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It is not a story which makes many headlines in the conflict-riven Middle East: Palestinian children with life-threatening illnesses from Gaza being saved by the skill of Israeli specialists, and the efforts of a persistent American Christian.

But it has been happening for the past fifteen years, a small-scale rescue mission which has broken through many barriers, and given hope to hundreds of families.

On 'All Things Considered' this week (Sunday 15 November, 08.30 am, repeated on Wednesday 18 November, 6.30 pm), Roy Jenkins' guest is Jonathan Miles, the man behind this venture.

He is the founder of Shevet Achim (roughly translated as Brothers in Unity), which has now extended its work to needy children from Iraq and Jordan.

With his wife and six children, Jonathan Miles has lived in Jerusalem and in Gaza, though for the past seven years, having been refused a residence permit for Israel, they have been in the Jordanian capital Amman, resulting in regular cross-border trips.

He is in Cardiff next week at the National Assembly to launch a Welsh initiative to support the work.

Further information:

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UK mailing address: Shevet Achim, PO Box 84, Caldicot, NP26 3WS
Tel: 01633 401201

Jerusalem mailing address: Shevet Achim, POB 32296, Jerusalem, Israel 91000
Tel: 972-2-6245053

United States mailing address: Shevet Achim, POB 1006, Rocky Face, GA 30740
Tel: 877-474-3838