coexistence with those who disagree with us,'' Bartholomew told a seminar in the capital, Tehran.

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press

The Pope was accused yesterday of tampering with the sensitive relationship between Israel and its Muslim minority by convincing the government to halt construction of a mosque in Nazareth.

news.independent.co.uk, By Phil Reeves, 11 January 2002

It is easy to understand how such a small number of Christians are trapped between the hostilities of the Palestinians and the Jews,? a spokesman for the Holy See Mission to the United Nations in New York told WND. ?Christians are being crowded out? by growing Jewish and Muslim settlements, an economic crisis and violence

By Mary Jo Anderson, WorldNetDaily.com