In April 2011, the Deputy Director of the International Red Cross in Gaza, Mathilde De Riedmatten, stated that there is no humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. However, the Red Cross website has an entire section claiming that “Gaza health care is
Captain Dr. Alejandro Murninkas’s yearly reserve service was unlike any other this year. On Monday morning he was paged to arrive as soon as possible to a building site outside Jerusalem. When Alenjandro arrived at the scene, he saw a
Lt. Kim Ben Tikva and Sgt. Sharon Grisaro had an eventful night: they saved a Palestinian man’s life. The two were awakened at 1:00 AM two nights ago when a taxi bearing a dying Palestinian man and his family stopped
In anticipation of the upcoming Christian holiday season, which begins today, December 19th 2011, and will last until January 20th 2012, the IDF and the COGAT conducted situational assessments in order to of improve Palestinian quality of life in the
Hotels and shops are filled in Bethlehem, as the city enjoys another busy, exciting Christmas season. Expecting more than 1.5 million tourists in 2011, Bethlehem is experiencing a recent trend of attracting people from all over the world seeking an
Today, head of the Bethlehem District Coordination and Liaison Office (DCL), Lt. Col. Iyad Sarhan, will host representatives of the Jerusalem and Bethlehem patriarchates. The visit is a part of the traditional conference for heads of Christian communities that occurs
Suffering from chronic kidney disease, Abdullah Ramal crossed into Israel to undergo a life-saving surgery back in September. The five-year-old Palestinian underwent a kidney transplant at Beilinson Hospital. The donor? His father. The funder? The Civil Administration of Judea and
The Civil Administration’s Health Office is one of many offices that works collaboratively with the Palestinian Authority, international organizations and private institutions in order to improve services to Judea and Samaria inhabitants.
The Civil Administration has issued the Jiftlik community a building permit for a new medical facility on the 30th of June 2011. The new and improved medical clinic will serve the Jiftlik community and is being promoted and funded by
The spokesman of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced yesterday, August 2, 2011 that Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved the following measures in honor of the month of Ramadan, celebrated by Palestinian Muslims, and as part