Tag: israel

Tel Hazor reveals proof of the Book of Joshua

obl- July 26, 2012

25/7/2012 Travelujah This season’s excavations at Tel Hazor National Park in the Upper Galilee conducted by Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Israel Nature and ... Read More

Monastic life in the Judean Wilderness

obl- July 2, 2012

Daniel Peterson By William Hamblin and Daniel Peterson religion@desnews.com 1/7/2012 From the fourth through the seventh centuries A.D., a form of Christian religious devotion flourished ... Read More

An Insight into the Greek-Orthodox Community of Jordan

obl- July 2, 2012

By Irene Archos 1/7/2012 The saying, “Opou geis, kai patris,” is a familiar one attesting to the Greek spirit of seeking out fortune and adapting ... Read More

UNESCO places Bethlehem’s Nativity Church on World Heritage endangered site list

OCP- June 30, 2012

29/6/2012 UN culture body upholds the motion 13-6 after admitting Palestine as a full member last October; Israel views move as Palestinian political stunt. PARIS ... Read More

An ancient faith in Africa

OCP- June 29, 2012

By Holland Cotter New York Times 28/6/2012 ZION IN AFRICA Ethiopia’s form of Orthodox Christianity has a Jewish ring to it, with its Saturday Sabbath ... Read More

President Putin venerates shrines in Jerusalem and Bethlehem

obl- June 29, 2012

During the night of June 26, 2012, while on a working visit to Israel, President Vladimir Putin visited the Church of the Lord’s Sepulchre. Read More

Christians and Jews Gather for “Corrie Remembers” 19 June, 2012

obl- June 24, 2012

20/6/2012 Travelujah Visit Travelujah for Exciting Offers on Holy Land Tours While largely unfamiliar to most Jews, Corrie ten Boom is a well-known hero among ... Read More

Palestinians push Nativity church as Heritage site

OCP- June 24, 2012

Associated Press 23/6/2012 (AP) The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is becoming the church of contention, with a bid by the Palestinians to use ... Read More

Muslim Brotherhood: Egypt’s Christians Must “Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave”

obl- June 7, 2012

Matthew Clark 6/6/2012 According to a popular Egyptian website, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Egyptian presidential candidate, Mohammed Morsi, has stated that Christians will be forced to ... Read More

Jonathan Kay: A great time for a fresh look at the Armenian Genocide

obl- May 30, 2012

A family of Armenian deportees is seen in this undated photo taken by Armin Wegner, a German 2nd Lieutenant stationed in the Ottoman Empire, who ... Read More