Jeff Abood recently served as advocacy and outreach director for the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation. In 2006, he received a certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for his leadership in promoting awareness and support for Palestinian Christian communities in the Holy Land.

In 2010, Jeff was knighted by the Vatican into the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and holds the rank of Knight Commander with Distinction. He also was awarded the Bronze Palm of Jerusalem for extraordinary service to the order.

For more than five years, Jeff has worked as editor of the Lieutenancies newsletter, The Page. He also edited studies on education in Jordan and medical research in Gaza.

He is a speaker and writer on the church’s perspective on the current situation of Christians in the Holy Land. His book, “A Great Cloud of Witnesses: The Catholic Churches’ Experience in the Holy Land,” brings together 70 years of the Catholic church’s statements on the situation in the Holy Land.

Recently, Jeff adapted the book, “Is Peace Possible?” for a North American release. The book was originally published by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land.

Jeff is a member of the board of the Caritas Baby Hospital Foundation, the U.S. fundraising arm of the Caritas Baby Hospital in Bethlehem. Jeff developed a support program for the Holy Family school and summer camp in Gaza. He has visited Gaza twice, in 2017 and 2019.