Palestine

Recently I was lured back to Palestine – though sadly it was just through my...

3rd November 2018 A visit to Bethlehem – it’s beyond belief

Look Bethlehem up on Google and you find questions such as “Is Bethlehem in Israel...

29th October 2018 Hebron – the West Bank ghost town

Sometimes a town gets forgotten, and that seems to be the fate of Hebron, or...

Bethlehem‘s identity was set in stone some 2000 years ago when a certain baby was...

20th November 2017 50 years on in Jerusalem’s Old City

The Old City of Jerusalem feels like such a secret city, an ancient labyrinth of...

Jump in a taxi in downtown Ramallah, agree on a fare of about 40 shekels,...

12th November 2015 Only in Jericho: Bedouins, desert and dates

The taxi-ride from the central West Bank to Jericho is a memorable experience, not least...

30th October 2015 Life & death in the West Bank olive groves

The crack of a gunshot rang out, then another. Both came from across the valley...

At the turn of 2015, Muslims (whether in the Middle East, Paris or in Nigeria)...

29th November 2014 Palestinian women – strength in despair

Something that struck me forcibly while in the West Bank a month ago was the...