The Fig Tree Lives!

by Anna Jones

Palestinian children. Their education is the one thing that can't be taken away.

What is happening in the Christian communities of Palestine? What do they need to continue their culture and teach their faith to the next generation? There are ways that Christians in the United States and throughout the world can help Palestinians attain what they need to survive in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel.

Anna Jones discovered from Father Elias Chacour, a Roman Catholic Priest who directs the Mar Elias College in Ibillin. See also list of English-language books needed by the Mar Elias College library in order to become an accredited university by Israel.

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