Stand with children and refugees all year round
Apr 20, 2023
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...
Stories of Our Work
Palestinian Grandma details the brutal arrest of her 16-year-old grandson Shadi
Oct 18, 2022
"Shadi should not be sleeping in a prison cell. He is a child and should be home with his family." Please read this message from Samia Khoury about the brutal...
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Update from Silwan, Jerusalem
Sep 05, 2022
“I am out of choices,” Zuheir Al Rajabi, a leader of the Madaa Creative Center in Silwan, Jerusalem, told me during a recent phone call. Madaa is a long-time, cherished...
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No child is too young to be targeted by Israel
Aug 08, 2019
As we watch in horror as children are brutalized by law enforcement at the U.S. border, Israeli authorities are likewise targeting more and more very young children for arrest. Last...
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Visit with me in Palestine
Dec 29, 2018
I live in Palestine with my husband and two small children so I get to see MECA's work here firsthand. I’d like to share a little bit about my life...
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Film: Imprisoning a Generation
Oct 24, 2018
"Imprisoning a Generation" is a documentary film which follows the stories of four young Palestinians who have been detained and imprisoned under the Israeli military system. Their perspectives, along with...
Historic US bill would outlaw Israel aid used to abuse Palestinian children
Nov 14, 2017
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...
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Palestinian territory facing ‘worsening child protection crisis’
Aug 20, 2017
“Today, there are more than 2 million Palestinian children who face increasing violations of their rights: displacement and forcible transfer, the demolition and destruction of homes and schools, arbitrary arrest...
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