Jerusalem

Thanks to AFEDJ Trustee, the Rev. Matthew Dayton-Welch, for taking time during his pilgrimage to interview Ms Sondos, a participant with her daughter in the Mother Empowerment Program at Princess Basma Center in East Jerusalem. A signature program of Princess Basma, this two- to three-week...

More from Episcopal News Service on how recent U.S. cuts in aid affect the lives of Palestinians, including those served by Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City and Princess Basma Center for Disabled Children in East Jerusalem. Please consider making a donation though our secure,...

Leaders from Ahli Hospital in Gaza and the Princess Basma Center in East Jerusalem join AFEDJ Board Chair Bishop Barry Beisner to talk about the drastic impact U.S. cuts in aid will have on the humanitarian institutions of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem.

On October 2, 2018  the Most Rev. Suheil Dawani, Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East and Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, shared this open letter about the implications of the U.S. Government’s cuts in aid to Palestine. Click here...

“If we don’t receive money for providing therapies for children, we will have no choice but to close down in a few months because we will not have money to pay salaries or our suppliers.” –Ibrahim Faltis, Princess Basma Center Director Check out this story...

Since the announcement in September that the U.S. Government planned to cut $200 million in aid to UNRWA, the United Nations’ agency dedicated to providing humanitarian aid to Palestinian refugees, and the news the following week of $25 million in cuts in direct aid to...

This is what we know so far:Since the announcement last week that the U.S. would roll back $200 million in aid pledged to assist Palestinian refugees through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and this week’s news that the U.S. government will cut...