Angela recorded what a marvellous day it had been despite wind and some drenching downpours. The elements cannot spoil such an alluring garden in such an arresting and beautiful setting. There is now a beehive as well as a prolific vegetable garden and all manner of plants for sale. The

Sumud Palestine was privileged to welcome Methodist Minister Brian J Brown to give a talk on commemorating the Naqba. Brian was administrative director of the Christian Institute of Southern Africa when he and it were banned in 1977 by the apartheid regime. Introducing Brian Angela Glendenning spoke about how Brian’s

Sumud Palestine UK and the Palestinian Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies join forces again to deliver a new training course for mental health professionals at Al Quds University. Our Swedish trainers arrived safely tonight (8 April) in Bethlehem. More information later on. Many thanks for your support. Mohammed Mukhaimar

Dr Hogstrom and Dr Vigerland (see below) are going to deliver a training course on CBT for anxiety problems among children and adolescents. The training is a joint force between Sumud Palestine, the Palestinian Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (PABCT) and Al Quds University. The training will take place

Mohammed Mukhaimar got in touch today to confirm that Sumud is sponsoring two psycho-therapists to attend a training course on the psychological treatment of children with severe psychological problems at Al Quds University from 10-12 April. Mohammed is currently working out the logistics with the Palestinian Association of Cognitive and

Thirty-six people attended our Food and Film evening yesterday. Eight people had signed up and didn’t come, four were sick and two gridlocked on the M6! £233.55 was raised for MAP. Before the film, Suha, a young asylum seeker from spoke movingly about her village near Nablus, the depredations of

Dear Friends, We are circulating a brief statement from the UKPMHN in response to the adoption of Resolution 2334 by the UN Security Council, condemning the illegal building of settlements by the Israeli Government. Please find the link here: UKPMHN Statement on UN Security Council Resolution 2334 On 2nd January

http://www.twinningwithpalestine.net/ The committee are delighted to announce that Hanan Al Hroub, Global Teacher of the Year 2016, has honoured us by agreeing to be our Patron. We met Hanan at the Palestinian Mission on 28 November 2016 where we were graciously received by the Ambassador, Anna Seif and all the

From Friday 25 February 2017 there will be an International Week of Action on Hewlett Packard whose companies play a key role in the Israeli occupation and the violation of the human rights of Palestinians. The company provides Israeli naval forces with the technology to enforce the siege of Gaza

Chaired by Baroness Jenny Tonge, resolute and charming, the first speaker was the Director of the Palestinian Return Centre, Majed Al-Zeer. He read from a prepared statement which will be published within the next few days. (‘The Palestinian Return Centre is an independent consultancy focusing on the historical, political and