Personal Account from Jenin Refugee Camp
MECA shares this heartbreaking account from Jenin written by the director of our partner, the Freedom Theatre. We stand in solidarity with the children and families in Jenin who have come under another brutal [...]
Gus Newport – He never gave up and he will never be forgotten
Gus Newport 1935-2023 Where ever progressive politics were going… Gus got there first All of us at the Middle East Children’s Alliance share with people across the country and around the world deep sorrow [...]
Special Games & Activities in Gaza Bring Smiles to our Traumatized Children
After children in Gaza were subjected to more violence & fear during the recent Israeli attacks in May, MECA and our partners acted quickly to provide Psychosocial First Aid (PFA) for more than 600 children. [...]
The story of Ruqaya – and of thousands of children in Gaza
I no longer have my toys or the new clothes I bought for Eid or my schoolbooks and bags, but I am really worried I am going to lose my parents too. It’s too [...]
Thank You for Commemorating the Nakba with MECA
“The Nakba never ended.” Rashida Tlaib spoke these words again and again and in just the short time since she was here, we’ve witnessed this terrible truth. With Israeli bombs falling on the people of [...]
The story of Ruqaya; the story of thousands of children in Gaza
The Israel attacks on Gaza this month killed 33 people including 7 children. MECA and our partners are working hard to meet the most urgent needs including providing psychological support for the children who [...]
Seventy-five Years is a Long, Long, Long Time
This May 15, Palestinians mark 75 years since the beginning of what has become a continuous Nakba or catastrophe for the Palestinian people. When I was young, during the First Intifada in 1988, we never [...]
Gaza Diaries: The worst thing is the feeling that we are alone and forgotten
From Gaza, I write while the Israeli military operation is continuing, the toll of injured and killed is rising. 2.2 million Palestinians are subjected to the terrifying sounds of the jet fighters, the tanks [...]
Our children were killed in their sleep
Hello friends and supporters of peace and justice in Palestine, I’m writing you now from my home in Gaza where I live with 2 million Palestinians in a densely populated, open air prison. In the [...]
Stand with children and refugees all year round
Dear Friends, A kindergarten child in Gaza is getting a hot, healthy lunch every day. A teenager who was arrested and detained—and probably tortured—in East Jerusalem is getting support to return to school. Thousands [...]