Through the generous support and
work of the Anglican Order of St. John, the St. Johns Eye Hospital
in East Jerusalem cares for the needs of the mostly Palestinian
population.
Here, there exists a particular
problem in a population plagued by eye diseases caused by the desert
environment. Israeli physicians work at St. John's and train Arab
technologists and physicians.
Here Israelis and Arabs work
together for the common good, showing how cooperation and mutual
attention to need, over rides political differences. Many of the
Israeli and Palestinian cooperative initiatives were funded through
the Peres Foundation for Peace of Tel Aviv.
PTWF has
worked to help to establish Israeli policies for humanitarian and
emergency boarder crossings between Palestinian and Israeli
checkpoints, cutting the travel time of emergency medical vehicles.
Left photo- Gary and Meredith Krupp of PTWF tour
the St. John Eye hospital. Right photo- L to R- Arab Doctor Ghassan
Modieh, John R. Drexel IV, United States Prior of the Order of
St. John, Israeli Doctor Professor Saul Merin and Gary and Meredith
Krupp.
Meeting with the Chaplain of the St. John's Eye Hospital
LtoR- The Rt. Rev. Riah Abu El-Assal, Episcopal Bishop of Jerusalem,
John Drexel IV, Prior of the United States Priory of the Venerable
Order of St. .John with Gary Krupp of PTWF.
