A group of thirty-four youth leaders, both from Israel and Palestinian areas, traveled to Turkey for renewal, retreat and training in youth ministry and reconciliation.
This initiative was born out of Musalaha's networking within the youth ministries of the Palestinian Christian and Israeli Messianic communities, and a recognition of the need for more training in this area
by Evan Thomas, Musalaha staff and participants, Special For Come and See, Oct 18
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Amnon Rubinstein is one of the leading Professors of International Law in Israel. He quit the Kenesset lately after 20 years of active work with Meretz and Shinoi.
He writes an interesting article about the Christians in Israel.
By Amnon Rubinstein, Haaretz, October 4, 2002
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"I was in Ramallah hours after the Israeli troops left and the day they were expected to return following a suicide bombing south of Tel Aviv".
"I was in Bethlehem during the siege and the standoff at the Church of the Nativity. I was in Palestinian East Jerusalem".
"Now, I know Israel and Palestine more fully. Do I no longer love Israel? God forbid. But I love it more realistically and responsibly.".
By Ron Brackin, ASSIST News Service, May 27, 2002
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LA Times photographer Carolyn Cole writes about her experience as the only photographer inside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
LA Times, May 11, 2002
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An interesting discussion of theologians was held at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Participants cautioned Christians against blind support for Israel. All panelists agreed that Israel should be held morally accountable.
Baptist News, May 3, 2002, By Michael Foust
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As Jobs and Freedom Are Lost, Hardships of Incursion Outweigh Appeal of Living in Holy City.
"I want to live a normal life, where my children are not afraid," said Grace Handal, 27. "Where shells don't go over our house and tanks don't come into our yard. My kids used to draw pictures of birds. Now they draw tanks."
By Doug Struck, Washington Post, Monday, May 6, 2002
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Andrew Bush and his wife Karen serve in the village of Bir Zeit, the home of the famous Palestinian University.
They challenge believers to get the whole story. "For Christians that come to Israel and make it on to the West Bank, they'll realize they've only been receiving part of the story and have been poorly informed."
By Jeremy Reynalds, ASSIST News Service, May 3, 2002
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FEATURES \ Apr 15, 2002 4448
A new generation of potential missionaries needs to hear the fearless voice of Finlay Graham, Southern Baptists' first missionary to Lebanon. Graham, founder of the Arab Baptist seminary in Beirut, served nearly 40 years in the always-volatile Middle East
Baptist Press News, April 12, 2002
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Israel's Artutz 7 reports that a red Heifer was born in Israel. This heifer could indeed be a candidate to be used in the process of purification described in the book of Numbers, chapter 19. "This is a prerequisite for the rebuilding of the Holy Temple"
Arutz 7, April 9, 2002
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Israeli followers of Christ worry about the daily threat of suicide bombings and cast anxious glances at Arabs who move freely in their midst. Palestinian Christians can't travel to jobs that provide for their families and cringe when the Israeli army begins another round of shelling.
April 3, 2002, By Mark Kelly, Worthy News
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