BLOWN AWAY
Fresh from the energy sapping heat of Israel’s dry, windless summer to the gale force winds of winter at Gerroa.


STANDING TOGETHER
I sat beside a commuter on the light rail as we climbed the track to Ammunition Hill. Was he Jewish? No! A Palestinian activist who...


THE CELL UNDER THE HOUSE OF CAIAPHAS
Buried under the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, on the slopes of Mount Zion outside the Old City, lies the House of Caiaphas....


THE PLIGHT OF A PALESTINIAN
“Who will look after your shop Michel?” “God will look after it.” Our Palestinian friend locked the door of his beautiful antique shop...


WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
Specialist vascular surgeon, Dr Raphael Walden asks the young Palestinian rock-throwing youth his name. Israeli soldiers had retaliated....


WHY ALL THIS JOY AT THE WALL?
It’s Thursday and school holidays. Bar Mitzvah processions are coming from all directions. Shofars, clarinets, drums, herald joyous...


BLOWN AWAY
Chris and I have just returned from hearing from a Priest who had both his hands blown off and lost his hearing and an eye through an...


MEETING A PALESTINIAN LEGEND
I saw Dr John Tleel’s book, “I am Jerusalem” for sale in Jerusalem. You can’t miss it! I sat down for a chat in the antique shop of my...


THE HOTTEST RELIGIOUS SITE IN THE WORLD
The heavy iron doors of the shopfronts on David Street are still in place as we descend to the Western Wall. It’s too early for sellers...


THE WILDERNESS OF SIN
Expect the unexpected when you travel – especially in Israel. Mitzpe Ramon is in the Negev Desert, south of Beersheba. Here, overlooking...


