East Jerusalem Catholic hospital gets coronavirus unit for Palestinians

When the Israeli Ministry of Health asked St Joseph’s Hospital to set up a coronavirus unit, the hospital had it completed within a week. Jamil Koussa, general director of the hospital, said normally it would take 20 days to prepare such an infectious disease unit, which requires special negative pressure pumps to clear the air... Read More

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September 18, 2018

Catholic workers say US aid cuts to Palestinians could be disastrous

The US budgetary cuts to humanitarian aid institutions helping Palestinians could lead to long-term disastrous consequences, said Catholic aid workers in the region. “There is concern that the humanitarian situation in Gaza, which is already dire, will be made worse,” Hilary DuBose, who represents Catholic Relief Services in Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza, told Catholic... Read More

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March 14, 2018

New law allows Israel to revoke residency of East Jerusalem Palestinians

A new Israeli law that allows the government to revoke the permanent residency status of Palestinians living in East Jerusalem is contrary to international law, said the director of a Catholic legal aid centre. “Under international law, East Jerusalem is occupied territory, and the Palestinians living in East Jerusalem…are under occupation. So this law would... Read More

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January 18, 2018

Youthful hope amidst failure of political leadership, say bishops of Holy Land Co-ordination

Political leaders are failing the youth of the Holy Land, the Bishops of the 2018 Holy Land Co-ordination have warned. In a statement they said that political leaders are failing the youth ‘through their inability to promote dialogue in the search for a solution to the conflict and by presiding over an economy that is... Read More

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