Some of seventy-two friendship bracelets sent ‘in Friendship’ from Yearly Meeting Gathering to newly-elected and re-elected members of parliament. Photo: Mary Penny.
Yearly Meeting Gathering 2017: Special interest groups
From Israel and Palestine to nourishing a multi-racial community
by Ian Kirk-Smith, George Osgerby and Elinor Smallman
18th August 2017
Israel and Palestine
Four speakers engaged Friends on 3 August in the interest group about Israel and Palestine organised by the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI).
Maureen Jack, of the Church of Scotland, spoke about the importance of giving voice to the voiceless and of speaking for the powerless. She stressed the need to be impartial, ‘not taking sides’ and ‘being neutral’. She said there could not be peace without justice.
