The issues of settlements or colonies in the West Bank and in East Jerusalem is a crucial one. Of equal importance are East Jerusalem as a capital for Palestine, together with access for all who wish to visit Al Aqsa/The Temple Mount, in a peaceful way. The people of Israel will very soon have to…
The issue of Anglican bishops in the House of Lords should not be tackled separately from that of further Parliamentary reform. It is also linked with the issue of whether or not the church of England should be established by law. Humanists should note that an any given day there will usually be more of…
Monday March 15th: Met two Muslims working on full citizenship and inter-community cooperation in Britain Portcullis House: Kurdish New Year celebrations. 1 Parliament Street: Dinner with visiting Parliamentarians from the Kurdistan regional government in Iraq. Tuesday March 16th: Talk, discussion and lunch for Professor Avi Schlaim of Oxford University on the current situation in Israel…
I have had 30, almost 40, years’ experience of conflict and peace-building in Northern Ireland, and in the wider context of the island of Ireland. Despite the Belfast Agreement and the much more recent agreement about Criminal Justice and Policing, Northern Ireland remains a deeply divided society. Some of its people have a British identity…
Civil Society and Public Welfare in the West Bank I am appalled at the recent closure by the PA of charitable and voluntary organizations, including at least one Christian one in Bethlehem. This is bound to result in greater hardship for children and other very vulnerable people. I understand that this action has been taken…
