West Bank

Hebron Al-Ibrahimi mosque

29th October 2018 • 0 Comments Hebron – the West Bank ghost town

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

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12th November 2015 • 0 Comments Only in Jericho: Bedouins, desert and dates

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

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30th October 2015 • 4 Comments Life & death in the West Bank olive groves

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

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19th January 2015 • 0 Comments Palestinian Balata Refugee Camp – the forgotten people?

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

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29th November 2014 • 1 Comment Palestinian women – strength in despair

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

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2nd November 2014 • 9 Comments The survival of the Palestinian olive

I recently spent two weeks in the West Bank, aka Palestine, helping with the annual...