Letter of Care and Support to
Ramallah Meeting and Ramallah Friends School

During Eleventh Month Business Meeting our Monthly Meeting united in sending a letter conveying our love and concern for Ramallah Friends Meeting, Friends School and all people of Palestine during this time of violence against the people of Palestine and Israel that has escalated to war in Gaza and continual random violence in the rest of Palestine and Israel.

Letter to Ramallah Friends Meeting: click here
Letter to Ramallah Friends School: click here

We received a reply back from the Ramallah Friends school. We will not post the letter here on the web because it is a personal letter to Plymouth Monthly Meeting. The topics lifted up in their letter:

• Our concern and support mean a lot to them during these challenging times.
• They appreciate the donations to relief groups to help address immediate needs
• Request to continue to pray for an end to the injustices and violence that plague our people and our country.
• Appreciate efforts to advocate for change and focus on the immediate needs of all the people in Gaza
• Doing their best to keep education going, even though it's challenging.
• Their school community is currently experiencing uncertainty, fear, and frustration, especially for those who have friends and families in Gaza. The economic situation is challenging, and people are trying their best to cope.
• Despite all these difficulties, their focused on caring for their students and ensuring they can keep learning. Their school has been through a lot, but it's still here because of friends who have supported it.

To help care for the people suffering under the bombing a contribution was collected and sent to the United Palestinian Appeal, long standing independent Palestinian non-profit group dedicated to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people and contribute to the long-term socio-economic and cultural development of Palestinian communities in the West Bank, Gaza and the diaspora. . https://upaconnect.org/ The AFSC is working in Gaza and collecting funds to support daily needs of the people there. https://afsc.org/topics/gaza-israel