Health Under Pressure: What’s Happening on the Ground, and Why We Refuse to Give up
What does the public health situation on the ground in the West Bank, Gaza, and Israel look like? A few recent developments tell part of the story.
Healing Across The Divides
Healing Across the Divides is committed to improving the health of marginalized Israelis and all Palestinians through community-based interventions, measurably impacting over 200,000 lives in our 16-year history.
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Empowering Palestinians to Manage Chronic Disease: The Health+ Program Launches
A new chapter in community health has begun.
Shelters Without Passports: Overlapping Systems of Exclusion
Written by Veronica Vigdorchik, Program Director–Israel at HATD, this blog offers a personal and political reflection on migration, care work, and intersectional feminism.
A Little Piece of Light Within a Complex Reality: A Mid-Year Update from Citizens Building Community
Photo courtesy of Citizens Building Community
An Unbroken Chain of Refuge: Art, History, and Radical Hospitality at Ohel Yetzirah
In a world that often feels fractured by fear, hostility, and systemic violence, how do we keep our hearts open?
Bullet Shells in the Playground: Doing Community Work Under Israel’s Ignored Homicide Epidemic
This piece was written by Veronica Vigdorchik, Program Director in Israel for Healing Across the Divides (healingdivides.org).
Strengthening Community Health and Resilience in the West Bank
Integrating Health Education, Rooftop Gardening, and Psychosocial Support to Empower Women and Families in Marginalized Communities
Healing in the Classroom
How community-based mental health support is helping children in Lod and Ramla process trauma and reconnect
A New Kind of Connection: CBI and the Bedouin Community of Southern Israel
What does it look like when two communities, separated by thousands of miles, decide to truly get to know each other? Last Sunday, we got the start of a glimpse.
Teaching Safety in the Shadow of War
In a village outside Bethlehem, children are learning how to stay safe, process fear, and support one another through community-led emergency education sessions.