To avert disaster, stop isolating Hamas now
29 July 2010
As we all know, peace will come to the Middle East when Israel and Palestine agree to a two-state solution, with a viable Palestinian state rising from the rubble...
MAP President Chris Patten
11 June 2010
(The Guardian) The EU must show real courage on the Middle East
Inaction renders Europe complicit in illegal acts in the Middle East. It can no longer play third fiddle.
Today's...
UK gives 19 million pounds for Gazan refugees
7 June 2010
(DFID) The UK Government is to provide £19m to help support schools and health clinics for Gazan refugees, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced today.
The aid will go to...
Write to your Member of Parliament
2 June 2010
Please write to your Member of Parliament to urge them to sign the following EDM in relation to the recent attack by Israel on the Free Gaza Flotilla, tabled...
Foreign Secretary on Gaza Situation
2 June 2010
(FCO) In the early hours of 31st May the Israeli Defence Forces intercepted six of the eight boats sailing in the Free Gaza Flotilla. The incident led to injury...
MAP Statement
31 May 2010
Statement from Medical Aid for Palestinians
31 May 2010
Medical Aid for Palestinians strongly condemns the attack on the aid flotilla this morning (31 May 2010), an attack which occurred in...
Inhumane, illegal and insane: A Medieval Siege on Gaza in 2010
26 May 2010
JOHN GING (UNRWA) EVENT AT LSE - TUESDAY 1st JUNE
Through a policy of siege lasting nearly three years, the 1.5 million people of Gaza have been isolated, impoverished and...
Healthcare Under Siege
10 May 2010
The Oxford Society for Medicine announces an unprecedented gathering on the 13th of May of world-leading academics, doctors and surgeons including Dr. Richard Horton (Editor of the Lancet), Sir...
Films of hope: London Palestine Film Festival
10 May 2010
The National - It's difficult to shoot a film about Palestinian history in Israel, as you might imagine. Elia Suleiman, the celebrated Palestinian filmmaker, screened The Time That Remains...
MAP London Marathon Story
26 April 2010
"Yesterday I ran 26.2 miles. It seems strange now that after all the build up it is all over. But the aching legs which quiver at the sight of...
Palestinian film festival announcement
12 April 2010
Medical Aid for Palestinians is pleased to announce the UK premiere of Fatenah, at the London Palestine Film Festival.
Fatenah will be shown alongside two short films, highlighting the impact...
Interview: MAP Chairman Robin Kealy
12 April 2010
Interview with MAP's Chairman
Robin Kealy is a former career diplomat and Consul General in Jerusalem from 1997-2001, he has been Chairman of Medical Aid for Palestinians since 2008.
What does...
Britain expels Israeli diplomat
23 March 2010
FCO - The Foreign Secretary David Miliband has announced that a member of the Embassy of Israel has been asked to withdraw from the UK following the misuse British...
Baroness Ashton should visit Gaza
4 March 2010
Baroness Ashton to visit region in mid March.
The EU's foreign ministers and its High Representative for foreign affairs Baroness Ashton must insist on their right to visit Gaza, say...
NEW Witness Published
1 March 2010
Witness 12 includes an introduction from CEO Steve James, latest MAP news, an interview with new MAP President Lord Patten, an article about health services in East Jerusalem, a...
Lord Patten becomes new MAP President
25 February 2010
Introducing MAP's New President
Lord Patten of Barnes will be taking over from Baroness Helena Kennedy as MAP's President in March. Lord Patten is a well-known and respected figure, whose...
Video Interview with MAP Head of Advocacy
18 February 2010
Following the launch of MAP-FILMS, MAP's Head of Advocacy, Andrea Becker, addressed some of the key issues around the situation in Gaza.
"MAP has been working in the Middle East...
Food labels advice change over Palestinian territories
11 December 2009
BBC - UK food labels are set to distinguish between goods from Palestinians in the occupied territories and produce from Israeli settlements.
Food packaging guidelines advise a change from labels...
Christmas Appeal for the Children of Gaza
3 December 2009
We gave our promise to end the pain of Gaza's children
Please help us keep our promise
The war on Gaza exacerbated a humanitarian situation that was already critical. Childhoods are...
Douglas Alexander: Access to Gaza could be granted without compromising Israel's security
10 November 2009
The Britain-Palestine All-Party Parliamentary Group held its annual reception today (9November 2009), an event addressed by senior politicians from all three main parties in the House of Commons, including...
