Ambassador Shapiro visits Baqa Algharbeyeh, Qalanswa and Taibeh October 2016.
Channel: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem
Date: 2016-10-28

On Wednesday, October 26, Ambassador Dan Shapiro held a full-day visit to the cities of Baqa Algharbeyyeh, Qalanswa, and Taibeh.  In Baqa Algharbeyyeh, he met with community leadership, students and educators of Al Qasemi College for Engineering and Sciences (ACES) and alumni of the U.S. government’s MEPI and YES exchange programs.  He also visited the Sindian Center in Qalanswa and met with health professionals and families participating in the USAID-funded Conflict Management and Mitigation project with Beit Issie Shapiro, which works on advancing rights of people with disabilities while promoting mutual trust and understanding between neighboring Arab and Jewish communities.  The Ambassador also toured the city of Taibeh with Mayor Shusa, visited its historical sites and explored opportunities for increased tourism in the city, and provided an interview at Panet, a leading Arabic media outlet that reaches Arabic readers in Israel and the world.