The neighborhood children: Death and destruction in Shati Refugee Camp
Palestinians gather as rescuers search for victims at the site of a house destroyed by Israeli airstrikes at the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, May 15, 2021.Photo:Xinhua A member of MECA partner [...]
The Nakba continues… but the struggle is getting stronger
It’s May 15. On this anniversary, here we are again writing about the Nakba, the 1948 catastrophe when 750,000 Palestinians were uprooted from their homes and lands by Israeli thugs, gangs and military forces. We [...]
Joint Statement Calling on Biden Administration to Condemn Israeli government plans to Forcibly Displace Palestinians in Occupied East Jerusalem
MECA was pleased to join with more than 100 organizations in the US sending this statement. From Gaza to Jerusalem, the attacks must stop. The undersigned grassroots and advocacy organizations stand in solidarity with the [...]
Eid Al-Fitr this year in Gaza
It is the morning of Eid al-Fitr. Instead of the usual sounds of children’s laughter and the joyful calls to prayer from the mosques, all I hear is Israeli bombing. I woke up after just [...]
What is Happening in Palestine? Hear from one youth in Gaza
This message was written by a member of MECA partner the Youth Vision Society based in Shati Refugee Camp, Gaza On Tuesday 11th May 2021, Palestinian health officials in Gaza stated 25 people, including nine [...]
Working Under Fire in Gaza
At the warehouse, I inspected the contents of the food parcels. Driving from my home in Nuseirat refugee camp to Northern Gaza today was the longest road I have ever taken. I felt [...]
VIDEO: Noam Chomsky in conversation with Noura Erakat
Watch this recording of a special MECA event! You will hear the legendary Noam Chomsky in conversation with Palestinian-American author/ human rights attorney Noura Erakat! ?
Khuza’a Playground: A Safe Haven We Did Not Expect
“I won’t lie to you, I wasn’t that excited about the project when it first started, I mean it’s a great project but I kept thinking that other locations than Khuza’a could be more of [...]
A gift for Palestine — and a gift for YOU from Palestine
Join MECA’s Children’s Circle Stand with children and refugees all year round Join the Children's Circle A child in Gaza getting a new warm coat for the cold, rainy winter. Or a Syrian refugee family [...]
Sajd, IT Student
We want you to hear directly from one of the 140 students who are receiving a scholarship this year to study at the university: Sajd was born in 2001 in Rafah in the southern part [...]