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February 1, Christians in the Holy Land, By Dr. Fr. Peter Madros March 7: UN expert: Jewish settlers 'terrorize' Palestinians March 14: Vatican: Presence of Christians in Holy Land Deemed Vital March 21: Jerusalem Patriarch's Message March 29: Patriarchs & Heads of Churches, Jerusalem Statment Israeli elections   April : Multi-Faith Bethlehem Calling April 5: An opportunity for Holy Land peace, By Bishop Allen Bartlett April 15: Easter Message of Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem  May :  Concentration Camps for Palestinians, Bishop Stern from Pontifical Mission June 22: Missionaries around the nation, world meet in Kinston for fellowship week  June 22: Pope deplores Christian exodus  June 23:  Conference in Solidarity with Palestinians Held in Vienna June 26: Christian peace worker attacked by settler in Hebron June 26: Funding agencies meet to discuss Catholic schools in Israel, Cath. News Service June 27: Israeli President Invites Pope to Holy Land Receives New Apostolic Nuncio June 28: Sherri Muzher: Speaking for Palestinian Christians  June 30: Testemony by Fr. Firas Arida, Aboud, on Palestinina conditions July 3: Priest says Gaza residents are used to living in difficult conditions,Cath. News Service July 13: Nuncios in Lebanon, Israel Voice Hope  July 13: From Caritas Jerusalem July 14: Episcopal Chief to Again Protest Israeli Actions  July 17: From the Good Shepherd Sisters in Lebanon  July 17: Break the Cycle of Violence in the Holy Land Bishop, Wenski, USCCB  July 17: Prayer for Just and Lasting Peace, Bishop Thomas G. Wenski July 17: Holy Land Violence Strains Catholic Population July 18: More on Lebanon from the Good Shepherd Sisters  July 18: Tom Hayden: Things Come ’Round in Mideast July 21: Church Leaders Call for an End to Violence   July 21: Papal nuncio tried to secure release of kidnapped Israeli soldier July 22: Latin Patriarch's Message on Lebanon in Arabic July 22: Archbishop George Khodr: This Terrible War!  July 22: World Russian People’s Council outraged at raid upon Orthodox church in Israel  July 24:  A Real Solution to the Conflict in the Middle East, by Fr. Labib Kobti  July 24: Welcome Condalezza, Fr. Labib Kobti  July 25:  Lebanon humanitarian crisis Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland  July 25:  A reflection on the Middle East crisis by Archpriest Leonid Kishkovsky July 25: Lebanon Appeal, Antiochean Orthodox, Metropolitan PHILIP Archbishop July 26: Caritas-Jerusalem Aids Medical Care in Gaza July 28: As Condi Returns to the Middle East, Fr. Labib Kobti July 28: Orthodox Jews against Zionism July 28, The Disciples of Christ Church against the wall July 30: Holy Father's Appeal for Peace July 30: Jerusalem church leader seeks new Christian approach to Middle East July 31: Greek Orthodox Church warns Israel: 'Fear God's wrath'  July 31: Canadian Christian-Jewish dialogue threatened over divestment motion July 31: Christian Zionism, Evangelicals and Israel August 1: Message from Bishop Riah, Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem August 1: Palestinian Catholics express anger over Israeli airstrikes August 3: Latin Patriarch, Michel Sabbah Prays and Fasts for Peace  August 4: Message to the Holy Father, Fr. Manuel Musslam, Gaza August 4: Christian Post: Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Expands to Christians August 4: Salt of the Earth: "May It Stop"  August 4: Christian History Corner: Palestinian Christians, Strangers in a Familiar Land  August 5: Photos: Children Caught in Turmoil  August 6: What Future is Waiting for Us in the M. E?" by Fr Labib Kobti  August 6: Orthodox Jews call for Cease fire  August 7: Statement on Gaza by United Nations humanitarian agencies  August 7: Caritas Deeply Concerned about Deteriorating Situation in Gaza August 7: Palestinian Centre for Human Rights: Israeli War Crimes August 7:  Patriarch Sabbah  visit to Haifa after bombardement August 8:  Catholic Peace Fellowship, Lebanon, open Country August 8:  Lutheran World Leader Joins in Call to End Middle East Violence August 8: Condi New Middle East, by Patrick J. Buchanan August 9: Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem, Riah Abu Al Asal August 8: WORLD CHURCH LEADERS CALL FOR END TO VIOLENCE IN M.E August 8: Extremism endangers Arab Christians of Israel August 9: Statement of Church Organizations, Lebanon & Palestrine August 9: Letter from a Good Shepherd Sisters August 10: Father Mussalam Manuel, Letter from Gaza August 10: Israel and the UN Resolutions August 10: Christian exodus from Holy Land causes worry, Detroit Free Press August 13: Pat Robertson Prays for Israeli Victory  August 13: Sabeel, from Janet Lewis, United Methodist, Jerusalem August 13: Christians Detained by Israeli's in Hebron West Bank August 14: Open letter to George W. Bush on Lebanon, By Ralf Nader August 15: Human Rights Watch: US Deny Israeli request for Cluster August 15: Amazing Day of Protest: Photos August 15:Bishop Robert L. Stern: Concentration Camp for Palestinians August 15: Interview with Seymour Hersh August 15:  Episcopal News Ser.: Churches for M. E Peace protests US arms  August 16: Why such destructions to Lebaon by Israel, Ecumenical pastoral delegation August 17: Humanitarian Disaster in Gaza: Fr Manuel Musallam, GlobalResearch.ca August 17: American Attitudes: Strong Support for Israel, Pew Research Center August 18: Pope pressing for Mideast Peace August 21: Archbishop of York call for A Sustainable Peace in Middle East August 21: More on the wall in Palestine, Catholic priest of Aboud August 21: Violence in West Bank worsen duirng Lebanon war, Human Right Israel August 22: Play About Joan of Arc Reminds Pope of Mideast August 22: THE JERUSALEM DECLARATION ON CHRISTIAN ZIONISM" by  Heads of Churches August 23: Knights of Malta trying to send aid to Lebanon August 23: The people in Gaza  are hungry, thirsty By Fr. Mauel Musallam August 23: Human Rights Group Accuses Israel of War Crimes  August 23: Evidence of Israel deliberate Destruction of Lebanese Infrastructure, Amnesty Int. August 23: U.N. Chief Seeks New Mideast Peace Process August 24: L'Osservatore: Response Slow in Mideast August 24: Displaced Christians in the Middle East, Christian Peace Group August 24: Israeli attacks: Deliberate destruction or "collateral damage"?  UN U. Sec. H. A. August 24: A Letter from 18 Writers, including 3 Nobel Prize, on Israel & Palestine  August 24: Amnesty report accuses Israel of war crimes August 24:  Churches for Middle East Peace speak about what is right to doin the M.E. August 24: Jews for peace take a stand for peace and justice August 25: Lebanon's Bishops urge Christians to Stay August 29: Sisters of the Good Shepherd Lebanon: People of Cedars Say :Thank You August 29: Zenit News Agency Caritas to Help Lebanon Resettle August 30: Zenit News Agency Interview: Carrying Forth a Mideast Vision August 30: Zenit News Agency Religious Leaders' Statement on Christian Zionism August 30: Middle East Christians Presbyterians Challenge Corporations... August 30:  Israel leaves behind 100,000 unexploded bombs , UN, Jan Egeland August 30: Fr Jaeger, Vatican Negotiator: Peace between Israel and PLO only solution August 30:  As nearly a million displaced Lebanese return home, Mercy Corps August 30: UN denounces custer bombs August 30 : Visiting Palestinian youths teach about Christian roots, Ann Arbor News August 30: Archb. Hanna:Israeli aggression // the Palestinans is an ugly crime, IMEMCNews  August 31: Deutsch Welle Donor Pledges for Lebanon Far Exceed Targets August 31: Looking for a Leader with the Great Spirit on his side, OpenNEWS August 31: Israel must disclose details of Cluster Bomb Attacks  Amnesty International August 31: Empire Vs Liberation, World Alliance of Reformed Churches August 31: Vatican attacks the Christian-Zionists on Palestine Sept 1: Zenit News Agency Archbishop Appeals to Catholics in the Holy Land Sept 1, I have just returned from the M.E, Lissa  Caldwell, United Methodist Volunteer  Sept 1: Bush and the term "Islamo-Fascism" by Patrich J. Buchanan Sept 2: The final place of refuge for Christians in the ME is under threat, William Dalrymple  Sept 4: Israel / Lebanon crisis in maps, by BBC Sept 4: Israel/ Lebanon crisis in figures, by BBC Sept 7: Peace Appeal Issued at Assisi Meeting of Prayer Sept 7:  Holy See Asks for Moratorium on Cluster Bombs Sept 8:   Alarm Bells in the East Fr Drew Christensen, SJ, America Magazine Sept 8:   Righteous Opposition to War the Rev. Lois Powell, Church of Christ Sept 8:   War is the not solution to terrorism Howard Zinn, Boston Globe Sept 8:   10 Most Brazen War Profiteers Charlie Cray, Center for Corporate Policy, Wash, DC Sept 8:   Peacemakers Camp Oseh Shalom-Sanea al-Salam Palestinian-Jewish Family Sept 8:   Lebanese youth call on US to respect democracy  Rima Merhi in the Daily Star Sept 8:   Maronite bishops chastise Hizbullah Maroun Khoury in the Daily Star Sept. 8:  UN warns of  Gaza "breaking point" LISTEN Sept 9:   Religious Zionism, Messianic Mission, Israeli Settlements Foundation for ME Peace Sept 9:   Olmert Divides Jerusalem Foundation for Middle East Peace Sept 9:   East Jerusalem Statistics 2000-2004  Foundation for Middle East Peace Sept 9:   Jerusalem Statistics 2006 Foundation for Middle East Peace Sept 9:   US Policy on Jerusalem, Report Summer 2006 Foundation for Middle East Peace Sept 9:   Barrier Facts, Report Summer 2006 Foundation for Middle East Peace Sept 9:   New ME Forum to United Church Efforts for Peace Ekklesia Sept 9:   Creating Middle East Peace with Food Peaceworks Foods (7 Eye Witness News) Sept 9:   Mideast Peril without Peace Deal King Abdullah of Jordan Sept 9:   US Children of Lebanese Learn Their Heritage Islamic Center & Catholic Programs Sept 9:   "...Middle East has many Christians as well as Muslims" Victorine Hinrichs, Maronite Catholic Sept 9:   Court overturns discriminatory policy I'lam Media: Human Rights Sept 9:   Palestinians scavenging for food Comments by UN Workers Sept 9:   Gaza's 1.4 million people deserve protection: int'l presence sought UN agency chief Karen AbyZayd Sept 10:   Pope's interfaith dialogue & bridge building with Muslims Waleed Aly, Australian lawyer Sept 11: Why the 9/121 has happened some answers from the Commission Report Sept 16: POPE BENEDICT XVI & ISLAM Sept 18: The Lebanese fields sown with cluster bombs, By Patrick Cockburn in Nabatiyeh Sept 20: Forced Migration Review 26: Palestinian displacement: a case apart? University of Oxford Oct. 12: Media shun mainstream churches' message Oct. 18: Bishop of Jerusalem, Christians Rally in Support of Palestine  Oct. 19, IRAQ: Christians live in fear of death squads Oct. 26: ARCHBISHOP CHACOUR PLEADS FO PEACE Oct. 29: Orthodox leader calls for Iraq withdrawal Oct. 31: Status of Jerusalem Statement from Jerusalem Church Leaders Oct. 31: U.S. Bishops: Religious Minorities Declining in Iraq Oct. 31: United Nations delegation witnesses Israeli devastation of Palestinian olive harvest  Oct. 31:  U.S. Bishops Call for Protection of Iraq's Christians Oct. 31: Chrisitans in Syria Oct. 31: ARAB CHRISTIANS SUFFER, AMERICAN CHRISTIANS WATCH, By Harmony Grant  Nov. 3: Vatican to U.N. on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Nov. 5: Vatican Pontiff Calls for Halt to Violence in Holy Land Nov. 5: Holy See Insists on 2-State Solution in Mideast Nov. 5: PMRS Urgent Appeal to End Gaza Carnage Nov. 7:  Christians Discriminated Against by Israel?  By Donald Neff Nov. 11: From Jeruslam to Gaza, Sabeel Conference report Nov. 11: Jimmy Carter, Peace Not Apartheid (New York: 2006) IMPORTANT Nov. 14: Situation in Palestine, By UN Humanitarian Affaires Nov. 15: WAR DEADENS THE SPIRIT OF TRUE MANHOOD,By Monsignor Manuel Musallam Nov. 15: SABEEL’S 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE STATEMENT Nov. 16: Peace through equality for all, Bernard Sabella, IMEU Nov. 16: Holy See's Address on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Nov. 19: Kissinger Says Victory in Iraq Is Not Possible Nov. 21: IDF (Israel) admits using cluster bombs against civilians in Lebanon Nov. 22: The Massacre of Beit-Hanoun by Kathleen Christison is a former CIA political analyst Nov 22: Pontiff Warns of "Dark Forces" in Lebanon Nov 22: Civil War in Lebanon, by Robert Fisk Nov. 22: UN rights chief says Palestinians, Israelis feel abandoned by world  Nov. 27: Benedict XVI Pleads for "Autonomous" Lebanon  Nov. 27 :Assyrian Leader in Iraq Assassinated for Advocating Assyrian Autonomy Nov. 28 : Sweden to Investigate Finding of Assyrian Mass Graves in Turkey Nov.. 29: Benedict XVI Appeals for Peace in Jerusalem Dec. 1: Milken Institute Review, Iraq War Will Cost More-than-$2-Trillion  Dec. 6: The report from the Iraq Study Group  Dec. 8,   This year will they know its Christmas in Palestine? Caristas Jerusalem Dec. 10: Pontiff Makes Special Appeal for Lebanon Dec. 10: On the Occasion of the "International Human Rights Day", PALESTINE Dec. 10, The Big Lie About the Middle East, By LISA BEYER Dec. 11: Christians demoralized by Israelis continue to leave Bethlehem area Dec. 11: Tutu: Israel Refused Visas to Fact-finding Mission to Gaza Strip Dec. 12: Amnesty asks EU to impose arms embargo on Israel Dec. 12: War on Terrorism Has to Observe Limits, Says Pope Dec. 12: WE FORGIVE OUR KIDNAPERS in IRAQ, Christian Peace Team Dec. 12: UNRWA appeals for $246m in emergency fund for the occupied Palestinian territory Dec. 13: UN Chief´s Parting Message to U.S., Israel, and PA   Dec. 13: Annan speaks (departing speach of the UN chief) Dec. 13: Colonialism, apartheid and Palestine (discussing Jimmy Carter Book) Dec.13:  Olmert and Pope Discuss Peace, Catholics in Israel Dec. 14: Pope, Israeli official discuss problems of Christians in Holy Land Dec. 14: Clergy: US holds key to Mideast peace  Dec. 14: Catholic Patriarchs: political instability prompts Christians to migrate from East Dec. 14:  Conversations with the Peacemaker, Father Peter Dougherty  Dec.14: Papal Aide and Donation Go to Holy-Land Christians Dec. 14: Don't Abandon Bethlehem, Mayor Urges Christians Worldwide Dec. 14: UNICEF: 2006 One of The Worst Years for Palestine Children Dec. 14: UN Must Be At Forefront Of Palestine Peace Efforts, Says Syed Hamid Dec. 14: High Court tells IDF to dismantle small barrier hampering Palestinians Dec. 15: Carter and Baker: The Final Opportunity to Infuse Anti-Israel Idealism into a New Political Era Dec. 15: UN Probes Israeli Wall in Palestine Dec. 15: UN to set up registry for complaints against fence Dec. 15: Presiding Episcopelian Bishop joins in call for renewed efforts at Middle East peace Dec. 15: Christmas  procession for Bethlehem in Washington, Ad Hoc Committee for Bethlehem Dec. 16:  PALESTINIAN-AMERICAN DELEGATION TO M.E  FOR PALESTINIAN STATE Dec. 17: Former President Carter blames media's 'pro-Israel bias' on AIPAC and 'Christians like me' Dec. 17, The Spirit of Christmas: Bush and Blair banned from birthplace of Jesus Christ Dec. 18: Pope: Peace Depends on Jews, Christians and Muslims Dec. 18: Peace through Equality for All,  By Dr. Bernard Sabella Dec. 19: Pope Benedict XVI: War Does Not Resolve Conflict Dec. 19, Christmas Message, Caritas Jerusalem Dec. 19, Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2's Wogan Anglican Archbishop Rowan Williams  Dec. 19, Pontiff Sees Vatican-Syria Relations Progressing Dec. 19, A child in Bethlehem, The Economist Dec. 20, UN Annan: Iran Intervention Would Be Unwise Dec. 20, Pope Donates €1 Million to Holy-Land Custodian Dec. 20, Bishop Riah, Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem, Christmas message 2006 Dec. 21, Latin Patriarch Message Michel Sabbah, Christmas 2006 MASSEAGE Dec. 22, 'Bethlehem wall' shock for Williams, Archbishop of  Canterbury Dec. 25, Christmas 2006, QUMSIEH Dec. 25, Hundreds of locals, but few foreigners mark Christmas in Bethlehem, From Bethlehem, by Ha'artez Dec. 25, The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, Christmas Message Dec. 25, Catholic Church cancels Christmas Crib  Visit OPEN BETHLEHM for more articles about Christmas and Bethlehem Dec. 25, Benedict XVI,  Pleads for Peace, Cites Mideast, Darfur and Sri Lanka in Message Dec. 28, A Christmas Reflection, By Margo Sabella for MIFTAH  Dec. 29, Not the Bethlehem of our thoughts, By Leila Sansour   President Carter and the Truth about Israel Disclaimer: The views expressed in the Al-Bushra articles and posts are not necessarily those of Al-Bushra or its owners or volunteers, but are solely those of the individual authors. 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