• FEATURES \ Sep 19, 2008
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    Why Did You Come Back?

    “Why did you come back?” It’s a question people ask my wife and I when they find out that we used to live in the U.S. until we came back to live in our hometown, Nazareth.

    If I put a dollar into my savings account every time someone asked us this question, we would not be millionaires, but at least a $1,000 richer. I always try to tell them in a way or another that living abroad is not all that simple and fun. My wife Gosayna tells them that the fact we came back says something!

    But why did we come back?

    by Habib Karam and Gosayna Karam, Special For "Come and See"

    Why Did You Come Back?
  • OTHER \ Sep 17, 2008
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    International conference addresses religious dimensions of Israel/Palestine
    The need to "re-frame the religious dimensions" of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a key goal of a 4-day international theological conference starting today in the Swiss capital, Bern. The conference involves some 65 theologians and church leaders from all over the world who are focusing on the issue of "Promised Land".

    World Council of Churches Web site, Sep 17, 2008
  • FEATURES \ Sep 17, 2008
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    SAT-7 offers peaceful alternative to violent TV programmes over Ramadan
    “Ramadan is the biggest TV viewing time in the Middle East and North Africa. As soon as sunset comes and Muslim families break their day-long fasts, many sit for a big meal and watch TV. Local TV channels compete to capture the biggest audience share, and they know that violent and controversial films can help,” says David Harder, SAT-7’s Communications Manager.

    SAT-7 is offering Christians a positive alternative of Bible-based programmes, 80 per cent of which are made in the region by Middle Eastern Christians.

    Christian Today, Sep 4, 2008
    SAT-7 offers peaceful alternative to violent TV programmes over Ramadan
  • FEATURES \ Sep 11, 2008
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    Mar Elias schools: investing in excellence
    The Mar Elias campus, a complex of Christian educational institutions in the village of Ibillin near Shfaram, covers a steep slope. It includes a kindergarten, an elementary school, a high school and a university, which, according to information provided by the Council of Higher Education, is likely to soon become the first Arab academic campus in Israel.

    The senior vice president of these institutions, Dr. Raed Mualem, knows no rest. His main project at the moment is expanding studies to branches in Nazareth and Mi'ilya, a Christian town in western Galilee, at a planned investment of tens of millions of dollars. About 1,300 students are now studying in the various educational frameworks in Ibillin. "We are apparently the first in the country to offer pedagogical continuity, from kindergarten through high school and university," says Mualem.

    By Ora Kashti, Haaretz, Sep 8, 2008
    Mar Elias schools: investing in excellence
  • OTHER \ Sep 01, 2008
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    Compolo writes to McCain: Develop Middle East Policy
    President of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education writes to Senator McCain:

    I am part of that Evangelical community that will provide massive support for your candidacy as the November election approaches. What I hope you do is recognize that our commitments as Evangelicals go beyond the two hot-button issues of gay marriage and abortion.

    I would ask you to develop a Middle East policy that not only guarantees safety and security for the Israeli people, but also provides the same for the Palestinian people. So many Christian Zionists within the Evangelical community are anti-Palestinian in their desire to see the fulfillment of what they believe to be biblical prophecies. Please note that an overwhelming majority of us believe that God loves the Palestinian people every bit as much as He loves the Jewish people.

    Tikkun, August 30, 2008
    Compolo writes to McCain: Develop Middle East Policy
  • TOP STORIES \ Aug 19, 2008
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    Huckabee the Maccabee


    It is amazing how such a rediculous and unresponsible person was considered a serious candidate for US presidency.

    Mike Huckabee came to Israel with an invitation from the ultra-fanatic Israeli group "Ateret Cohanim" who supports giving the Moslem Quarter in Jersualem to Jews. Huckabee came to Jerusalem and praised a former follower of Jewish extremist Meir Kahane. Read the unbelievable news item from Haaretz.


    Cnaan Liphshiz, Haaretz, Aug 19, 2008

    Huckabee the Maccabee
  • JORDAN \ Aug 19, 2008
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    Baptism Center to be built in Jordan - Baptists get a plot of land
    The government of Jordan has designated a plot of land for the Baptist World Alliance (BWA).


    The offer was first made during a visit by BWA president David Coffey with Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein last September. The land is closely approximate to the region known as Bethany beyond Jordan, where it is believed that John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ.

    Baptist World Alleience Web site, June 4, 2008
  • OTHER \ Aug 19, 2008
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    Church group: press lawmakers on peace
    A coalition of U.S. Mainline churches asked followers to press lawmakers during the summer break to endorse an active U.S. Role in Middle East peace making.

    Churches for Middle East Peace sent an email alert to followers this month outlining seven questions for Congress members.

    JTA, Aug 15, 2008
  • PALESTINE \ Aug 11, 2008
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    Palestinian complains about Obama not visiting Christian Holy Sites
    Election related news continue to be made in the Middle East weeks after the Barack Obama visited the region. The office of the Palestinian president released, Wednesday, a copy of the peace poster that Abbas presented to Obama.

    In a related event, a leader of the tiny Christian Palestinian community in Jerusalem sent an angry complaint to Barak Obama for his failure to visit Christian holy sites during his most recent visit.

    By Daoud Kuttab, Palestinian News Network, Aug 10, 2008
    Palestinian complains about Obama not visiting Christian Holy Sites