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Book Release: The Interpal Story

Get your copy of ‘The Interpal Story’ Working on the issue of Palestine brings about much scrutiny and criticism for organisations and individuals. Interpal has faced accusations, attempts to hinder its work and detractors since the charity began in 1994 and this book tells the true story of the charity…

Meet Diana from Gaza, she’s #NoOrdinaryWoman

Diana Ali is 19 years old and is living with her parents, three sisters and two brothers in Gaza. Diana suffers from Hemiplegia, or paralysis of the lower body. This means that her mobility is impaired and she requires some assistance with personal care tasks. Diana’s two sisters are also…

Get inspired by Hanan Al Hroub

“I am proud to be a Palestinian female teacher standing on this stage. I accept this as a win for all teachers in general and Palestinian teachers in particular.” Hanan grew up in refugee camp in Bethlehem and was regularly exposed to violence. She went into primary education after her…

Interpal Vice-Chair’s visit to Gaza: “Everyone is on the brink”

On 4 February, Interpal’s Vice Chairman Dr. Essam Yousef arrived in the besieged Gaza Strip, as part of the “Miles of Smiles” convoy, to provide urgent humanitarian aid to Palestinians and meet with Interpal’s field staff. “The journey in and out of Gaza was very long and arduous” he told…

Walking to Palestine: 11 months, 13 countries

Interpal Leicester was delighted to have taken part in an awareness seminar on Wednesday at the University of Leicester, with talks by human rights activist Benjamin Ladraa and Interpal Chairman Ibrahim Hewitt. “Walking to Palestine: 11 months, 13 countries” was attended by over 50 students from the University of Leicester’s…