2024 has been an extraordinarily difficult year so far for all our partners in the West Bank as tensions, restrictions and violence continue to increase. The Jerusalem Princess Basmas Centre (JBPC) provides specialist disability support to children across the West Bank. The team recently gave us an update on what the year has been like for them so far.

As a Jewish-Israeli, I carry much pain in our violent reality, but perhaps my truer human pain is the fear of taking a public stance against the continuation of this war, against violence from both sides, and most of all the loss of human compassion. 

While the attention of the world media has been on the catastrophic situation in Gaza, life in the West Bank has also become intolerable. Embrace’s David McColl shares his experiences of meeting partners for the first time in the West Bank - and draws parallels between their compassion and the parable of the Good Samaritan.

The Christian faith has a long history in Gaza, going back over 1,600 years. Although there are now only around 1,000 Christians left in the Gaza Strip, the Christian community continues to make a deep impact by serving those in need. In this blog, Embrace’s Programmes Manager for Gaza, Rhiannon, writes about her personal experience of the long and rich Christian history in Gaza that has been hidden behind the blockade for the past 16 years.

Embrace CEO, Tim Livesey, speaks to the media about his deep concern for ordinary people in Gaza and Israel. He discusses the need for a different status quo in the region, the importance of equal rights, and the necessity of upholding international law.

In the first of our webinar series, our two speakers from Israel-Palestine shared powerful accounts of their experiences at the intersection between political situations and the outworking of their personal faith.

What are Israeli settlements and why are they so controversial? Our guide will give you an overview of the history, motivations and impact of the settler movement.

VLOG: Do Palestinian Christians feel part of the one household of God? Our friend and Trustee Rev Dr Munther Isaac, a pastor from Bethlehem gives his answer at a talk at the Chapel of Unity, Coventry Cathedral. Watch his talk in full.

Watch Dr Thabet Abu Ras impassioned speech at a judicial reform protest in Tel Aviv, in which he calls for justice, democracy and a united approach in ending the violence and death.