Tag: Israel
Jerusalem’s ‘Crown’ Gate, the Damascus Gate, Restored
Author: Ryan Jones, Travelujah 23/8/2011 Allaboutjerusalem.com The Old City of Jerusalem is famous for, among other things, its eight unique gates*, none of which are ... Read More
Egyptian churches reject call for massive anti-Israel Protest
Emad Khalil 25/08/2011 Egyptian churches announced on Thursday their rejection of a protest scheduled for next Friday to demand the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador ... Read More
AJC program engages Christian leaders in Jewish Study
By JEREMY SHARON 07/28/2011 13 members participating in Christian Leadership Initiative study classical Jewish texts with rabbis and educators in Jerusalem. A yearlong interfaith program ... Read More
Christians in the Holy Land shouldn’t have to convert to Islam to get divorced
Jill Hamilton guardian.co.uk 22/7/2011 It is time for churches to use their influence to reform family law in the Middle East. "We cannot wait for ... Read More
The Politics Behind Egyptian Christian Anti-Semitism
Ashraf Ramelah 15/7/2011 Bishop Musa, Coptic Bishop of Youth in Egypt, stated in a recent interview with Egyptian magazine Rosa le-Youssef (June 15, issue #1827), ... Read More
Israel openes the traditional baptism site of Jesus for daily Visits
13/7/2011 Israel opened the traditional baptism site of Jesus to daily visits Tuesday, a move that required the cooperation of Israel’s military and the removal ... Read More
St. Vladimirs Seminary Trustees Attend Conference on Christian Witness in the Middle East
7/7/2011 Two trustees from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, Board Chair Anne Glynn-Mackoul and The Rev. Dr. Philip LeMasters, recently attended an international conference titled ... Read More
Ode to the Righteous Bulgarian Gentiles
By Menachem Wecker 29/6/2011 Church, King and People Are All Celebrated in a Musical Festival When several trains entered Bulgaria secretly on March 8, 1943, ... Read More
Archbishop Of Canterbury Angers Palestinian Christians – OpEd
By Stuart Littlewood 23/6/2011 Kairos Palestine, the voice of Palestinian Christians, has given the Archbishop of Canterbury a strong ticking-off for remarks he made during ... Read More
Churches of Holy Land protest against new taxes in Israel
17/6/2011 Heads of Christian churches expressed their deep concern on new changes aimed at taxation of churches’ real estate, writes Nouvelles d`Arménie. Although former changes ... Read More
Azerbaijan has 1,802 registered mosques, 10 churches, six Synagogues
16/6/2011 The figures were given by the chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations, Hidayat Orujov, in his report to an international ... Read More
Greek Orthodox Christians renew calls for Arabising Church Leadership
By Thameen Kheetan 31/5/2011 AMMAN - Jordanian members of the Greek Orthodox Church have renewed calls for Patriarch Theophilus III to step down and for ... Read More
Israel Expects 250,000 Tourists to Celebrate Passover, Holy Week
15/4/2011 .100,000 visitors expected in Jerusalem alone .Tourism remains strong despite terrorist, rocket attacks .Israeli Tourism Ministry promotes Gospel Trail hike Jerusalem, April 15 - ... Read More
Is this the first ever portrait of Jesus? The incredible story of 70 ancient books hidden in a cave for nearly 2,000 Years
By NICK PRYER 4/4/2011 The image is eerily familiar: a bearded young man with flowing curly hair. After lying for nearly 2,000 years hidden in ... Read More
Greek Orthodox Church Sells Properties to Jewish Group
By Hillel Fendel A group of Jewish businessmen has purchased “hundreds of dunams ” of land from the Greek Orthodox Church. The report, on the ... Read More
Byzantine church discovered near Jerusalem may be burial place of prophet Zechariah
2/2/2011 Archaeologists yesterday presented an ancient church they have discovered outside Jerusalem that may contain the burial place of the biblical prophet Zechariah. The Byzantine ... Read More
Gul says genocide was not part of Turkey’s History
26/1/2011 Gul said, "if we concentrate on the history, no one in Europe cannot look at each other's face." Turkish President Abdullah Gul said that ... Read More
Pilgrims celebrate Feast of the Epiphany on Jordan River
By RON FRIEDMAN 01/19/2011 The ceremony, which celebrates Jesus’s baptism by St. John the Baptist, draws Orthodox Christian pilgrims from around Israel and the world. ... Read More
No such thing as justice in the Holy Land, Palestinian Church leaders tell the Irish
By Stuart Littlewood 15/12/2010 "We need only one thing, to be protected by the world against the crimes of Israel" Stuart Littlewood views a recent ... Read More
Bethlehem Is Booked for Christmas
Written by Arieh O’Sullivan 15/12/2010 As tourism swells, no room in any inns despite Israeli restrictions Amid unseasonably sunny December days in Bethlehem, it appears ... Read More
The school that saved Ramle
By Noam Dvir 18.11.10 The new wing of the city's Orthodox Christian school creates a space that both serves the community and cleans up the ... Read More