January 2011
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Jewish Nationalist Settlers attack Internationals... →
This old village, sits directly next to the newer Jewish Nationalist and ever expanding settlement of Karmel (the next settlement to Ma’on). The village of Umm al Kheir has also suffered several demolitions recently by the Israeli military authorities (the south Hebron hills lie in Area C, i.e. under full Israeli civil and military administration). Operation Dove & CPT work together...
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Israeli settler shoots shepherds dog and attacks... →
I was out with this shepherd on the 3rd January, we accompany his brothers, sisters & cousins to school in At-Tuwani.
Maghayir Al-Abeed, South Hebron Hills, West Bank – In the early afternoon of 23 January 2011, an armed man killed two animals near the South Hebron Hills village of Maghayir Al-Abeed. Two teenage shepherds reported that they were watering their family’s flock at a well...
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Israeli settlers try and prevent farmers ploughing... →
This hill / valley is where we would watch the children being escorted to and from school. Khoroubeh is also one of the villages forcibly emptied in 2000 by the Israeli military. This bit of land is very fertile and typically used to grow lentils.
At-Tuwani, South Hebron Hills, West Bank – On Saturday, 22nd of January, Palestinian farmers successfully ploughed fields in Khoroubeh valley,...
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Invited to helped give a sermon to the Mennonites...
Last Friday (14th January), I received a call from the Mennonite pastor in Hamburg, and he asked if I would like to help out with his sermon. The themed service was young & old working together to build Gods realm of love, peace & Justice. Would I be willing to spend 4-5 minutes talking about how different generations came together during my recent CPT stint.
The recently published...
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5 days back in Hamburg
Dear friends, family, supporters and random readers.
Sunday and Monday were strange days spent most of the time resting and just being. Woke up in middle of night disorientated and confused expecting to be in At-Tuwani. I did not feel centred, knee, feet and shoulders hurt, so booked a massage, was good but not long enough.
Tuesday, my good friend Marcus popped by and we ate lunch, chatted and...
Merry Christmas - Take 2!
For the Catholics and Protestants and quite a few stressed out (materialistic shopaholic) atheists, plus a few Jews, Hindus and moslems etc your “Christmas” is long gone, yesterday was “the twelfth night” and time to traditionally take down the decorations fold up the Santa costumes and put away for a year.
Those from the various Eastern Orthodox Christian traditions...
Last Full Day on Team
Dear all,
The sun is shining, the sky is blue and my heart skips with joy. Tomorrow evening at 6:30 I leave team.
After the last few days, it is time to come home, it is time to use my privilege to leave. It is time to heal, it is time to hear, it is time to tell some new stories. It is time to take new steps, it is time to lay a few new stones, it is time to deconstruct the powers not of...