BibleLands - Christian Love in Action
Supporting Health, Education and Community Development in the Lands of the Bible
Areas of Our Work

Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory

Egypt

Lebanon

BibleLands' People and Vacancies

Frequently Asked Questions

Our Partners in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory

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Key Facts

  • Population: 11m (7m Israel, 4m Occupied Palestinian Territory)
  • Religion:
    • Israel: Jewish 76%, Muslim 16.1%, Christian 3.4%
    • Occupied Palestinian Territory: Muslim 97%, Christian 3%
  • Languages: Hebrew, Arabic, English, Russian
  • Capital: Israel maintains that Jerusalem is its capital city, a claim not recognised by the UK and the international community. The UK locates its embassy in Tel Aviv.
  • President: Shimon Peres
  • Prime Minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
  • Palestinian leader: Mahmoud Abbas

Information Source: Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Bethany

Bethany Girls’ School

The Four Homes of Mercy

Bethlehem

  • A population of 30,000, approximately 50% Muslim and 50% Christian.
  • Three Palestinian Refugee camps with around 20,000 inhabitants.
  • Unemployment is higher than 60%.

BASR (Bethlehem Arab Society for Rehabilitation)

Hope Secondary School

The Sheepfold

The SIRA School

Talitha Kumi School

Gaza

  • A tiny patch of land 20 miles long by 5-10 miles wide.
  • Up to 70% of the population live below the poverty line.
  • A population of 1.4 million – one of the highest overall growth rates and population densities in the world.

Al Ahli Hospital

Hebron

  • Unemployment has been as high as 70%

Arab Evangelical School

Jerusalem

  • A population of  33% Palestinian and 67% Israeli and other nationalities

Helen Keller Centre

Princess Basma Centre

Rawdat El Zuhur

St John Eye Hospital

Spafford Children’s Centre

Nazareth

Nazareth School of Nursing

Nablus

St Luke's Hospital

Ramallah

  • A population that was entirely Christian until after the 1948 war, when refugees from many parts of Palestine settled there.

Annahda

Star Mountain Rehabilitation Centre

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