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A new book has been published in Jerusalem entitled Witness in the Holy Land by Dr. Maria C. Khoury author of the popular book "Christina Goes to Church." Dr. Khoury, the author of seven church books, has made efforts in the last decade to produce children’s Orthodox literature that preserves and documents precious traditions, values and the rich symbolism of the Chrsitian faith. This new book is the first book geared for adult readers, especially young adults that might have an interest in knowing more about the dwindling Christian community in the Holy Land and what life is like under...

Church officials allege Bethlehem cover-up Lauren Gelfond High-level Christian clerics covered up the real goings-on in the Church of the Nativity standoff, a church official involved in behind-the-scenes negotiations said Friday. “It is not true that all the clergymen are staying in the church of their own free will and that everyone inside is getting along,” a Jerusalem-based cleric told The Jerusalem Post. “But propaganda is all that is heard, in part because of many cover-ups by the Christians who don’t dare to speak up. They are cowards.” Fear of Muslim militants silences those in the church and their communities,...