The security cabinet decided Wednesday (Jan 8) to halt the construction of the mosque next to the Basilica of the Annunciation. Interior Minister Eli Yishai and Housing Minister Natan Sharansky were asked to find an alternate site for the mosque in Nazareth within two weeks.
By Aluf Benn and Jalal Banna, Ha'aretz Correspondents, Ha'aretz Service and agencies, Jan 8, 2002
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United Christian Council in Israel together with the Catholic Church and the "International Coalition for Nazareth" are using all their connections to put massive pressure on the Israeli government to stop the building of the mosque in Nazareth.
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The Saudi Ministry of Interior arrested the men after receiving reports in June of their participation in Christian gatherings that included Saudi converts to Christianity.
By Art Moore, WorldNetDaily.com, Dec 29, 2001
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There are 137,000 Christians among the country's population, compared to 120,000 in 1995, the Central Bureau of Statistics announced yesterday. The total population is nearly 6.5 million
By Haim Shapiro, Jeruslaem Post, December 31, 2001
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The "coalition of churches filed a formal complaint with the police against construction on the scene this week, claiming the project "injured Christian sensibilities."
By Jalal Bana, Haaretz, Dec 26, 2001
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A Jewish religious school expressed regret on Tuesday for publicly burning a copy of the New Testament, saying it was just trying to protect its students from efforts to convert them to Christianity.
By Reuters, Dec 25, 2001
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In a massive and unusual display of Christian unity, Roman Catholics joined with evangelical Protestants yesterday in an effort to stop construction of a mosque near the Basilica of the Nativity in Nazareth.
Jerusalem Post, By Haim Shapiro, Dec 21, 2001
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Arafat usually heads the celebrations of the nativity.
An official of the Roman Catholic patriarchate said it would be "arrogant of the Israeli authorities" to refuse Arafat permission to the attend the mass.
AP, JERUSALEM, Dec 21, 2001
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Outside Hall in Gaza Baptist Church collapsed from sound Effect of Israeli bombing over Gaza City
Special For Come and See, Dec 20, 2001
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