In Ramallah:
Dear Friends and Partners,
Today 08 April 2002 the Israeli Army blasted and blew up the entrance and the guardroom of the building where our offices are located in Ramallah. Afterwards they blew up and destroyed the contents of the offices of the East Jerusalem YMCA, the lift, the cars, the equipment and machines that are used for training. Accordingly there will be a very high replacement cost for which we will advise you at a later stage. This is the information we received from eye witnesses on the site. Till now we are unable to arrive at our offices there due to the siege and curfew imposed on Ramallah. The YMCA of the USA and USAID funds part of the destroyed materials including the cars. The other materials and equipments are funded by our European partners. As indicated to you previously all our operations are at halt and our Staff and volunteers are unable to neither arrive at their jobs nor move out of their homes. Your immediate interference when all our Palestinian people are under attack, siege and curfew is imperative and mandatory.
In Beit Sahour
Dear Friends and Partners,
For your information, the Israeli Army tanks damaged part of the surrounding wall and blasted and blew up the power room of our Youth Center under construction at our Beit Sahour site.
The Beit Sahour site includes the East Jerusalem YMCA Field of the Shepherds, the Rehabilitation Program and the Youth Center (under construction).
As indicated to you previously all our operations at halt and our Staff and volunteers are unable to neither arrive at their jobs nor move out of their homes.
Your immediate interference when all our Palestinian people are under attack, siege and curfew is imperative and mandatory.
Further details and updates will follow immediately after being received.
The East Jerusalem YMCA
29 Nablus Road
P. O. Box 19023
East Jerusalem
Tel. No.: +972(0)2 628 6888(Operator)
+972(0)2 628 9307(Direct)
Fax No.: +972(0)2 627 6301
Email: jmajaj@east-jerusalem-ymca.org