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Ahli Arab Hospital Faces Extreme Challenges Amidst Escalating Gaza Conflict November 17, 2023 – As the conflict in Gaza unfolds, Ahli Arab Hospital remains at the forefront of the escalating crisis, providing care to current patients despite daily bombardments in Northern Gaza and critical resource...

Ahli Hospital Director Suhaila Tarazi continues to update AFEDJ amidst rubble, ruin, and tragedy in Gaza with an urgent cry for help. Saturday, October 7, 2023 is a day that will forever live in infamy in the hearts and minds of the people of the...

“Supporters often forget about us in Gaza when there is no active war, and this year is particularly harder than any other year,” shares Suhaila Tarazi, Ahli Arab Hospital Director. In the wake of the devastating events of last May that left more than 30...

The Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre establishes its new rehabilitation satellite unit for children with disabilities at Al-Ahli Hospital in the Gaza Strip In a groundbreaking act of collaboration between two of the institutions we support in the Diocese of Jerusalem, the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre...

Sarah Schofield-Mansur is an experienced and passionate fundraiser with a unique interdisciplinary background spanning from the world of modern theater to anthropological archaeology of the Ancient Near East. She comes to AFEDJ from the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University, where she most recently served...

Thanks to your generosity, we’ve raised over $85k in unrestricted donations during our Spring campaign. BUT WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP. In the Holy Land, conditions can change in an instant. When war and unrest strike, the pressing needs of institutions – fuel to power...

After a thorough nationwide search, Diana Branton was selected to join the team in late June as AFEDJ’s Director of Communications and Marketing, and “Bearing Witness” Program Director. Diana, an award-winning graphic artist, author, public speaker, teacher, historian, and communicator of over fifteen years, comes...

Meet Farah. Since the age of six months, Farah has been attending the Jerusalem Princess Basma Center, where she has flourished under their care. Now at the age of five, she shows confidence and displays impressive skills such as walking and running, and she fills...

Since 1988, through General Convention resolutions, the Episcopal Church has repeatedly called on its members to learn more about the remarkable Christian witness in the Holy Land and the humanitarian ministries of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. Three years in the making, a dynamic education...

The Episcopal Technological and Vocational Training Center in Ramallah: Not just for young people any more In 2000 Giovanni Anbar recognized the need for vocational training opportunities for Palestinian secondary students who were not succeeding in the traditional academic track. Under the auspices of the...