4 January 2000, Christmas Hotel, East Jerusalem
Celebration of the Great Jubilee of 2000
Patriarchs and Bishops of the Greek Orthodox
Churches on the occasion of their visit to Palestine

27 March 2000, Bethlehem 2000 project building, Bethlehem
Arrangments for the interfaith conference of the Bethlehem 2000 project
Dr.Mahdi Abdul hadi hwad of PASSIA ; Dr. Rev Mitri Raheb, International center, Bethlehem; Mr. Mousa Darwish, Public Relations Director, Bethlehem University.

27 March 2000, Orient House
Muslim-Christian Relations
Faisl Husseih; Afif Safieh; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi and members of visiting delegation from Scotech Church

29 March 2000, PASSIA
Assessment of the Pope’s Visit to the Holy Land
Mr. Geir O. Pederson, Head of the Norwegian Representative Office

30 March 2000, PASSIA
Muslim-Christian Relations
Ms.Salpy Eskidjizn, World Council of Churches

4 April 2000,The Apostolic Delegation, Jerusalem.
Muslim-Christian Relations
Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Head, The Apostolic Delegation, Jerusalem.

5 April 2000, Greek Orthodox Church
Muslim-Christin Relations
HE Metropolitan Timotheos of Vostra, Archamandret Dr. Attalah

8 May 2000
Planning for Bethlehem Interfaith Conference
Participants: Ms. Christine Naser, Mr. Musa Darwish, Dr. Mustafa Abu Swai, Samah Qumsieh,
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
Place: Bethlehem

8 June 2000
The Future of the Inter-religious Cooperation
Participants: University students from Wake Forest University-North Carolina, USA
Ethan Lindsay, Emilie Hayner, Elizabeth Reilly, Brian Harrington, Reagan Humber. Amy Bradley, Sarah Boelig, Rupen Amin, Dana Irwin. And Dr. Kenneth Hoglund- Associate Professor, Department of Religion, Wake Forest University.
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

June 2000
Joint paper presented at the International Congress
Title: THE STONE OF FOUNDATION AND THE STONE OF ISLAM
The following Paper was discussed by PASSIA's Religious Studies Unit Members

2 July 2000
Islamic Perspectives on Jerusalem
Speaker: Dr. Mustafa Abu Swai
Participants: Marvin Gelfand, Jane Gellman, Muki Jankelowitz, Don Scher, Shirley Solomon, Joseph Hurwitz, Judimi Hurwitz, E. Toporek, S. Toporek, Yehezkel Landau, Noreen Sablotsky, Norton Melaver, Bethy Melaver.
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

9 July 2000
The Palestine Question: An Islamic Perspective
Speakers: Dr. Mustafa Abu Swai, Sheikh Jamil Hamami
Participants: Dana Baruch, Riva Jacobs, Kelly Finkel, Susan Couden, Sara kolett, Gay Cllis, Laura Buse, Perter Geffen, Steven Bogad, Shaula Gurani, Elizabeth Sharkey
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

24 July 2000
Egyptian Crises: Moslem-Christians Today
Participants: Father Christian Van Nispen, Cairo, Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Jerusalem.
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

9 September 2000
Joining Hands against Hunger Companions in Transformation
The Status of Democracy and Religion
Participants: Rev. Victor Makari-Office for Interfaith Relations & Worldwide Ministries Division, Presbyterian Church; Lionel Derenoncourt, Associate for International Hunger Concerns, Worldwide Ministries Division, Presbyterian Church, Layne Hawley, Coordinator, Worldwide Ministries Division, Presbyterian Church
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem.

12 September 2000
Palestinian religious figures and academics comment on the US Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
Summary of a live TV discussion program with Mr. Robert Seibel; head of the 'International Religious Freedom Department', US Department of State and Saudi and Palestinian personalities
Palestinian Participants: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Ibrahim Qandalaft, Father Majdi Siriani, Father Na'im Ateeq, Abdul Halim Ayesh, Samir Qumsieh.
In the live TV program "World Net" Saudi personalities, as well as Palestinian religious figures and academics criticized the US Annual Report on International Religious Freedom which was released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, US Department of State on the 5^th of September, 2000. Their criticism was mainly based on the fact that the report failed to address any of the numerous Israeli violations vis-a-vis Islamic and Christian holy places in the Palestinian territories and within Israel property.

Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi and Dr. Mustafa Abu Swai participated in the live discussion as representatives of PASSIA's Religious Studies Unit. Dr. Abu Swai mentioned that a mosque in Tiberias had been closed and turned into a carpet factory, while, against a ruling by the supreme court, the first floor of a mosque in Yaffa had been converted into a plastic factory and the second floor into a restaurant and coffee shop. Dr. Abdul Hadi said: "This may cause things to deteriorate, it is true that this conflict has a religious perspective, but the most important are the political and the national ones. This land is part of the Occupied Territories where all the UN Resolutions should be implemented and where religious freedom should be practiced."

6 December 2000
The Importance of Jerusalem for Muslims
Speaker: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
Participants: Swedish students from the Church of Sweden Mi Helen-Clergy, Ann Louise Trulsson-Clergy, Tommy Mellberg-Clergy, Tommie Anderson-Clergy, Markus Klefbeck-Student, Cecilia Nystir-Deaconess, Rolf Storm-Clergy, Mary Chilpsen-Clergy.
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

24 February 2000, PASSIA
Muslim-Christian Relations
Speaker: Jukka Paarma, Archbishop of Finland.
Discussant: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi.
Participants: Bishop Munib Yonan, Adnan El-Husseini, Sheikh Mohammad Hussein and the Delegation accompanying the Archbishop of Finland

9 March 2000, PASSIA
Inter-Faith Dilogue
members of the Board of the Church of Sweden during their visit to Jerusalem and to the Holy Land.

21 March 2000, Portugese Representative office. Ramallah
The Question of Jerusalem, The Pope pligrimge to the holy Land and the general views on Palestinian domestic issues
Heads and representatives of Diplomatic missions in Jerusalem and West Bank.

30 March 2000, PASSIA
Islam in Palestine
Meeting with the religious visiting delegation from Finland.
Risto Ahonen; Paivi Anttila; Ben Chang; Olle Eriksson; Ritva Halmensmaa; Erkko Helminen; Heikki Hilvo; Risto Jukko; Eeva Kemppi-Repo; Juha Kylanpaa; Reijo Leino; Vuokko Lipponen; Kirsti Mauranen; Jaakko Makela; Ulla Makinen; Irma Nygren; Seikku Paunonen; Jorma Paussu; Kari Poykko; Juha-Pekka Rissanen; Ulla-Maija Saarilahti; Bodil Skjott; Rolf Steffansson; Tuula Saaksi; Marti Tuhkanen; Pirko Tuhkanen; Anders Vikstrom; Markku Voutilainen; Ritta-Leena Voutilainen.

30 March 2000, PASSIA.
The Impact of the Pope’s Visit on Muslim-Christian Relations
Meeting with the Finnish Visiting Delegation
Risto Ahonen; Anttila Paivi; Ben Chang; Olle Eriksson; Ritva Halmesmaa; Brkki Helminen; Heikki Hilvo; Risto Jukko; Eeva Kemppi-Repo; Juha Kylanpaa; Reijo Leino; Vuokkp Lipponen; Kirsti Mauranen; Jaakko Makela; Ulla Makinen; Irma Nygren; Seikku Paunonen; Jorma Paussu; Karl Poykko; Juha-Pekka Rissanen; Ulla-Maija Saarilahti; Bodil Skjott; Rolf Steffansson; Tuula Saaksi; Marti Tuhkanen; Pirkko Tuhkanen; Anders Vikstrom; Markku Voutilainen; Rjitta-Leena Voutilainen.

31 March 2000, PASSIA
Assessment of the Pope’s Visit to the Holy Land
Wadi’ Abu Nassar, Adnan Husseini, Metropolitan Timotheos of Vostra, Ibrahim Dai’bes, Salpy Eskidjian, Bishop. Riah Abu Al-Asal, Abdullah Khoury, Ibrahim Abu Hadba, Father Peter Madrous, Dr. Bernard Sabella, Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi

20 May 2000
The Religious Aspects of the Question of Jerusalem
Speakers: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Dr. Salim Tamari
Participants: The American Committee on Jerusalem
Dr. Marc Ellis, Dr. Evertt Huffard, Dr. Derek Davis, Dr. David Holloway, Dr. Leo Lefebure, Dr. Rick Marrs, Dr. Melanie May, Dr. Brenda Meehan, Dr. Elizabeth Ngan, Dr. Caleb Oladipo, Khalil Jahshan, Laurel Severns.
Place: Miftah Institute, Jerusalem

29 August 2000
Recent Political Changes and the Question of Jerusalem
Speaker: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
Participants: Visiting Swedish Delegation-The Evangelical Lutheran Church The Most Rt. Rev. Karl Hammar, the Rt. Rev. Andres Wejryd, the Rt. Rev. Caroline Krook, the Rt. Rev. Rangar Persenius, the Rt. Rev. Lars-Goran Lonnermark, the Rt. Rev. Lars Eckerdal, the Rt. Rev. Karl Johan Tyrberg, the Rt. Rev. Rune Backlund, the Rt. Rev. Martin Lind, the Rt. Rev. Claes-Bertil, the Rt. Rev. Yiterberg, Biorn Fjarstedt, the Rt. Rev. Christina Odenberg, Bishop Munib Younan, Ms. Lena Bohman, Mr. Johan Hasslow, Mr. Klas Hansson, Mr. Tord Tomberg.
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

12 September 2000
Palestinian religious figures and academics comment on the US Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
Summary of a live TV discussion program with Mr. Robert Seibel; head of the 'International Religious Freedom Department', US Department of State and Saudi and Palestinian personalities
Palestinian Participants: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Ibrahim Qandalaft, Father Majdi Siriani, Father Na'im Ateeq, Abdul Halim Ayesh, Samir Qumsieh.

In the live TV program "World Net" Saudi personalities, as well as Palestinian religious figures and academics criticized the US Annual Report on International Religious Freedom which was released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, US Department of State on the 5^th of September, 2000. Their criticism was mainly based on the fact that the report failed to address any of the numerous Israeli violations vis-a-vis Islamic and Christian holy places in the Palestinian territories and within Israel property.

Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi and Dr. Mustafa Abu Swai participated in the live discussion as representatives of PASSIA's Religious Studies Unit. Dr. Abu Swai mentioned that a mosque in Tiberias had been closed and turned into a carpet factory, while, against a ruling by the supreme court, the first floor of a mosque in Yaffa had been converted into a plastic factory and the second floor into a restaurant and coffee shop. Dr. Abdul Hadi said: "This may cause things to deteriorate, it is true that this conflict has a religious perspective, but the most important are the political and the national ones. This land is part of the Occupied Territories where all the UN Resolutions should be implemented and where religious freedom should be practiced."

PASSIA Forum, 13 March 2000, Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem
‘The Vatican and Palestine - Christian and Muslim Perspectives’
Speakers: Adnan Husseini, Director, Islamic Waqf, Jerusalem and Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Head, Apostolic Delegation, Jerusalem
(See Photos)

23 September 2000
2000 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom released by the US Department of State
Participants: Wisam Masa'deh, Fadi Moghrabi, A'la' Alamat, Ahmad Alami, Hussein El-Mahdi, Adnan Husseini, Safa' Abu Asab, Mohammed Jaber, Abdul Salam Abu Shkeidem, Jamil Hamami, Father Maroun Lahham, Bishop Munib Younan, Jack Khazmo, Nora Karmi, Rev. Yazeed Saeed.
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

10-11 July 2000
The Question of Jerusalem

PASSIA Publications, June 2000 - Second Edition (English,Arabic)
Jerusalem Religious Aspects