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 […]
A life without bacon sandwiches ?
“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 […]
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 […]
“All of us, we are all somehow involved in this.” #Gaza
“What we’ve seen unfold over the last 26 days in Israel and in the Occupied Territories is nothing short of what I think I would call a blight on our collective conscience. All […]
Violence cannot be the answer
The European answer to the “ Jewish Problem “ has been enacted over two millennia through; pogroms, blood libels, the massacre of the Jews in 1190 in York, forced conversion or death […]
Orkney Friends of Palestine Welcome Delegation from Shu’fat Refugee Camp, East Jerusalem, Palestine
“A special part of what we can offer is the fact we’re rooted in Agriculture. Farming and land are entrenched in Palestinian psyche and belonging to the land is paramount. Since 1948, Israel has expropriated approximately 4,244,776 acres of Palestinian land. ” Gaynor Jones
‘Life in a Refugee Camp’: Talk by Palestinians Living in Shu’fat
The talk is in the St Magnus Centre Kirkwall on Saturday September 23rd at 7pm. Admission is free.
“At least I could bring their voice to the world.” Shireen Abu Aqleh
Shireen Abu Aqleh was killed on 11th of May 2022.
‘7 days in the West Bank’: Paintings by Katherine Diaper at The Northlight Gallery
The exhibition runs from the 9th to 20th April at the Northlight Gallery, Stromness, open 11 am to 4pm Monday to Saturday.
