After 9 years in Nazareth, executive director of Nazareth village D. Michael Hostetler and family will be leaving to Canada.

Mr. Hostetler, known by his friends as ?Mike?, was the living spirit behind the establishment of the replica of the first century village and museum created in 2000 in Nazareth.

Nazareth, June 22, 2005, Special for Come and See

The visit of "Athletes in Action" to Nazareth became a festival organized by the Nazareth Greek Orthodox club. They sent invitations for the match between the Basketball players from the USA and the local team and more than 700 spectators showed up for the game.

During half time one of the players shared his testimony. After the game Staff from Life agape and volunteers handed out some materials for everybody. Hundreds of Bibles, Jesus Film and other books were distributed.

Special for Come and See, June 20, 2005

Canon Suheil Dawani was elected at June 15, 2005 for the position of the Coadjutor Bishop of The Anglican Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East.

The coadjutor Bishop will work alongside the current Bishop the Rt. Rev. Bishop Riah Abu-Assal for a period of two years. Bishop Abu-Assal supported rival Kamal Farah.

Special For Come and See, June 15, 2005

The heated debate over the prospects for change in the Middle East has yet to provide us with a method to measure the progress towards democratic reform in the Middle East.

Leon Hadar proposes thinking outside the box - a novel multicultural approach ? one that includes monitoring the status of the large Christian minorities.

Antiwar web site, June 5, 2005

Senior US Christian leaders have met with the head of the Palestinian Authority following his discussions last week with President George W Bush. Their aim was to encourage further initiatives towards bridge-building in the Middle East.

Ekklisia, June 5, 2005

The Evangelical pastor tells an Israeli journalist: Even though as a Christian, I don't usually curse, the Jews in Israel should tell Bush to go to hell."

Pastor Vineyard is part of an anti-disengagement delegation. The group arrived late Monday afternoon and after a brief press conference, headed straight to the Gaza Strip, where they planned to remain as an "act of solidarity" until their return to the U.S. on Thursday.

From Haaretz, By Daphna Berman, June 6, 2005

The government will allocate NIS 10 million to compensate residents for property damage incurred during the riots in the Galilee town of Maghar four months ago, a ministerial committee announced yesterday.

The committee, headed by Interior Minister Ophir Pines-Paz, was appointed by the cabinet two months ago. It was charged with examining the matter of property that was damaged in the riots that erupted between Christians and Druze in the town.

By Jack Khoury, Haaretz, June 6, 2005

According to researcher from the Israeli Institute of Technology in Haifa, it was not blood loss that killed Jesus but blood clot and pulmonary embolism

By Ahiya Raved, YNET news, June 7, 2005

About 350 people gathered on a Friday afternoon at May 13 in the Baptist Village in the center of Israel to celebrate 25 years for the Fellowship of Christian Students in Israel (FCSI). The audience included students, graduates and church leaders from all around Israel.

This ministry has played a key role in the development of the evangelical church in Israel. It is one of the first ministries to involve both Christian Arabs and Messianic Jews, was a good school for rising up leaders of churches and has been for more than 25 years a light for 250,000 Students studying in Israel today.

Special For "Come and See", May 26, 2005