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Christianity's future is anything but secure in Israel and the occupied areas, despite the faith's strong roots there and the government's official commitment to religious freedom. Author Amos Elon has written that Jerusalem may soon become a mere "museum" for visitors, bereft of Christianity as a "living religion." A clergyman in the city's withering Catholic community agrees: "I am afraid that the day will come when we will have the Christian holy places without local Christians." Church experts estimate that Jerusalem has 9,000 resident Christians, one-third of the total at Israel's founding...
JERUSALEM: CITY OF MIRRORS by Amos Elon (Little, Brown; $19.95). "Where there is so much destructive memory, a little forgetfulness may be in order," concludes one of Israel's best-known writers in this anecdotal history chronicling 4,000 years of trouble in his hometown...
...with a 4-4 record on its spring trip south. Harvard scored victories over NAIA Division members Wake Forest (9-0), High Point (8-1), Guilford (6-3) and Virginia Commonwealth (5-4). However, the netmen lost to Davidson (7-2), University of North Carolina at Charlotte (6-3), Elon (7-2) and Atlantic Christian (8-1). Ajemian won seven of his eight matches...
...four months, following student rioting that left one Arab dead at the hands of Israeli soldiers. Occupation authorities have shut down the school eleven times in the past ten years. Two weeks ago, an eight-year-old Jewish boy was found murdered near the West Bank settlement of Elon Moreh. Almost no one in Israel doubts that the deed was committed by a Palestinian...
...action, the Crimson finished with a 2-3 record over the break. Harvard scored victories over University of North Carolina (7-2) and Elon (5-4). However, the netmen lost to Davidson (8-1), Guilford (6-3), and Atlantic Christan...