Holy Land

Holy Land Villages Revive Language Of Jesus

AP | DIAA HADID | Posted 05.28.2012

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JISH, Israel -- Two villages in the Holy Land's tiny Christian community are teaching Aramaic in an ambitious effort to revive the language that Jesus...

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Holy Tensions: Lessons From A Christian Pilgrimage To The Holy Land

Charles Howard | Posted 05.23.2012

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Walking with a rabbi friend along a road that has held up the feet of sojourners for thousands of years, we considered the various sides of the some of the complexities within the Holy Land.

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PHOTOS: Cerebral Cruising Towards Antiquity

Yvonne Yorke | Posted 04.11.2012

After several attempts to catch a taxi back to the ship, one of the local shopkeepers voluntarily came out of his store and helped me flag down a taxi and give the driver directions.

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PHOTOS: Finding Sodom In Madaba, Jordan's Historic City

Bob Schulman | Posted 04.08.2012

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To put it mildly, the ancient Jordanian city of Madaba has a bit of history: Moses may have first looked at The Promised Land from atop nearby Mount Nebo.

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The Israel/Palestine Zero Sum Game

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 11.23.2011

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So long as the official mascots of Palestinian Statehood are four murderers, so long as Palestinian officials speak of a Judenrein Palestine, no one but the Arabs themselves can bring peace to the Holy Land.

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Meet the "Other" Today at TEDxJaffa Live From Israel

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 11.07.2011

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More than people know, Jaffa is a lens through which the world can understand cultural diversity and cultural freedom in Israel.

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Glenn Beck's Visit, a Distraction for Israel and the World

Anav Silverman | Posted 10.25.2011

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While Beck's visit elicited a range of responses, from politicians, news commentators and social activists, there were those who were rather blasé about his visit. Speaking to an Israeli security guard, Iyov, outside the event, I asked him what he thought of Glenn Beck. "Who is Glenn Beck?" was his response.

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Ramadan In Ramallah

Kazim Ali | Posted 10.02.2011

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Fasting is a turning away from "received" knowledge and an embracing of the knowledge of the body itself. Each passing day it becomes harder to believe that the conflict in this part of the world has anything to do with religion.

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Christian Leaders Call For Holy Land Protection

Posted 09.19.2011

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By Martin Revis Religion News Service LONDON (RNS/ENInews) Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on Tuesday (July 19) ended a conference on the ...

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Jesus' Baptism Site In West Bank Opened By Israel

AP | By MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 09.11.2011

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QASR EL-YAHUD, West Bank -- Israel opened the traditional baptism site of Jesus to daily visits Tuesday, a move that required the cooperation of Israe...

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10 Holy Pilgrimage Destinations

Posted 07.23.2011

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One thing that most, if not all, of the world's religious traditions have in common is a strong reverence for specific holy sites that are important t...

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Finding Joy On The Sea Of Galilee

Levi Ben-Shmuel | Posted 06.11.2011

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The joy of the dancers and their friends ignited joy in me. It reminded me that it doesn't take much to connect to it. Joy has the power to lead us out of our minds and into our souls.

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Bethlehem Shepherds Are A Dying Breed In Israel

The Guardian | Ana Carbajosa in Bethlehem | Posted 05.25.2011

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If an "angel of the Lord" were to appear in the sky over Bethlehem today, there would be scarcely any shepherds keeping watch over their flocks to wit...

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The United States of Crazy in Israel-Palestine

Bradley Burston | Posted 05.25.2011

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In their goals and in their view of governance, Hamas, Kahanists and Haredim have much in common. Why not just let them run the Holy Land?

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My Brother, My Enemy: A Video Tour Behind the Front Lines of the Battle of Ideas in the Islamic World

Philip Smucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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I've traveled through the Holy Land, Africa, and Asia on a quest to understand what Muslims think about America and to discover what motivates young men and women to take up arms against my own nation. Here's what I found.

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Francisco Cruz Accused Of Killing 16-Year-Old

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WATERBURY, Conn. — Police in Connecticut charged a 19-year-old man with raping and killing a 16-year-old girl after the two walked together to a...

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Good Morning, Yemen? The Mouse That Roared Was Funnier

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 05.25.2011

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You want some American "attention." Circulate reports that there is an Al Qaeda in [fill the space] and before you know, Uncle Sam, shows up with a nice economic stimulus package and American GI's.

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Pope to Arab Christians: Keep the Faith

Don Belt | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a land of bitter conflict, Arab Christians have always been the go-betweens, the human bridge between the Islamic world and the Christian West. Their exodus now would leave a huge void.

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Christmas Spirit Shattered in the Holy Land

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.25.2011

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A tense atmosphere in anticipation of more bad news and an air of sadness has engulfed East Jerusalem in the aftermath of the Gaza attacks. The spirit of Christmas has all but died.

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Western Wall Beggars Preyed On By Crime Ring

McClatchy blog: Checkpoint Jerusalem | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is nothing sacred? Israeli police say they have busted a crime ring that preyed on beggars at the Western Wall. According to an article in Maari...

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