Bethlehem 2000 - A New Look for an Ancient City By Ben Lynfield Grace descended upon Yasser Abed Rabbo, Faisal Husseini, and Nabil Kassis on a cold winter Sunday evening recently just before Christmas. More Gaza resorts gear up for tourism surge By Lamia Lahoud Looking out at the Mediterranean from the lobby of the stylish new Oasis tourist resort (Al-Wahah in Arabic), it is easy to forget that the densely populated Gaza Strip was the hot spot of the intifada. More Jerusalem Hotels Tread Line Between New Year's and Shabbat By Tamar Hausman For tourists celebrating the end of the millennium in Jerusalem, they'll find Christmas and New Year's won't be much more than a hearty Shabbat dinner behind closed doors. More Nazareth: Mosque dispute overshadows Year 2000 celebrations By Michael S. Arnold Pass by The Holyland souvenir shop at almost any hour of the day and you're likely to find Jamal Daher sitting on a small stool in the shade of his awning, next to the postcards, olive wood manger scenes, and guidebooks to Israel. More Pilgrims' Progress to the Holy Land By Geoffrey Wigoder The earliest known Christian pilgrim to the Holy Land was the mid-second-century Bishop Melito of Sardis (in Turkey), who was motivated by Christian devotion and a tourist's curiosity. More