UN expert warns of impact of prolonged Israeli occupation on Palestinian children
An independent United Nations human rights expert today warned about the dire situation faced by Palestinian children due to the Israeli occupation, saying that they continue to be subjected to attacks, harassment, detention and abuse.
Every Fourth Palestinian Under Arrest
One-fourth of the Palestinian population residing in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) has been put behind the bars by the Israeli government, making Palestinians the most imprisoned people in the world, according to a new report.
Bello Ciao: The Vik I know
With deep sadness in my heart I write. I am sad and shocked that Vik (Vittorio Arrigoni, 1975-2011) has been taken from our world so soon and so tragically. I am appalled that such ignorant brutality and violence still exists in Palestinian society.
Corvallis Organizes Weekend of Palestinian Culture to benefit MECA’s Maia Project
Looking back at our Weekend of Palestinian Culture One of the best aspects of our November Weekend of Palestinian Culture was the wild diversity of its participants. The people who came for hip-hop were not [...]
Our Response & Support for People in Egypt, Tunisia & Palestine
The Middle East Children's Alliance joins people all over the world who are watching the hopeful resurgence of a new democratic society in Egypt. First in Tunisia then in Egypt, mothers, fathers, doctors, academics, students, taxi drivers, and ordinary people who have for many years been quietly suffering under the Mubarak dictatorship have taken to the streets in peaceful demonstrations.
Hope ends here: The children’s court at Ofer Military Prison
A disturbing look at Israel's treatment of Palestinian children from inside a military court. - MECA
By Aya Kaniuk and Tamar Goldschmidt, Translation by Tal Haran
Palestinian child killed by Israeli settlers
On Friday, January 28, 2011, around 100 Israeli settlers from the illegal Bat Ayn settlement descended upon the Palestinian villages of Saffa and nearby Beit Ommar in the southern West Bank, shooting 17-year-old Yousef Fakhri Ikhlayl in his head, leaving him critically injured. Doctors said Yousef was brain-dead upon arrival at a Hebron hospital. He died early on Saturday.
Howard & Roslyn Zinn Presente!
Honoring Their Legacy By Providing Clean Water for Children in Gaza
I write to you today as the 1st anniversary of the death of our dear, beloved friend and teacher Howard Zinn approaches. As the horrible events have unfolded in Tuscon, Arizona, we have all been shocked and horrified but, given the hate speech that we have listened to over the past few years, we should not be too surprised.
Gaza’s children cope through art
Children in Gaza need your help to heal. Please consider making a contribution to "Let the Children Play & Heal," a vital psychosocial support project that reaches tens of thousands of children in Gaza. Thank you.
by Mel Frykberg
Gaza Two Years Later: 23 Days of My Life
by Jehan Al- Farra
My first semester at IUG, the Islamic University of Gaza, was quite intense; different life style, freshman zeal, new faces, new troubles, architecture major, and most significantly >> war. My first final exam – Applied Physics – was scheduled to be on the 27th of December. As usual, I was hardly prepared and I was actually wishing they’d postpone it!
Yeah, I ended up regretting that one.