Historic US bill would outlaw Israel aid used to abuse Palestinian children
All of us at MECA are thrilled to hear about this new bill. It's important step in ending the egregious abuse of Palestinian children by the Israeli occupation. Ten members of Congress are cosponsoring a [...]
Nov 15 in Berkeley: Jerusalem: Our hope will never die
Wednesday, November 15 at 7 PM - 9 PM PST University of California, Berkeley Dwinelle Hall room 215 Recent Developments in Jerusalem Speaker: Fayrouz Sharqawi Facebook event Fayrouz Sharqawi is the Advocacy coordinator at Grassroots [...]
Protesting Balfour Declaration from Gaza to Manchester
It is the 100 year anniversary of Balfour Declaration. For us, the Palestinian people, it is a black and cursed day that laid the foundation for the 31 years later when Israel was founded with [...]
A Timeline: 100 years since The Balfour Declaration
A Timeline: 100 years since The Balfour Declaration #Balfour100 pic.twitter.com/gIKmi5DpNm — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) November 2, 2017
Maia Project Brings Clean Water to Children and People with Disabilities in Maghazi Refugee Camp
I went to visit Maghazi Community Rehabilitation Center where MECA installed a water purification unit with funds from ConnectHer earlier this year. I spoke to the director of the center about the impact of the [...]
More than 40% of medications are not available in Gaza
For ten years we have been living under siege in Gaza and things get worse for us every day. It is almost impossible for people to get in or out through Israel or through Egypt. [...]
Palestine Cultural Day Oct 8 in SF
MECA will have a booth at this wonderful annual event. Hope to see you there! Check out the Facebook event for more details!
VIDEO: Backpacks for children in Gaza
MECA staff and volunteers distributed 1,500 backpacks with hygiene kits to school children in Gaza this year. These sturdy backpacks were made at a local factory in Gaza which provides income to tens of families. [...]
With bricks — not metal — Palestinians rebuild school demolished by Israel
Palestinian students have returned to one school rebuilt after Israel forces demolished it last month. At the beginning of this school year, Israel demolished three Palestinian schools in the West Bank. Community members [...]