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The International Christian Committee of Israel
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Fields of Activity:
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Legal support, community development, identity & culture, institution building, women's empowerment, unrecognized villages |
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Contact Person:
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Mr. Husam Elias, Secretary |
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Address:
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P.O. Box 304, Nazareth 16000, Israel |
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Telephone:
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+972-4-6575910 |
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Fax:
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+972-4-6575610 |
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email:
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icci@zahav.net.il |
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| About the International Christian Committee in Israel
The International Christian Committee in Israel was established in 1950 by Christian and humanitarian organizations in the West to meet a responsibility felt by its members towards the Palestinian people after the tragedy faced by them, especially of the refugees after 1948.
The ICCI is one of five committees in the region with others located in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan and Lebanon. The services provided by each Committee are in support of Palestinians as individuals, as families, and as a community. These Committees develop and build their services according to the changing needs in each area.
Activities
The ICCI works in several areas for the Arab Palestinians who remained in their villages and towns after the aggressive assault on their land that continues to this day. There is a constant struggle between the Israeli government’s policy of confiscating the land and the need to remain steadfast, as well as the need to maintain Palestinian identity and culture. The ICCI supports land reclamation, the opening of roads to agricultural land, irrigation projects, and the construction of water and sewage systems in order to strengthen the networks and capacity of partners who cooperate with the ICCI in developing each village.
The ICCI also provides special services in the mixed cities such as Haifa, Akka, Jaffa, Lod, and Ramle, where the Arabs are a minority whose interests are typically ignored by local authorities. The ICCI works to develop local leadership in these cities, who cooperate in pinpointing and clarifying local needs and helping to solve them. The ICCI also works with women by helping to raise women’s consciousness to their position and rights in society, and by encouraging women to take an active role in local and national, political and social activities and responsibilities.
The ICCI works with institutions promoting the rights of citizens in the unrecognized villages. Due to governmental policy, these villages lack basic services, such as roads, water, electricity, and schools. The ICCI has supported the opening of roads to these villages and provided support for basic needs and services. It also cooperates with associations that represent these villages on projects including bee-keeping, land reclamation, leadership training, and capacity building.
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