VIEWS

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...

WAR AND THE CHILDREN

Are we right to help children affected by war, even if their parents are the avowed enemies of Israel? This is the question that we were required to ask following our 2014 campaign by...

HEALTHCARE IN PALESTINE

It seems incongruous that the leadership in Gaza – principally the men who run Hamas – would allow, even encourage their citizens to visit an Israeli healthcare centre. And in recent...

THE CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME MESSAGE

It’s not by coincidence that Hadassah Hospital was the birthplace of Project Rozana. Or that Izzat Abdulhadi, the Head of the Palestinian Delegation in Australia, was the project ...