First came the fish bumper stickers, imported from the United States and pasted on cars by members of Egypt's Coptic minority as a symbol of their Christianity. Before long, some Muslims responded with their own bumper stickers: fish-hungry sharks


MAGGIE MICHAEL, AP, Dec 2, 2003

After three years of ongoing fighting between Israelis and Palestinians, everybody in Bethlehem is exausted - and hoping for a good Christmas season where some tourists may visit the birth place of Jesus.

By Matthew Tostevin, Alert Net, Nov 30, 2003

One woman was killed and four other people were wounded yesterday when a terrorist opened fire at the Arava Yitzhak Rabin border terminal near Eilat. The victims were members of a Ecuadorean tourist group entering Israel from Jordan en route to Eilat. Pastor of Group shows Christian Love when interviewed by the media.

Haaretz and Arutz 10, November 20, 2003

Seventeen people were killed when a blast destroyed a Riyadh housing complex.

A Christian Arab woman who was planning to move to Canada very soon was killed in this terror attack


By Estanislao Oziewicz, Globe and Mail, November 12, 2003

A Palestinian Evangelical Scholar tries to explain why the Fundamental Evangelicals in the United States support the state of Israel and Why would a Christian Leader say, ?to stand against Israel is to stand against God??

Yohanna Katanacho writes about Jerry Falwell, one of the most prominent figures in Christian Fundamentalism in the USA

Special For Come and See, November 4, 2003

A group of 11 Baptist pastors and laymen from different Baptist churches in England ended last week a successful visit to Baptist churches in Israel.

This visit comes as part of the twinning relationship that was established 4 years ago between The Central Baptist Association in England and the Association of Baptist churches in Israel (ABC).

Special for Come and See, November 2, 2003

According to Christine Tadros from the U.S. Copts Association: "Muslims who convert to Christianity face persecution on a variety of fronts, leading many to lead secret lives and try to find new identities. Some go into hiding and some try to leave the country or go into a different part of the country and change their names. If they?re caught they face torture and abuse"

By Mark Ellis, ASSIST News Service, November 1, 2003

Chacour is a Palestinian Christian who became a Catholic priest. He founded Mar Elias Educational Institution in Galilee for students of all faiths. It now has more than 4,500 students. This fall, after several years of work, Chacour opened Mar Elias University, the first Arab-Christian-Israeli higher education institution, he said. The University of Indianapolis is involved in that effort.

By Marshall V. King, E-Truth, November 2, 2003

Southern Baptists began work among Arabs in Israel more than 90 years ago. Today, 19 local Baptist Churches are the fruit of this blessed work and together with Messianic Jews, the Arab Baptists are the biggest Evangelical group in Israel. While Southern Baptists withdrew from this ministry to focus on other areas, they are selling the "Baptist House". Since local Baptists believe that this house should be given to them since they are a continuation of the ministry, they are now raising money to buy it

Special for Come and See, November 1, 2003