David Bland from #MessyChurch in #Palestine

#WestBank #SeperationWall #Palestine (Copyright;David Bland)

David Bland who helps run the Messy Church group in Leominster's Priory Church is travelling in Palestine during this week and next. Here is what he had to say about the situation in Palestine last night;

   "After todays tours of Jerusalem and the surrounding settlements I am left feeling completely overwhelmed by the extent and scale of the persecution of the palestinians. To call it apartheid is not strong enough. The inequality of the state of Israel is too great to grasp even when you are here. It is hard to believe that the world is not protesting loudly.

I wrote the above before we visited a bedouin camp outside Jerusalem, which left me in tears.

The bedouin have nowhere legal they can reside, although they have been where they are since soon after they became refugees in 1951. They have recently built a school for their children as the official school for them was 20k walk away. It is threatened with demolition.

The older boys help with herds. From time to time, most recently 3 months ago, the israeli army (IDF) leave toys rigged with explosives in the fields... The latest victim is in hospital in Jordan. I will show you the exact location when I get back. It is in the west bank on the palestinian side of the 1948 armistice line, on the palestinian side of the oslo agreement line. The actions of the IDF appear to be war crimes and are probably crimes against humanity. But the world is almost silent.

Sorry about the grim dispatch but it IS pretty grim here."

"HELLLOOO" One of David Bland's catchphrases, his way of making sure he has everybodies attention when he is speaking.

To see more of David's pictures from Palestine follow the link;  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151070808696906.425407.681821905&type=1&l=53be129f48  

 I shall update this post when we hear from David again. Good luck and keep up the good work Dave!