Meeting for Sufferings: Friends develop dialogue

The decision to boycott goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied territories continues to prompt challenging questions for Friends

by Ian Kirk-Smith 11th October 2013

The decision made in April 2011 to boycott goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied territories continues to prompt challenging questions for Friends in Britain, Meeting for Sufferings (MfS) heard on Saturday 5 October.  Quakers in Britain were asked, earlier this year, to recommit to ‘developing dialogue and understanding with Jewish groups’ in their areas. Feedback was given at MfS and it reflected the difficulty, as well as the rewards, that Friends had experienced.