News from Um al Khair
It’s always good to get news from the places we visited in the West Bank. However it is good to be aware that the news is often disturbing. When we visited this Bedouin village in the South Hebron hills we Read More …
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Sheffield Runs for Palestine
Good luck to everyone involved in the ‘Small Park Big Run’ in Sheffield and across Palestine on 15th & 16th June. The Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Heely Trust have linked up with 7 centres across Palestine to raise Read More …
West Bank Tour – Day 4
On Thursday we met another Israeli citizen who had struggled with his conscience to eventually oppose the occupation. As we drove through Jerusalem with Dan Owen from the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions he told us of his time as Read More …
Kennington in Ramadan
Members of the Kennington Bethlehem Link were invited to the annual ‘Iftar Meal’ in St Anselm’s Church on Sunday night. The event was organised by Kowsar Hoque (owner of Kennington Tandoori) and Reverend Angus Aagard of St Anselm’s. Iftar, which Read More …
Quiz Night Fundraiser
Join us on 5 July for a fundraising event for the Youth Centre at the Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem. Quiz Night Flyer 7.00pm St Anselm’s Church, Kennington. Entry fee £10.00 Table teams of 8 people. If you would like Read More …
West Bank Tour – Day 3
Another day, another divided city. On Wednesday we drove south to Hebron, where a population approaching half a million people is divided by a pocket of settlers. The city is divided between H1 (Palestinian) and H2 (Israeli). How it has Read More …
Rally for Palestine, 11 May, London
This is a National event. If people wish to join with the Lambeth and Wandsworth PSC group they will meet in Brixton at 11.00am on the day to go as a group. The Palestinian people need our solidarity more than Read More …
West Bank Tour – Day 2
Tuesday started with a tour of the Church of the Holy Nativity in Bethlehem. It was good to have a Palestinian guide, Mustafa. All too often pilgrims are bused into Bethlehem to visit the holy site as Israel tries to Read More …
West Bank Tour – Day 1
High on a hill above Jerusalem, blue skies and an April breeze, it feels as though the whole conflict is laid out before us. The Mount of Olives opposite sits above the Palestinian area that is dotted with their black Read More …
Kennington Bethlehem Link at a Twinning Conference in Nablus
Members of the Kennington Bethlehem spent last weekend in Nablus and Sebastiya in the West Bank at a ‘Friends Gathering’ for twinning groups between the UK and Palestine. We were joined by representatives of Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem, who Read More …
