#East Jerusalem

MAP condemns demolition of home of Palestinian man with a disability

MAP strongly condemns the demolition by Israeli authorities to Hatem Abu Riyala’s home in Issawiya in East Jerusalem on 1 March.

Watch: Virtual briefing on COVID-19 & the systematic neglect of East Jerusalem

Watch an online launch of our new joint briefing on COVID-19 in East Jerusalem with representative from MAP, Al-Haq and JLAC.

New briefing and event: COVID-19 and the Systematic Neglect of East Jerusalem

A new briefing by MAP and partners exposes how systematic neglect and de-development of Palestinian healthcare has left Palestinian communities in East Jerusalem extremely vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MAP demands accountability for killing of Eyad Hallaq

MAP is deeply saddened and shocked by the killing of Eyad Hallaq, a 32-year-old Palestinian man with autism and a mild learning disability.

Promoting confidence and dignity amongst East Jerusalem’s youth

Through our partnership with the Saraya Centre, MAP is helping to support the psychological wellbeing and dignity of Palestinian children in East Jerusalem.

MAP’s partner: Bringing smiles to hospitalised children in East Jerusalem

At the end of November, nine young people from Al Saraya Centre visited Al Mekassed hospital in Jerusalem as part of a community support initiative they had devised.

US cuts to East Jerusalem hospitals threatens thousands of Palestinian patients’ lives

The US State Department announced on 8 September further aid cuts to the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), withdrawing $25 million budgeted for Palestinian hospitals in East Jerusalem.

Promoting dignity for children growing up in East Jerusalem

Read how our partner in East Jerusalem, the Al Saraya Centre, is helping to support the psychological wellbeing and dignity of Palestinian children growing up in the tense environment of East Jerusalem.

“An Israeli soldier put a gun to my head”: Palestinian paramedics in harm’s way

We spoke to staff at the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Emergency Medical Centre in Jerusalem to find out how attacks and threats against Palestinian medics by the Israeli military put them in harm’s way and affect the sustainable provision of healthcare.

“Sometimes patients die”: Barriers facing Palestinian ambulances entering East Jerusalem

Last month MAP met with staff from the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Emergency Medical Centre in Jerusalem to discuss barriers to ambulance access and how, for Palestinian patients, the process of entering East Jerusalem is fraught with obstacles.

New infographic shows how restrictions of movement put Palestinian lives at risk

Our latest infographic explores how Israeli Government’s restrictions on freedom of movement are putting the lives of Palestinian patients at risk.

In the eye of the storm: The children of East Jerusalem

The Old City of East Jerusalem, with its ancient limestone buildings and narrow, twisting alleyways, has become the epicentre of ...