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Palestine
The Line Where Religions Collide
Journalist and poet Eliza Grizwold says we can learn a lot about Christianity by surveying the region where they have clashed for 200 years.
December 10, 2010
Little Town of Bethlehem
'Little Town of Bethlehem' puts a human face on Israeli-Palestinian relations.
November 23, 2010
Stride Toward Peace: The Mideast's Nonviolent Moment
Risking love in a land of violence.
July 12, 2010
From Informant to Informer
The "son of Hamas" senses God in his life before coming to Christ.
June 8, 2010
Should We Always Back Israel?
The killing of activists on a ship to Gaza reignites debate over support for Israel and its policies.
June 4, 2010
On the Jesus Trail
What we learned from Jews, Muslims, and Arab Christians as we traced the footsteps of Christ in Galilee.
April 28, 2010
Leap of Faith
Tony Blair, Middle East envoy, says religion and globalization go together — in a good way.
December 30, 2008
Reconciling Christmas
A new ministry to Bethlehem does more than deliver gifts every December.
December 17, 2008
Listening and Learning in the Middle East
What it means to act as an advocate for global engagement.
November 13, 2008
Jewish Groups Angered by Presbyterian Statement on Anti-Jewish Bias
Revisions give a pro-Palestinian slant, they say.
June 17, 2008
'My Heart Is in Gaza'
A dwindling Christian population battles fear and economic hardship.
March 10, 2008
Is Life Worth Living Before Death?
Dwelling in the Holy Land has become a curse for many of its inhabitants.
January 7, 2008
Suffocating the Faithful
Will the last Mideast church leader be sure to turn off the lights?
December 17, 2007
Low Expectations Follow Annapolis Summit
Evangelicals disagree on how to pursue peace, but agree that the renewed Israeli-Palestinian talks may accomplish little.
November 30, 2007
Evangelical Leaders Reiterate Call for Two-State Solution for Israel and Palestine
Over 80 educators and ministry heads affirm efforts to negotiate lasting peace, and warn of consequences of failure.
November 28, 2007
Christian Bookstore Manager Martyred in Gaza City
Rami Ayyad received death threats after store bombing in April.
October 8, 2007
The Christian Message in Lebanon
Journalist Rami Khouri on how the church can foster peace in a troubled region.
August 24, 2007
Gaza's Christian Bookstore Bombed
No injuries in Palestinian Bible Society blast, but security guard was kidnapped and beaten.
April 16, 2007
Throwing Rocks at Israel 
Ex-President Carter's new book is both misleading and dangerous.
March 28, 2007
Fatah Police Seize Gaza Baptist Church
As cease-fire agreements between Fatah and Hamas come and go, a church is literally caught in the middle.
February 7, 2007
Leveling the Investment Field
Why has it been so hard for organizations to treat Israel like any other state?
August 1, 2006
Q&A: Justus Reid Weiner on Palestinian Christians
If they're not sitting on their suitcases, they've already left.
January 19, 2006
Love in the Land of Enmity
The local joke is that Gaza is hell. But that doesn't seem to deter ministry there.
June 17, 2005
Arafat Seen As Hero and Terrorist
Yasser Arafat's death leaves many Christians with hope for future peace negotiations, but others fear chaos.
November 1, 2004
Ethnic Cleansing, Genocide, and Plain Old Murder
What Tony Campolo and the State Department mean in recent comments about Palestine and Sudan.
June 1, 2004
Will Palestinian Christians Survive?
Declining numbers threaten the 'forgotten faithful of the Holy Land.'
October 3, 1994
Palestinian Christians battle Israel barrier route
Palestinians in Beit Jala are hoping the new pope can succeed where others have failed — pressing Israel to drop plans to build a stretch of its West Bank separation barrier through their picturesque valley (Associated Press)
Artist tells the overlooked story of the Palestinian Christians
Through the use of video, historical photographs and documents, the Jaffa-based multimedia artist Dor Guez tells the narrative of a marginalized community (CNN)
Conversions to Islam enflame Gaza Christians’ frustration and fears for community’s future
With the latest conversions, only 10 Christians are known to have turned to Islam in the past eight years, according to community members. But some Christians say that while there is no officially sanctioned push to turn them to Islam, individual Muslims have become pushier in trying. (AP)
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