About Josie Shields-Stromsness

Josie Shields-Stromsness, Program Director, lived and worked in Palestine for six months before joining the staff of the Middle East Children’s Alliance. She worked for the Palestinian Environmental NGONetwork (now the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign) in Jerusalem and for the Ibdaa Cultural Center in Dheisheh Refugee Camp. Josie now lives in Palestine and regularly visits MECA partners and projects. She also co-leads MECA delegations to Palestine/Israel.

Israeli Forces Destroy “The Only Place for Children in Silwan”

By Josie Shields-Stromsness

Josie Shields-Stromsness: Israeli forces arrived before sunrise on Monday, 13 February to demolish a newly completed community facility that residents refer to as a cultural café in the Wadi Hilweh area of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem.

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Israeli Forces Destroy “The Only Place for Children in Silwan”

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