Dozens of Evangelical churches among the foreign workers still operate throughout Israel in private apartments, shelters and rented industrial premises. The Way of Life Filipino church in Netanya closed as did the Power of Resurrection African church in Tel Aviv. Many have joined the Immigration Authority's voluntary departure program.

By Nurit Wurgaft, Haaretz, Oct 13, 2003

Nineteen people were killed in the Suicide attack that was conducted in Maxim resturant in the southern part of Haifa On Saturday noon. The resturant was in a joint ownership of a Christian Arabs from the village of Fasouta in Northern part of Israel and a Jew from Haifa.

Among the 19 victims were 4 Christian Arabs. Here are there stories..

Special for Come and See, Oct 6, 2003

A Palestinian Pastor who is studying for his PHD in Thelogical Studies at Trinity International University in Chicago reviews Gary Burge's book titled "Whose Land? Whose Promise? What Christians Are Not Being Told About Israel and the Palestinians".

Yohanna Katanacho, Special for Come and See, Oct 1, 2003

Egyptian Christian was pulled off a flight this afternoon in Cairo and is being held by Egyptian secret police. His wife is a former Muslim who converted to Christianity, is also being sought by police.



Voice of the Martyrs, Sep 26, 2003

Edward Said, a polymath scholar and literary critic at Columbia University who was the most prominent advocate in the United States of the cause of Palestinian independence, died in New York City today. He was 67. The cause of death was leukemia, which Mr. Said had been battling for several years.

Though a defender of Islamic civilization, Mr. Said was an Episcopalian married to a Quaker

New York Times, Sep 24, 2003

Leaders of Evangelical churches in Israel met last weekend at a retreat center in the North of Israel for a meeting, first of its kind, at which a major step was taken toward unity and establishing a convention for Evangelicals in Israel.

Nazareth, Special for Come and See, Sep 24, 2003

The Preliminary Hearing for the charges of the Grace and Truth Christian Church in Rishon Litzion against the Petah Tikva municipality for wrongfully dismissing Ze?ev Bern from his employment due to his Christian faith is now scheduled for November 24th

Special for Come and See, Sep 22, 2003

The UNESCO Prize for Peace Education this year was awarded to Emile Shoufani, an Israeli priest who founded a peace project aimed at bringing Jews, Moslems and Christians closer together

Special For Come and See, Sep 10, 2003

Southern Baptist relief volunteers entered Jordan, The team initially was scheduled to continue from Amman to Baghdad to deliver to Iraqi families some of the 46,000 70-pound boxes of food gathered by Southern Baptist churches across the USA. Travel to Iraq is postponed when the threat level is to be re-examined.

By Joni B. Hannigan, Sep 5, the Florida Baptist Witness