Tag: Israel

Christians Stoned by Muslim Mob at Temple Mount

OCP- February 23, 2012

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

OCP- February 22, 2012

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

OCP- February 16, 2012

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

OCP- February 3, 2012

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

OCP- February 3, 2012

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

OCP- February 1, 2012

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

OCP- January 26, 2012

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

OCP- January 21, 2012

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

OCP- January 21, 2012

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

OCP- January 17, 2012

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

OCP- January 12, 2012

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

OCP- January 10, 2012

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

OCP- January 5, 2012

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

OCP- January 4, 2012

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*?

OCP- January 2, 2012

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

OCP- December 31, 2011

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

OCP- December 28, 2011

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

OCP- December 26, 2011

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

OCP- December 23, 2011

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

OCP- December 23, 2011

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

OCP- December 21, 2011

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