Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, joined a group of islanders on Saturday at a vigil urging for an immediate cease fire to the bombardment of Gaza by Israeli forces. In this […]
Carmichael Joins Orkney Vigil Calling for a #Gaza Ceasefire
#Gaza The ‘Ongoing War On Children’
“The bombs started just a few seconds after the ceasefire (ended),” – James Elder from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Campaigners will again take to the steps of St Magnus Cathedral Kirkwall today, […]
#Gaza Hospitals in the south, are “overwhelmed”
Campaigners seeking an immediate ending to the bombardment and a long term peaceful resolution in Gaza will again be meeting in a vigil on the steps of St Magnus Cathedral, Saturday 25th […]
A life without bacon sandwiches ?
I wonder how many people currently responsive to the Middle East crisis actually have any experience with terrorism ? I do. The circumstances to be honest are rather like an out take […]
“The fighting has to stop” #Gaza
Around 50 people gathered on the steps of St Magnus Cathedral on Saturday 18th of November to call for an end to the fighting and bombardment of Gaza. The campaigners have been […]
The Value of (all) of lives
In 1942 the value of a Jewish life in the Belorussian Village of Domochevo was established at a kilo of sugar or salt. This was the price paid by the Nazis to […]
“In #Gaza we have lost sight of the most basic principles of humanity and proportionality.”
Orkney will again join citizens across Scotland and the whole of the UK on Saturday 18th November in calling for an immediate ceasefire in the bombardment of Gaza. The Orkney vigil will […]
Islanders Call for Ceasefire in #Gaza
Islanders in Orkney and Shetland gathered on Saturday in calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the Israeli bombardment. People started arriving on the steps of St Magnus […]
A Time to Take Action
With the ‘war’ in Gaza lasting 34 days and counting with no end currently in-sight, it has been really heartening to see our communities in Shetland and Orkney coming together to support […]
Orkney Vigil as UN Warns of Disastrous Conditions in #Gaza
Peace campaigners in Orkney will again be holding a vigil on Saturday 11 November at 1pm on the steps of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, calling for an immediate ceasefire to the bombardment […]
