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  Israel to lease Kinneret shore land to Evangelicals
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Last EditedRP  Oct 13, 2005 08:58pm
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News DateTuesday, October 11, 2005 02:55:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionAlong the northeastern edge of Lake Kinneret, the landscape is quiet, the wind blows gently and the Korazim River meanders tranquilly, much as it did in the time of Jesus, but this undisturbed vista may not last much longer. Plans are underway to develop an evangelical Christian center in the area - a mini-Israel of sorts and perhaps a biblical theme park.

As part of the project, Israel will initially lease 125 acres (500 dunams) in the area between Capernaum, Tabgha and the Mount of Beatitudes. The idea: to build a center that will provide Christian believers with a sense that "Jesus lived here." Some see the project as having great potential to attract pilgrims.

And who is the group with whom the negotiations are underway? "We are talking about a broad group, and at its heart one of the key figures will be Pat Robertson," says Hirchson. Robertson, an Evangelist from the U.S., is widely known from the "The 700 Club," the Christian news and talk show that is the flagship of the Christian Broadcasting Network.

Opponents to the project, among them the chairman of the Yad L'achim organization, Rabbi Shalom Dov Lifschitz, who met with Tourism Minister Hirchson, argued that bitter experience with evangelicals leaves no doubt regarding their missionary activity.
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