November Study Tour Group Visited the Community Centre in Bardala

Posted December 20, 2019, by & filed under News, Study Tour Reports.

The seventeen people, from the UK, Germany and the US, who participated in the recent political study tour to Palestine/Israel, visited the new Community Centre in Bardala. Construction on it began in October 2018 during ICAHD’s building camp, with funding from the campers, our Buy a Brick campaign and a grant. Some finishing touches are… Read more »

Visit Palestine/Israel on an Extended Study Tour that will change your life

Posted January 15, 2019, by & filed under Events, News, Study Tour Reports, Study Tours.

Hebron – walking through the Old City Next ICAHD-recommended Study Tour: 4 – 14 November 2019   No amount of reading, attending lectures or watching films can convey a genuine understanding of the facts on the ground compared to being there. ICAHD and the international chapters in the UK, USA, Finland and Germany recommend these… Read more »

Thoughts from Israel/Palestine, November 2016

Posted December 5, 2016, by & filed under Articles, News, Study Tour Reports.

Thoughts from Israel/Palestine, November 2016 – John Hastings-Thomson Some years ago someone coined the phrase “The Land that once was Holy.” As one sees the eight metre-high separation wall between Israel and the West Bank winding through the streets of Bethlehem, it is easy to be drawn in by that thought. To stand at Checkpoint… Read more »

Jerusalem amidst escalating violence

Posted September 14, 2016, by & filed under Opinion, Personal Experiences, Study Tour Reports.

grates on roof

  – As partners of the Kairos Britain initiative, we wanted to highlight this years’ World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel (18th – 24th September 2016) by encouraging our members in the Christian faith communities to share their experiences with you. Tom and Gill reflect on their experience of the holy city of Jerusalem during… Read more »

Supporting ICAHD in the Methodist Church

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Jeff Halper at Melbourne Terrace

– As partners of the Kairos Britain initiative, we wanted to highlight this years’ World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel (18th – 24th September 2016) by encouraging our members in the Christian faith communities to share their experiences with you. Stephen reflects on how the work of ICAHD has informed the Methodist support for Palestine… … Read more »

A visit to Aida Refugee Camp

Posted June 9, 2016, by & filed under Personal Experiences, Refugees, Study Tour Reports.

ICAHD - Wall at Aida Refugee Camp

For Refugee Week 2016, we wanted to highlight the plight of the largest group of refugees in the world (numbering approximately 6 million), and our call for the Right of Return by sharing some reflections from a recent study tour visit to Aida Refugee Camp, established in 1950 close to Bethlehem, Palestine, and home to more… Read more »

Will I ever be able to live like a human being?

Posted April 21, 2016, by & filed under Beduin, House Demolitions, Israeli Military Actions, Personal Experiences, Study Tour Reports.

Jordan Valley bedouin farmers tell their story

– Reflections from a recent ICAHD study tour trip to the Jordan Valley – Bedouin villages in the Jordan Valley are barely clinging to life in the wake of frequent demolitions and water deprivation. Arriving at the tented community of Khirbet al-Makhul, we were invited into the home of a Bedouin herding family. Although we had… Read more »