Tag: Israel
Christians Stoned by Muslim Mob at Temple Mount
By Setrige Crawford , Christian Post Reporter 22/2/2012 Christian tourists have been stoned by a mob of Palestinian Muslims during a visit to Temple Mount ... Read More
Writing on the wall: Israel and its Christians
By DAVID ROSENBERG / THE MEDIA LINE/ 02/21/2012 Jerusalem church points to negative attitudes among many Jews. A day after it was discovered on the ... Read More
Hundreds of African refugees are being held hostage in the Sinai desert of Egypt
14/2/2012 Hundreds of African refugees are being held hostage in the Sinai desert of Egypt by smugglers demanding up to $40,000 (£25,000) each for their ... Read More
The Patriarch of Romania: Righteous Simeon and Prophetess Anna Express the Joy the Righteous Feel When they Meet God
3/2/2012 His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church explained in the sermon delivered to the faithful present in the chapel of Saint Gregory ... Read More
Beyond the tales in Israel
IFEOMA IKEJI 3/2/2012 The anxiety kept increasing as the journey progressed to the famous country along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. This could ... Read More
Jaffa Christian leader murdered over real-estate dispute, Israel Police say
By Yaniv Kubovich 1/2/2012 Suspect in murder of Gabriel Cadis, head of Jaffa's Orthodox Church Association, says stabbing was linked to legal battle over property ... Read More
Opinion: Time to rethink how we relate to Christians
25/1/2012 Jews are known for their intellect, and for legitimate reasons. The number of Jewish recipients of Nobel Prizes, for example, is wildly disproportionate to ... Read More
Byzantine-Era Bread Stamp Discovery in Akko Sheds Light on Jewish Life
20/1/2012 A small ceramic stamp used to mark bakery produce may not seem like a significant archeological find, but Israeli archeologists are rather excited by ... Read More
Forgotten: The stolen people of the Sinai
20/1/2012 Thousands of poor migrants from across Africa are being kidnapped by Bedouin gangs. Refugees from sub-Saharan Africa are being kidnapped, tortured and ransomed for ... Read More
Third time lucky
By NICOLE JANSEZIAN, TRAVELUJAH 01/16/2012 TRAVELUJAH WEBSITE While most have already finished celebrating Christmas, the Armenian Orthodox Church in Israel is just getting started. Whoever ... Read More
Byzantine-Era Bread Stamp Discovery in Akko Sheds Light on Jewish Life
Excavation site near Acre; courtesy Israel Antiquities Authority Anient bread stamp with menorah caving Courtesy: Israel Antiquities Authority 11/1/2012 A small ceramic stamp used to ... Read More
JERUSALEM 18 Jan 2012 Thousands celebrate Armenian Christmas
10/1/2012 Christmas comes but thrice a year in the Middle East, so the Armenian Orthodox festival offers one final opportunity to celebrate the occasion, following ... Read More
Thomasson: Orthodoxy doesn’t justify oppressing women
By DAN K. THOMASSON thomassondan@aol.com 4/1/2012 WASHINGTON — Did it ever occur to you that men who practice a radical form of whatever religion they ... Read More
48 hours In: Jerusalem
Matthew Teller 3/1/2012 Every step you take in this holy city reveals an aspect of its history. Why go now? While Christmas may have already ... Read More
2011 Ends on a Sour Note… Is Hamas Really a Mean-Minded Christmas Scrooge*?
Stuart Littlewood 31/12/2011 Phoebe Greenwood, writing from Gaza City in The Guardian on 23 December http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/23/gaza-christians-hamas-cancelled-christmas, reported: “There hasn’t been a Christmas tree in Gaza ... Read More
Churches in Israel struggling to keep up with mass influx of foreign workers
By Julia Niemann 30/12/2011 While the number of Christians with roots in Israel is on the decline, temporary residents are flocking to local services in ... Read More
A somber Christmas for Gaza’s Christians
Ryan Jones 28/12/2011 The few remaining Christians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip marked a very somber Christmas this year, reports The Guardian's Pheobe Greenwood from ... Read More
Christians are both thriving, beleaguered in Israel
By DAVID ROSENBERG / THE MEDIA LINE 12/26/2011 The population is succeeding at school and at work, but their numbers are barely growing. Economically, the ... Read More
“Kairos Palestine”: From Mendacity to Megalomania
Malcolm Lowe 23/12/2011 Late in 2009, a small group of Palestinian Christian clergy and laity banded together to produce a document entitled "Kairos Palestine." Basically, ... Read More
Christians in Israel: Thriving, Beleaguered at the Same Time
David Rosenberg 22/12/2011 They succeed at school and at work, but their numbers are barely growing Economically, the Holy Land’s tiny Christian minority is thriving ... Read More
Israeli army to ease Christmas travel
20/12/2011 Jerusalem: The Israeli army announced special measures, on Monday, to ease the movement of Palestinian Christians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip ... Read More