The document summarizes the history of conflict in the Holy Land between Palestinians and Israelis, including the origins in 1948, the 1967 occupation of Palestinian territories, and ongoing issues such as settlements, restrictions on movement, detention of Palestinians, and lack of access to resources. It describes the work of Caritas Jerusalem in providing humanitarian assistance and advocating for justice and peace in the region.

1. Presented by : Claudette Habesch Secretary General Caritas Jerusalem . February/ March 2008 THE HOLY LAND PEACE IS POSSIBLE Presented to CARITAS ESPANOLA

3. Basilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth

4. The Church of the Nativity Bethlehem

6. Entrance of the Patriarch to The Nativity Church Midnight Mass Nativity Church

7. Jerusalem

8. Palm Sunday procession Latin Patriarch and Franciscan Custos

9. Palm Sunday Jerusalem

10. The Church of Dominus Flevit

11. Gethsemane Jerusalem

12. Via Dolorosa The Street of Sorrows ...

13. Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre The Holy Sepulchre

14. Western Wall Plaza Jerusalem

15. Al Aqsa Mosque

16. CONFLICT IN THE HOLY LAND

21. Beginning of the First Uprising The First Intifada 1987 - 1993

24. Madrid Peace Conference 1991 In October 1991, the Madrid Peace Conference opened. George Bush “ The father” addressing the Conference.

25. Declaration of Principles 13/9/1993 A hand shake … A wager on HOPE Yitzak Rabin and Yasser Arafat at the Oslo I peace agreement

26. Start of the Second Uprising 28 / 9 /2000 - Present

28. SETTLEMENTS

29. Article 49 II. The Occupying power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupying . Hebron, 16 February 2007: Israeli occupation soldiers accompanying Israeli settlers in the Old City.

30. Chronology of a settlement Har Homa Settlement 2007 Jebel Abu Ghneim 1997

31. THE RIGHT OF RETURN – ALL PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES

32. Article 49. I. Individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons from occupied territory to the territory of the Occupying Power or to that of any other country, occupied or not, are prohibited, regardless of their motive.

33. MOVEMENT RESTRICTIONS

34. Seven years of increasingly tighter restrictions – Critics of checkpoints claim they help to create an atmosphere that breeds the terror they are trying to prevent.

35. Israeli checkpoint in the Wall at the entrance of Bethlehem

42. THE WALL

44. Kalkilia

45. A nun trying to cross the Wall

48. Generations cross the wall

51. During his weekly Sunday address 16 November 2003 in St. Peter’s Square , the Late Pope John Paul II said: “ In reality, the Holy Land doesn’t need walls, but bridges !”

52. DETENTION AND IMPRISONMENT

54. BLOCKADE OF THE GAZA STRIP

55. GAZA – No Food, No Fuel, No Hope

56. Samer Harara, age 9, trapped in Gaza – Needs a kidney transplant

57. Desperate Gazans at the Egyptian Border

58. Gaza – No Light, No Heat, No Hope

59. HEALTH CARE WITHOUT DIGNITY

60. Gaza women gave birth at Israeli checkpoints

63. The result of a targeted killing in Gaza – An innocent victim who lost three limbs

64. WATER

65. “ All peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources without prejudice to any obligations arising out of international economic co-operation, based on the principle of mutual benefit and international law.” Article 1(2) of the 1966 United Nations Human Rights Covenants

66. Children from Khan Younis in Gaza line up for water

67. People in Gaza waiting in line for drinking water

68. HOME DEMOLITIONS

74. No Future …..

75. This is what remains of my Home ….

77. Caritas … Today A Voice for the Voiceless

78. CARITAS AREAS OF OPERATIONS

79. CARITAS STAFF Programs Department Health Programs and Health Care Counseling Center And Drug Awareness Program Day Care Center for the Elderly Youth Leadership and Peace Building Department Credit Department Humanitarian And Relief Program 61 staff members: 49 Full Time 11 Part Time 34 males - 27 Females Communication Department Programs Department

82. MEDICAL HEALTH CENTERS Due to the current situation of closures and lack of access to other health care providers the importance and contribution of our medical centers has dramatically increased. AL-SHATI’E Health Center ABOUD Health Center TAYBEH Health Center Gaza Mobile Clinic

83. TAYBEH MEDICAL HEALTH CENTER

84. TAYBEH MEDICAL HEALTH CENTER

85. AL-SHATI’E CAMP MEDICAL CENTER

86. Gaza – Medical Center and Mobile Clinics

87. ELDERLY PROGRAM BAITONA ( Day Care Center for the Elderly ) CARITAS JERUSALEM ELDERLY CARE PROGRAM BAITONA ( Day Care Center for the Elderly )

88. ACTIVITIES - ELDERLY CARE PROGRAM

90. OLD CITY COUNSELING CENTER The Old City Counseling Center was inaugurated in February 1999 to offer integrated services to drug addicts, their families, youth and the residents of East Jerusalem through, support, prevention and guidance.

91. Food Security Program Cash for Work Through Home Renovation Before After

92. Food Security Program Cash for Work Through Home Renovation After Before

93. Food Security Program Cash for Work Through Water Projects

101. Beit Ommar Projects - Children’s park Hebron Bethlehem Beit Ommar

102. Beit Ommar Projects Summer Camps for Children

104. Communication and Advocacy Currently, Caritas Jerusalem is reaching more than 1,500 institutional and individual contacts with its electronic communications

105. CONCLUSION

109. THE HOLY LAND HAS SEEN ENOUGH DEATH

110. PEACE IS POSSIBLE

111. We need your help Help us keep HOPE

112. THANK YOU