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BibleLands Lent Appeal Offers Hope For Palestinian Families Affected By Israel Separation Wall

As 70-year-old Gadil watched the diggers rip the stumps of his blackened olive trees from the ground, he felt as though his heart was being torn out. The land belonged to Gadil and he belonged to the land. For more click here.

BibleLands appoints first Middle East Christians to its board

Two Middle East Christians have been appointed trustees of the development charity BibleLands, serving vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the Middle East – a first in its 158-year history. Mariam Tadros, a Coptic Christian of Egyptian origin, and Tanas Alqassis from Palestine, joined the board in February 2012. For more click here.

US Aid Freeze Is ‘Punishing’ Disabled Children In West Bank

Under pressure from the US Congress following the Palestinian statehood bid, USAID has unilaterally and without warning cut funding for several independent Palestinian Christian NGOs, UK Christian development charity BibleLands can today reveal. For more click here.

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Unrest and violence in Egypt

As the world focuses on events in Egypt, the partner organisations of Christian charity BibleLands, are doing everything they can to continue their humanitarian work in the midst of the unrest and violence. For more click here.

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