Susan volunteered in Palestine with the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI). Please click here to go to her post on the EAPPI blog.

My three months in Palestine have shown the value of international laws: Human Rights Law, which applies always and everywhere, as well as Humanitarian Law, which applies in conflict situations. As part of the training here, a Swedish consultancy, ‘Diakonia’ took us EAs through some o

This morning was one of those mornings when you look out the window and think – wow, this is going to be a lovely day. The sky was clear, the sun was shining – yeah, it would be a bit fresh, but it looked lovely. Then you step outside, and get slammed back against your front door by a

We arose at 5am to witness what Palestinians, who live in Bethlehem and work in Jerusalem, have to endure every day.  Although the journey between these two cities takes about 10 minutes, the Separation Wall cuts Bethlehem off from Jerusalem and creates a barrier that is made of more

Today (Monday 10 Dec 2007) we moved from Jerusalem to Bethlehem, with important diversions. The first was a visit to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority, and its flagship attraction, the Holocaust History Museum. Most striking to me was the

In March I was privileged to represent the Primate, Dr Phillip Aspinall, as the Anglican delegate on a visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories with the National Council of Churches. The purpose of the visit was for Australian church leaders to gain an understanding of