On tour

We spent Tuesday in beautiful ancient Sebastia 10km from Nablus. Woke to the delicious aroma of fresh filled breads being baked but then soon heard the terrible news of the […]

Yesterday we bade a sad farewell to the friends we made in Aida Camp and visited Dheisheh Camp, also in Bethlehem. Originally designed for 3,000 people, there are now 15,000

Safely arrived at beautiful Sebastia, in a gorgeous old guest house. However, a slightly eventful trip involving a breakdown, being towed a little bit and then our wonderful Sebastia host

Sunday was certainly a day of contrasts.  We spent most of our time at the Lajee Centre,  a lively cultural and community centre at the edge of Aida Refugee Camp. 

Yesterday we travelled to Hebron along a new road cut into Palestinian farmland. I hope one of us will write about the roads here, about the brand new Israeli roads

Something about children in Palestine from my first visit here… we have met a number of adults who have said they are worried about their kids – many young people

Baktub Esmek Ya Bladi (I wrote your name my country), about a longing for your homeland, for those displaced by the Nakba and Intifadas (originally Lebanese), by Eli Shwiri.

In a tranquil spot overlooking the valley in Bethlehem sits the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability, also home to the Palestinian Museum of Natural History – ‘an oasis of

On Wednesday afternoon we travelled by bus to Checkpoint 300, the entrance to Bethlehem and the route taken each day by tens of thousands of Palestinian men who have permits

      This is the link for the online gallery at the Walled Off Hotel.  Some amazing art by Palestinian artists and a special exhibition of work by artists