A difficult balance

Linda Burgum and Ursula Sharma consider the challenge of responding to injustice

by Linda Burgum and Ursula Sharma 17th August 2018

How do Friends best respond to the injustices occurring on a daily basis in the occupied Palestinian territories without attracting accusations of anti-Semitism?

Central Manchester Meeting were approached several months ago by Amnesty International with a request to share a joint vigil around their campaign to persuade the UK government to ban the importation of Israeli settlement goods. We are fortunate in having a space in front of our Meeting house that lends itself well to such witness and we are located in the city centre.