VIEWS
PALESTINE BRACES FOR COVID-19 IMPACT AS AUSTRALIANS RALLY IN SUPPORT
Australians from every walk of life have rallied behind Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to overwhelm their beleaguered health system.
HEALING HANDS REACH ACROSS THE DIVIDE
There has been media coverage this week about threats reported by Muslim community leader and Belmore GP, Dr Jamal Rifi, targeting him for his cooperation with Jewish community members.
THE WELLBEING OF CHILDREN IS ALL THAT MATTERS
31/5/19. During the past two weeks I have been subjected to an enormous amount of abuse from people whose agenda runs counter to mine. Most of that abuse has appeared in Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar, an influential Arabic language newspaper affiliated with Hezbollah in Lebanon, the country of my birth.
AN ISRAELI SHOT ME. AN ISRAELI HEALED ME.
A young Palestinian’s story shows peace is still possible.
A MOTHER’S BRAVERY INSPIRES
In the latest edition of the Australian Philanthropic Services (APS) newsletter, philanthropist and APS Board member David Gonski AC shares the story of a mother and daughter from the West Bank, who have inspired better healthcare for thousands.
‘USAID TO END ALL PALESTINIAN PROJECTS ON JAN. 31,’ FORMER DIRECTOR SAYS
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will end all its projects in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on January 31 following the US administration’s decision to cut funding to the Palestinians, Dave Harden, former USAID Mission Director and Managing Director of the Georgetown Strategy Group, said on Thursday.
BANKSTOWN CONFRONTED BY MUHI’S HEARTRENDING STORY
MUHI IS A YOUNG Palestinian boy who has had all his limbs amputated due to an auto-immune disease and can only get the treatment he needs at an Israeli hospital. Muhi has lived so long...
PROVIDING A LIFELINE TO A STRUGGLING FAMILY
Puberty is a complex time of transition – physically and emotionally. This complexity is compounded if the changes don’t fit a normal gender pattern. They are compounded even further if...
SICK KIDS CROSS ISRAEL BORDER FOR CARE
Imagine this. You have a child with leukaemia and you live in the Gaza Strip. Israel is right next door and they will have a cure. But Gaza is 'enemy territory'. Imagine finding three...
THE FUTURE OF PALESTINIAN ENGAGEMENT
The Jewish-Arab conflict is at the centre of a lot of the news about Jews and Arabs. Most of which includes prominence for physical or verbal violence. Stories of Jews and Arabs in the...
VICTOR FRANKL – AUTHOR
Victor Frankl was stripped of everything he owned when he entered the Auschwitz death camp. The Jewish psychiatrist had spent 30 years researching and writing a book on the meaning of...
THE INITIATIVES OF HADASSAH HOSPITAL
It’s inconceivable that a vintner would promote his wine without first having tasted it. And no responsible hotelier would allow front-of-house staff to engage with guests without...
PALESTINE BRACES FOR COVID-19 IMPACT AS AUSTRALIANS RALLY IN SUPPORT
Australians from every walk of life have rallied behind Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to overwhelm their beleaguered health system.
HEALING HANDS REACH ACROSS THE DIVIDE
There has been media coverage this week about threats reported by Muslim community leader and Belmore GP, Dr Jamal Rifi, targeting him for his cooperation with Jewish community members.
THE WELLBEING OF CHILDREN IS ALL THAT MATTERS
31/5/19. During the past two weeks I have been subjected to an enormous amount of abuse from people whose agenda runs counter to mine. Most of that abuse has appeared in Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar, an influential Arabic language newspaper affiliated with Hezbollah in Lebanon, the country of my birth.