Connecting London with Palestine, Kennington with Bethlehem
A cross party group of 133 MPs have sent a letter of protest to Prime Minister, Boris Johnson about President Trump’s ‘peace plan’ for Israel and Palestine referring to UKs on-going call for a negotiated settlement leading to a safe Read More …
This is a time of year when Bethlehem appears in our thoughts more than ever. Our friends in Bethlehem have shared these photographs of the Christmas celebrations, which we thought everyone would like to see. Once again this Read More …
A good number of people came to our film night at the Cinema Museum, Kennington on 5 December. The film, Imprisoning a Generation, by the US film maker and activist Zelda Edmunds was both moving and disturbing, exploring the lives Read More …
In October 2019 the Chair of Kennington Bethlehem Link, Pat Gaffney, visited the region for two weeks. As well as making contact with our friends in the Aida Youth Centre, Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem she visited with communities in Read More …
In July we sent a donation to their work. Anas writes: The UNRWA school of Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem serves the students from two-refugee camps. The children do not have equal opportunities to learn because of the crowded classes, Read More …
Members and supporters met last night for our Annual General Meeting and to receive the report on our work over the past year. Enjoy reading.
It was good to hear from our good friend Rami Khader with news of a new project that he is helping get off the ground in Bethlehem. Rami has had discussions with Palestinian women who aim to set up a Read More …
It is great to see photos of another Kennington Bethlehem Link member’s visit to Bethlehem. This time our Chair, Pat Gaffney is in Palestine for a two week stay with Pax Christi. Here is Pat’s account of her visit: On Read More …
We have a busy time ahead and invite you to be with us! 4 November is our Annual General Meeting. This will be a social event and time to hear about all the good work of the past year. Please Read More …
Aida Refugee Camp recently invited 120 Palestinian children for a summer camp at the Youth Center that we recently raised funds for. For 10 days the kids completed activities in music, art, sports, drama and cultural issues. They also visited Read More …