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Munther Isaac the Dean of Studies at Bethlehem Bible College will be speaking on What hope is there for reconciliation in Israel and Palestine? in Cambridge on Saturday 16 March. All welcome. read more…12 March 2013 A long term supporter of Umthombo Street Children, cooking teacher and author Jennipher Marshall-Jenkins has been teaching young people at Umthombo cooking skills. read more…8 March 2013 The founder of Umthombo Street Children Tom Hewitt will be in the UK speaking about Umthombo's work with street children and surfing in Durban at a special dinner in Surrey, which is open to Amos supporters read more…19 February 2013 We are pleased to announce that Amos Trust and the Street Child World Cup will be the beneficiary of the Diocese of London Lent Appeal 2013. read more…14 January 2013 A special message from our partners Wi'am Conflict Resolution Centre in Bethlehem. read more…20 December 2012 In April 2013 a team from Amos Trust will work with local people in Bethlehem to rebuild a demolished home. Rebuilding this home will not only transform the lives of the family, but it is an act of solidarity with the whole village. Please give generously this Christmas to buy the building materials needed and show this community that they are not forgotten. read more…19 December 2012 Join us for private view of Meg Wroe's All They Paint are Walls exhibition on Monday 17 December at 7pm - 9pm at Kahaila Cafe, a new cafe-gallery in Brick Lane, E1. read more…14 December 2012 Our friend Mitri Raheb from the Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem explains how Bethlehem back then is not so different to Bethlehem today. read more…13 December 2012 Amos Trust's Founder Garth Hewitt is appearing on UCB radio throughout December read more…6 December 2012 The Kairos Palestine network of churches and Christian leaders in Palestine has created a free pack of liturgies & prayers for each of the Sundays in Advent. A great companion piece to The Bethlehem Pack. read more…4 December 2012 The Bethlehem Pack, a special pack of readings, prayers and first-hand reflections to help churches and individuals to talk about the current situation in Bethlehem is now available for download, with special content about Gaza. read more…3 December 2012 We are delighted that cross-stitch pieces from our We Stitch Angry project, a crafty response to Palestine are being featured in a new exhibition running in Leeds for Advent. read more…27 November 2012 Support Palestinian people in Gaza this Saturday 24th November by marching to the Israeli Embassy. read more…22 November 2012 Join us praying for the people of Gaza, who are under attack. read more…19 November 2012 Palestinian performance poet Rafeef Ziadah performed at Amos Day this year. You can now buy her album online. read more…10 October 2012 Palestine NOW is holding a theology day for young Christians aged 18 - 30 on Saturday 10 November. read more…28 September 2012 We are now fully booked for Amos Day on Saturday 29 September. read more…26 September 2012 We are pleased to announce that Ben Yeger from Combatants for Peace will be joining us for Amos Day 2012 on Saturday 29 September, a day for supporters and friends with Sami Awad, Arthur Neslen and Rafeef Ziadah read more…13 September 2012 Amos supporters raise money for our projects in all sorts of ways - from running up and down cliffs for 26 miles to completing over 100 yoga moves! read more…11 July 2012 The Church of England Synod has voted in favour of a motion supporting peace, mission and aid organisations in Palestine. read more…10 July 2012 A call following Kairos week held on Iona earlier this month challenges the UK Church to support justice in the Holy Land. read more…25 June 2012 Join with us praying for the people of Palestine and Israel today, Nakba Day. read more…15 May 2012 Support the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions as they rebuild the Beit Arabiya Peace Centre this summer. read more…24 April 2012 The Tent of Nations community farm project in the West Bank has been ordered to stop working on its own land by Israeli authorities. read more…16 February 2012 Amos Trust's newly updated Holy Land resource list is available to download here, now with direct links to Amazon. read more…13 February 2012 Street Child United's partner ABC Trust are organising a 'sleep out' to raise money for street child projects around the world, including the 2014 Steet Child World Cup. Your one night on a street will make a lasting difference to the lives of children who sleep on the street every night. read more…31 January 2012 A letter signed by UK campaigning organisations has been sent to the press condemning the demolition of the Beit Arabiya peace centre. read more…26 January 2012 Beit Arabiya, the home of the Shawamreh family, who host a peace centre in East Jerusalem has been demolished for a fifth time in a late night raid by the Israeli authorities. read more…24 January 2012 A brief update from the West Bank on the status of the Al Walajah demolition order court case read more…18 January 2012 Amos friend Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb has won a prestigious international award for his work in Palestine helping local people to find hope amidst oppression. read more…17 January 2012 Just a handful of places left our very popular alternative pilgrimage to the Holy Land in May 2012 read more…12 January 2012 As a new call for action comes from Palestinian church leaders, take a moment this Christmas to remember the people of Bethlehem. read more…22 December 2011 Read the Christmas message from our partners in Bethlehem, The Holy Land Trust. read more…8 December 2011 Friend of Amos and Director of Go to Gaza, Drink the Sea, Ahmed Masoud, has won the Muslim Writers award for his novel, Gaza Days. read more…5 December 2011 Read Wi'am's Christmas message from occupied Bethlehem and support their Christmas Project bringing children and old people together to celebrate and enrich one another's lives. read more…30 November 2011 Amos supporters from around the country took part in the annual lobby of Parliament for Palestine, telling their MPs that they want to see the UK goverment stand up for justice, freedom & dignity for the Palestinian people. read more…24 November 2011 Amos Trust supporters are invited to a special service on Wednesday 7 December at Amos HQ, London marking the appointment of Chris Rose As Director and Garth Hewitt's new role as Founder. read more…21 November 2011 Find out about the Blood Relations exhibition running at the Saatchi & Saatchi gallery this month read more…11 November 2011 Our Winter newsletter is due out shortly, featuring an update on the village of Al Walajah. Here are the links refered to in the article. read more…1 November 2011 Zoughbi Zoughbi, director of Wi'am, Amos Trust's partner in Bethlehem gave a recent interview about the bid for Palestinian statehood at the UN. Read the full interview here. read more…28 September 2011 The court hearing opposing the demolition order served on 7 homes in the village of Al Walajah has been delayed until 12 January 2012. read more…26 September 2011 Amos Trust Director Garth Hewitt has recorded a short video about the bid for Palestine to be recognised as a state by the UN. read more…20 September 2011 A special prayer for the people of the village of Al Walajah was written and used at Amos Day. Read it & download it to use here. read more…19 September 2011 The Guardian newspaper has interviews with people who live in the 7 homes in Al Walajah threatened with demolition. read more…14 September 2011 We have been notified that hundred year old olive trees have been uprooted and destroyed in the village of Al Walajah today. read more…5 September 2011 Alison Gilchrist, a doctor working for the National Breast Cancer Screening Programme was inspired to take part in the Great Scottish Run in aid of our appeal for the breast screening programme at the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza. read more…5 September 2011 Amnesty International UK & Amos Trust invite you to an evening with Combatants for Peace this Friday 9 September in central London. Former soldiers from Israel & Palestine share their transition to non-violent, joint struggle against the occupation and towards peace. read more…4 September 2011 You can now download the talk Zoughbi Zoughbi the director of Wi'am Centre for Conflict Resolution gave at the Lambeth Palace conference on Christians in the Holy Land last month. read more…3 August 2011 Family move into the rebuilt house in al-Walajeh, near Bethlehem. read more…26 July 2011 Take action to support the Palestinian Authority's bid for UN recognition of the state of Palestine read more…26 July 2011 Single makes it to number 10 in indie charts! read more…11 July 2011 The Freedom Flotilla 11 has been prevented from sailing to Gaza by the Greek Authorities read more…7 July 2011 Amos Trust's Associate Director Chris Rose has recently been able to visit our partners Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza. This is the first time for over 5 years that we have been granted a permit to visit. read more…5 July 2011 Freedom Flotilla II sets sail read more…5 July 2011 This summer Umthombo Street Children in Durban, South Africa are asking supporters to help them plan for the future... read more…25 May 2011 We have just received news from Al Walaja that the court case opposing the demolition order has resulted in a 3 month delay. read more…19 May 2011 The Palestine News Network has uploaded a very helpful video explaining the situation in Al Walaja where 7 homes are threatened with demolition. read more…16 May 2011 The Foreign Office has issued a statement about the intended demolition of homes in Al Walaja, supporting local Palestinian lawyers who have managed to stop the demolition until Thursday read more…14 May 2011 The house Amos volunteers have helped to rebuild just two weeks ago has been served with a demolition notice. Write to your MP today. read more…12 May 2011 Amos Trust volunteers have spent two weeks rebuilding an illegally demolished home in Palestine. Find out how they got on. read more…29 April 2011 The Kairos Palestine campaign are asking Christians around the world to write to their MPs to ensure that Palestinian Christians are able to travel to holy sites this Easter read more…20 April 2011 Greenbelt Trustee and Amos Trust friend Abi Hewitt attended the funeral of our partner Gustavo Parajon in Nicaragua last week and has written a short report on this moving day. read more…28 March 2011 Amos Trust's Operations Manager Nive Hall is cycling to Bethlehem..in Wales to raise funds to rebuild a home in Bethlehem, Palestine. read more…17 March 2011 Musicians Fifth Quadrant have just completed a concert tour of the West Bank & Gaza, come and hear them play and about their experiences read more…3 February 2011 Amos supporters are invited to a rally for Gaza on Tuesday 18 January. Amos Trust director Garth Hewitt will be among those speaking. read more…18 January 2011 Playwright Justin Butcher and Ahmed Mahsoud's new play Escape to Gaza will be broadcast on Thursday 13 January at 2.15pm. read more…13 January 2011 Get copies of our new leaflet explaining Kairos Palestine, a call from Christians in Palestine to the Church worldwide asking that they are not forgotten read more…13 January 2011 100% from sales of special street child protrait calendar go towards the ongoing work of the Street Child World Cup read more…14 December 2010 This Christmas Amos Trust are fundraising to buy building materials to rebuild a home just outside of Bethlehem which has been demolished to make way for the illegal separation wall read more…30 November 2010 Clare Short is chairing a public discussion with two young people from the Jewish community who want to see peace come to Israel/Palestine. read more…29 November 2010 The Bethlehem Pack 2010 a resource pack to help churches talk about the current situation in Palestine in their Christmas services, is now available for download. read more…25 November 2010 Watch this great video where street children from the Philippines explain what the Durban Declaration created by street children around the world is all about. read more…25 November 2010 Wednesday 24th November is the annual lobby of parliament for Palestine read more…24 November 2010 A Just Peace for Palestine campaign has launched a call asking BT to reconsider it's partnerships in the occupied territories read more…17 November 2010 Catch Amos Trust's Director Garth Hewitt on UK tour with his new album, Moonrise, and Garth can be heard in conversation with Steve Chalke, on Steve's radio show, Catalyst read more…12 November 2010 Just Peace for Palestine campaigners are among those on board the Gaza Flotilla attacked on Monday morning. read more…1 June 2010 Just Peace for Palestine Campaign launch new website to support campaigners read more…13 May 2010 Palestinian Christians in occupied Jerusalem have been read more…29 March 2010 Amos' partner Umthombo has taken on the running of a centre for under 7s at Second Creek in the rubbish dumps of East London, Durban. read more…2 February 2010 Call by Palestinian Christians for a just peace inspired by anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa read more…9 December 2009 Update on the situtation at Al Ahli Hospital, Gaza following the January attacks read more…8 December 2009 UN report finds strong evidence of war crimes in attacks on Gaza read more…16 September 2009 Olive wood Jerusalem featured in Banksy exhibition read more…19 June 2009 Latest news from Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza read more…1 June 2009 Justin Butcher's play about the current situation in Gaza transfers to the Edinburgh Fringe for all of August read more…1 June 2009 Inspired by a letter from Gaza by Father Musallam, the video for Garth Hewitt's new song can be seen here. read more…27 April 2009 A new play about the, courage dignity and suffering of the people of Gaza read more…17 February 2009 Gaza is a small strip of land, just 21 miles long and 5 miles wide. It lies on the only overland route between Africa and Asia. Alexander the Great, the Crusaders, Napoleon, the Ottoman Empire, and the British have all laid siege to and fought for Gaza – until finally, in 1967, Israel occupied it. read more…12 February 2009 This is a clear message from the Church of England read more…11 February 2009 “We are exhausted, but we must begin to resume normal operations at Al Ahli Hospital. We must continue the services that the people of Gaza expect of Al Ahli. We cannot rest yet.” read more…22 January 2009 Israel we’ve had enough, enough of your brutality, enough of your war on children, enough of your relentless bombings, enough of your killings, enough is enough read more…12 January 2009 Latest update from the diocese of Jerusalem read more…10 January 2009 Prayer for Gaza written by Amos Director Garth Hewitt, Canon of St George's Cathedral Jerusalem read more…7 January 2009 An update from Suhaila Tarazi at the Al Ahli hospital, Amos Trust's partner project in Gaza read more…7 January 2009 Bishop of Jerusalem speaks out on the situation in Gaza read more…7 January 2009 The hallmarks of war crimes read more…6 January 2009 The Narrow Gate of Justice read more…6 January 2009 On the current devastating situation in Gaza read more…2 January 2009 Amos Trust’s Christmas appeal is for Wi’am Conflict Resolution Centre's work with Bethlehem's children read more…20 November 2008 A series of events will help worshippers learn about and pray for the current situation in Bethlehem. read more…14 November 2008 A lobby of parliament is being organised for 19 November to mark the UN international day of solidarity with Palestinian people. read more…11 November 2008 Jeff Halper and Sami Awad spoke at Amos Day 2008 and helped launch our Bethlehem, Palestine campaign read more…4 October 2008 Suhaila Tarazi is the director of longtime Amos partner Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza. read more…3 October 2008 A new DVD filmed during the Amos pilgrimage to the Holy Land in June 2008 has just been released. read more…13 September 2008 A new CD of orginal songs about the suffering of the little town of Bethlehem. read more…13 September 2008 A new book by Garth Hewitt featuring the voices of sixteen Christian witnesses from Bethlehem read more…13 September 2008 Amos is hosting this day conference on 22nd September. Click through for more details and how to reserve your place. read more…11 September 2008 Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish died last weekend aged 67. read more…13 August 2008 We just recieved this update - from Jeff Halper who will be joining us for Amos Day on September 20th and the conference on the 22nd read more…12 August 2008 20 September with Jeff Halper and Sami Awad read more…4 July 2008 Degredation of human rights in Gaza following the surge of violence in March read more…Garth Hewitt 1 April 2008 Update from Zoughbie Zoughbie Wi'am Director on our Christmas appeal. read more…11 February 2008 This Christmas Amos is seeking to raise money for Wi'ams SMiLE appeal read more…13 December 2007 Garth Hewitt has received an award for commitment to the Palestinian people through the relief and awareness work of Amos Trust, and his personal commitment through songs and telling the stories of ordinary Palestinians. read more…6 November 2007 The Under 19 Palestinian football team visit in september will no longer take place read more…30 August 2007 An Israeli court has sentenced Mordechai Vanunu, the anti-nuclear whistle-blower, to a further six months in prison for violating a ban on speaking to foreigners. read more…7 July 2007 'Let me tell you about the Al Ahli Hospital. In amongst the narrow scarred streets there is a small oasis of whitewash and green grass... ' read more…Sue Plater 4 July 2007 National rally in London to mark 40 years of occupation, join with us in saying - Enough read more…Chris Rose 18 June 2007 We started the year with a packed visit from Bishop Riah, organised jointly with Palestine Solidarity Campaign. read more…8 March 2007 We have journeyed in the footsteps of jesus to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, read more…5 February 2007 The Israeli-built wall is “a sign of all that is wrong in the human heart”, the Archbishop of Canterbury said today in Bethlehem. Speaking to the town’s civic representatives shortly after walking through the wall, Dr Williams said the wall symbolised “the terrible fear of the other, of the stranger, which keeps us all in one kind of prison or another”, from which God 2,000 years ago came to release people.
read more…7 January 2007 Zoughbi Zoughbi -Director of Wi’am Conflict Resolution Centre, Bishara Awad, Principle of Bethlehem Bible College, Wisam Salsaa – Palestinian Tour Guide from Beit Sahour, talk of living in Bethlehem today. read more…6 January 2007 On Sunday June 11 the Reverend Garth Hewitt was
installed as Honorary Canon of the Cathedral Church of
St. George the Martyr in Jerusalem. The service of
installation was held at the cathedral by Bishop Riah
Abu El-Assal, Bishop in Jerusalem. read more…14 June 2006 You have no doubt seen all the coverage in the western press of the result of the Palestinian elections.
We have not yet had much comment from our partners in Palestine and Israel, but I am just passing on a piece by Mitri Raheb in Bethlehem. read more… 8 February 2006 The Municipality of Beit Sahour, the town of the Shepherds' Fields just outside Bethlehem, is sending their Mayor and two of his colleagues to Cambridge, from 20-23 November. This visit will coincide with the Palestinian handicrafts stall in Cambridge Market (21 November - 2 December), which will be staffed by members of the Holy Land Handicrafts Co-operative Society. read more…15 November 2005 In June, another group of twenty people visited Palestine-Israel on an Amos pilgrimage - the second group this year, and the third since we restarted the pilgrimages last summer. Indeed, some people who joined us last summer were so moved and fired up by what they saw last year that they decided to come back! Here, Garth Hewitt offers some thoughts and stories from the trip. read more…4 August 2005 We have recently received a circular newsletter from Dalia Landau at Open House, in which she reflects on the various events of commemoration which take place in Israel during May, and how these affect the life and work of Open House. Her thoughts are both poignant and uplifting, acknowledging the past and looking to the future. read more…1 June 2005 In February, Garth finally managed to do the long-awaited (and several times postponed!) concert tour of Palestine-Israel. Here, he offers his thoughts on the concerts and the more general situation. read more…11 May 2005 On 21 April, the first anniversary of his release from prison, Mordechai Vanunu faced a renewal of his travel and communication restrictions - some of which were tightened. This comes as he is facing trial for violating some of those restrictions since his release in 2004. read more…4 May 2005 Dalia Landau writes from Open House in Ramle, Israel, that they celebrated
the Jewish holiday of Tu b'Shvat ("the New Year of Trees") by planting two
new trees as part of a neighbourhood renewal project. read more…16 February 2005 The situation in Gaza continues to worsen from day to day, which is having an effect on the work of the Al Ahli Hospital. The staff at the hospital continue to offer medical care, not just in emergencies but for all aspects of daily life, under the most difficult of circumstances. read more…18 November 2004 As was widely reported, Mordechai Vanunu was rearrested on 11 November 2004, while staying at St George's Guest House in Jerusalem. read more…18 November 2004 In June, an Amos Trust pilgrimage group visited the Holy Land for the first time in five years. Some of the participants had been before, but for others it was a completely new experience. Garth Hewitt, who led the trip with his wife Gill, reports on the trip and gives some thoughts on the ongoing situation. read more…6 August 2004 As was widely reported, Mordechai Vanunu was released from prison on 21 April 2004, having served a full sentence of 18 years for revealing details of Israel's nuclear programme to British newspapers in 1985. As he has spent a large proportion of his prison sentence in solitary confinement, please pray for him as he adjusts to life outside prison. One of the first things Mordechai did on the day of his release was attend a service at St George's Anglican Cathedral in Jerusalem; Bishop Riah made a short statement about this, which is given here ? read more…23 April 2004 There are periodically debates about the patron saint of England and his suitability for the position. Such discussions only heighten the confusion and the myths that surround him. These are not so much about his killing of dragons, as about St George’s crusading image, and whether he is offensive to Muslims and other faith communities. Having recently been made a Canon of the Cathedral of St George the Martyr in Jerusalem, I think it is incumbent on me to speak up in St George’s defence. There is often a confusion as to exactly who is our patron saint. The Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir Ali, pointed out in a letter to The Guardian last year: read more… 23 April 2004 At this time, the news from our partners in Israel and Palestine continues to be potentially disheartening. With construction continuing on the separation wall, the prospect of neighbours reaching out to each other in peace fades daily. However, the Christian community in the Holy Land was encouraged by a recent visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams. We give here part of his sermon at St George's Cathedral. read more…26 March 2004 Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City continues to show Christian love in action in
the Gaza Strip, despite the limited movement permitted, and the constant threat of attack. read more…26 January 2004 Our fourth Advent reflection has two parts. The first is an extract from
Garth Hewitt's book 'Towards the Dawn' (SPCK, published January 2004). The book has weekly
reflections (actually for use in the season from Easter to Trinity so we are
a bit ahead of ourselves), and this is the start of Week 3 - entitled
'Naught for your Comfort in the Shepherds' Fields'. The second part is an appeal from the YMCA-YWCA in East Jerusalem and Beit
Sahour. The YMCA-YWCA is a partner of Christian Aid, and many Amos supporters have
visited both the East Jerusalem branch and the centre in Beit Sahour on Amos
trips. read more…19 December 2003 Our third Advent reflection comes from our good friend Zoughbi Zoughbi, of the Wi'am Conflict Resolution Centre in Bethlehem. Many people have met Zoughbi through visiting Bethlehem, or when he has joined us on two ©ollective weekends (2000 and 2002) and the Greenbelt Festival (2003) here in the UK. If you would like details on how to support Wi'am, including their work with children who are traumatised by current events in Bethlehem, and showing thesort of fear and distress which Zoughbi describes in this piece, do contact the Amos Trust office. read more… 12 December 2003 Our second reflection for Advent, which we hope you can use in any Advent
celebrations in which you are involved, consists of two pieces. The first
is a short reflection from our good friend Wisam Salsaa, and the second piece is a
letter from Revd. Alex Awad (who works at Bethlehem Bible College) to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. It sets the
scene, describing the ongoing suffering in Bethlehem. read more…5 December 2003 As we enter Advent, and prepare for Christmas, we turn our eyes once again
towards Bethlehem - and Jerusalem and Nazareth. As ever we want to
encourage the Church in the UK and across the world to remember the 'living
stones' - the people living now in the places whose names we will hear
constantly in carols, readings and prayers. This year we are planning to
provide a weekly reflection from Bethlehem that can be used for thoughts and
prayers as the Advent candle is lit in your church or home. These will be
gathered from our contacts there, and posted here each week of Advent 2003. Download it now in mp3 format (2.8Mb) read more… Jon Rolfe & Clare 28 November 2003 We received the following message from Bishop Riah Abu el Assal in March, as a message for Lent/Easter, and in response to the war in Iraq and the ongoing situation in Israel and Palestine. Please continue to pray for Bishop Riah, all those who work for the Diocese of Jerusalem, and all those for whom they work so tirelessly, that in a situation which often seems devoid of hope, they may hold on to that greatest of all hope, that which comes with the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. read more…20 May 2003 We were delighted when Bishop Riah Abu el Assal, the Anglican
Bishop in Jerusalem came over to the UK in February for the enthronement of Dr Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury; afterwards, Bishop Riah had time to sit and talk at length with us. We plan to have him as our special guest at the
Amos Day on 4 October, as we know that
whatever else happens this year he will have much to share with us. read more…19 May 2003 When we were putting together our autumn 2002 newsletter, in which this article appears, journalists were once again debating the legitimacy of
Israel's use of F16 bombers to 'target' and kill without trial Palestinians
whom it regards as criminals. Inevitably with such a massive weapon
against an individual, family and neighbours were killed and injured in
the process. Incidents such as this have a considerable impact on the work of Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, which we continue to support. read more…13 September 2002 In response to US President George Bush's speech in June 2002 about what the Palestinian people need to do next, we would like to share a couple of articles with you. Firstly, a practical piece from Israeli journalist Amira Hass (probably the best informed of anyone on closures) plus something we received the week before President Bush's speech, relating to the internal debate in Palestine about how they move forward. read more…27 June 2002 This comes from Zoughbi and Elaine Zoughbi - Zoughbi is the Director of the Wi'am Reconciliation Centre in Bethlehem, and has joined us in the UK on various occasions. Their piece makes very powerful reading. read more…15 May 2002 We received this message from our very good friend Bishop Riah Abu el-Assal (Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem) on 23 April 2002. On 24 April Bishop Riah happened to be in London, and we were fortunate enough that he found time to join us at 'Wednesdays on the Wall' (the weekly service of prayer and reflection held at All Hallows on the Wall), which was very special for all those of us who were there that evening. read more…25 April 2002 In the middle of the Israeli army's incursion into Bethlehem in April 2002, we received this message from Rev Mitri Raheb on 19 April. Mitri is a good friend of Amos, and is the pastor of the Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem. As he indicates, even his church compound was not immune from the destruction raging in the West Bank at that time. read more…25 April 2002 We often receive requests from people wanting to know how they can respond to the current situation in the West Bank, so we have put together a list of people to lobby or otherwise contact - this list covers politicians and church leaders, both in the UK and overseas, and we hope you find it helpful. read more…17 April 2002 Before Christmas, we gave details of the march to take place on 31 December from Bethlehem to Jerusalem, led by Mgr Michel Sabbah. Amos supporter Andrew Ashdown went out on a flying visit (3 days!) to take part in that march, as well as spending time in Ramallah, Beit Sahour and Beit Jala. He has sent us this account of his time in Israel-Palestine at the end of one year and the start of another. read more…Andrew Ashdown 22 January 2002 This moving piece was sent by the minister of St. Andrew's, Jerusalem. It was told by a Jewish woman, one whose daughter had been killed in a suicide bombing, at a meeting in which a Palestinian also shared her story. read more…20 December 2001 On a trip to Jerusalem earlier this year, whilst in the courtyard at St George'e Guesthouse, Garth reflected on what he had seen and heard. read more…Garth Hewitt 20 July 2001 Continuing closures throughout the Occupied Territories are causing major disruption to the lives of ordinary Palestinians and increasing the lack of food and medical supplies that are much needed. read more…1 March 2001 
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