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The PCRF has been criticized in the past due to an attempted donation from the [[Holy Land Foundation]], which was shut down by the United States government because it was suspected of funneling donations to terrorist organizations. The attempted donation occurred in 2004.<ref name="Times">{{cite news | first = Stephanie | last = Strom | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E5DF143BF936A25757C0A9629C8B63 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130130181116/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E5DF143BF936A25757C0A9629C8B63 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2013-01-30 | title = Charity Seeks To Transfer Money Frozen By Treasury | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = 2004-04-15 | accessdate = 2008-02-20 }}</ref> |
The PCRF has been criticized in the past due to an attempted donation from the [[Holy Land Foundation]], which was shut down by the United States government because it was suspected of funneling donations to terrorist organizations. The attempted donation occurred in 2004.<ref name="Times">{{cite news | first = Stephanie | last = Strom | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E5DF143BF936A25757C0A9629C8B63 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130130181116/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E5DF143BF936A25757C0A9629C8B63 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2013-01-30 | title = Charity Seeks To Transfer Money Frozen By Treasury | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = 2004-04-15 | accessdate = 2008-02-20 }}</ref> The Holy Land Foundation asked that the United States Treasury Department allow a transfer of $50,000 from its accounts to the PCRF.<ref name = "Times"/> |
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Revision as of 22:19, 18 May 2021
The Palestine Children's Relief Fund (P.C.R.F.) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-governmental organization established in 1992, by, according to its website, "concerned people in the U.S. to address the medical and humanitarian crisis facing Palestinian youths in the Middle East. The main objective of the P.C.R.F. is to locate in the U.S. free medical care for children who cannot be adequately treated in the Middle East. The P.C.R.F. is the main organization regularly sending injured and sick Arab children to the U.S. and Europe for free care that is not available to them there. Since 1992 over 1,000 children have been or currently are being treated outside of the Middle East through the P.C.R.F."[1]
Khaled Abughazaleh, BDS, DMD is Chairman;[2] Ashraf Abu-Issa from Doha, Qatar, is Vice Chairman.[3]
Humanitarian activities
The Palestine Children's Relief Fund sends medical equipment, supplies, and American medical personnel to the region to treat difficult cases and train Palestinian surgeons. Several injured or sick children are being treated in the U.S. for free. Palestine Children's Relief Fund relies on volunteers throughout the U.S. who act as host families and donors. The organization also helps suffering children from other Middle Eastern nations, based on medical need.
The PCRF, along with the British Arts Council, co-produced the 2006 22-minute documentary Open Heart by Claire Fowler about healthcare in the Palestinian areas. It has subsequently been shown at film festivals around the world.
Praise
As of September 2009 the PCRF has received the 4-stars* by Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of charities' fiscal management.[4] It has received support and endorsements from Senator Paul Sarbanes,[5] Congressman Albert Wynn and actor/humanitarian Richard Gere.[6][7]
In October 2006, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter issued a video endorsement of the organization.[6][8]
Criticism
The PCRF has been criticized in the past due to an attempted donation from the Holy Land Foundation, which was shut down by the United States government because it was suspected of funneling donations to terrorist organizations. The attempted donation occurred in 2004.[9] The Holy Land Foundation asked that the United States Treasury Department allow a transfer of $50,000 from its accounts to the PCRF.[9]
References
- ^ PCRF: Who We Are Archived 2006-04-06 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed April 13, 2006)
- ^ "Khaled Abughazaleh, BDS, DMD – The PCRF". www.pcrf.net. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "Ashraf Abu-Issa – The PCRF". www.pcrf.net. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ PCRF information at Charity Navigator
- ^ Commendation letter by Senator Paul Sarbanes dated May 23, 2003 Archived July 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Message from Richard Gere To the Palestine Children's Relief Fund". Palestine Children's Relief Fund. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ^ Schwartz, Susan (2006-11-09). "The Palestinian Children's Relief Fund Gala". Muslim Observer. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ^ Jimmy Carter's endorsement Archived 2006-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Strom, Stephanie (2004-04-15). "Charity Seeks To Transfer Money Frozen By Treasury". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
