Olive Tree Scotland is a non-sectarian, non-political, small voluntary group which aims to promote a wider understanding of the situation in Palestine/Israel. To this end the following list of links will allow access to further information.
Scottish Contacts
Edinburgh Action for Palestine/ ea4p – www.edinburghaction4palestine.org
Glasgow and Bethlehem twinning – www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=21041
Glasgow Palestine Human Rights Campaign – www.gphrc.org
Hadeel (Palestinian shop in Edinburgh) https://www.hadeel.org
Scottish Friends of Palestine – www.scottishfriendsofpalestine.org
Scottish Jews Against Zionism (JAZ) – www.scottishjaz.org
Scottish Palestinian Forum (a network of pro-Palestinian organisations) – www.scottishpalestinianforum.org.uk
St Andrew’s Scots Memorial Church of Scotland and guesthouse in Jerusalem – www.standrewsjerusalem.org
Other Organisations in the UK, Israel/Palestine or international
Addameer (Palestinian Prisoner Support and Human Rights Organisation) – https://addameer.org
Amnesty International – www.amnesty.org
AMOS Trust (a London-based human rights organisation) – www.amostrust.org
Balfour Project (“acknowledging Britain’s historic and continuing responsibilities to uphold equal rights for the Israeli and Palestinian peoples.”) – www.balfourproject.org
B’Tselem (Israeli Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories) – www.btselem.org
Breaking the Silence (veterans of the Israeli military who speak out about the Occupation and aim to end it) – Breaking the Silence
Christ at the Checkpoint (biennial conference in Bethlehem, linked with Sabeel) – https://bethbc.edu/christ-at-the-checkpoint
Embrace the Middle East (a Christian development charity tackling poverty and injustice through partners in the Middle East) – www.embraceme.org
Green Olive Tours – (based in Jerusalem, online tours)- Green Olive Tours-Israel-Palestine-Alternative Tours-Culture-Politics (toursinenglish.com)
If Americans Knew (“what every American needs to know about Israel-Palestine”) – https://ifamericansknew.org/html
Israeli Campaign Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) – www.icahd.org
Jewish Network for Palestine – UK Jewish support group for Palestine (jewishnetworkforpalestine.uk)
Kumi Now (working to connect activists worldwide with Palestinian organisations) – https://kuminow.com
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) – www.map-uk.org
Musalaha (Arabic word for reconciliation) – https://musalaha.org
New Profile (Israeli women and men opposed to a militarised society) – www.newprofile.org
Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC) – www.palestinecampaign.org
Pax Christi (an international Catholic Christian Peace movement) – https://paxchristi.net/
Sabeel (Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, for their weekly Wave of Prayer) – www.sabeel.org
Sabeel-Kairos (Christian UK charity supporting peace and justice in the Holy Land) – https://www.sabeel-kairos.org.uk
Sindyanna of Galilee (Arab and Jewish women committed to business for peace) – https://www.sindyanna.com
Tent of Nations (Palestinian family farm. Despite opposition, they seek to build bridges.) – www.tentofnations.org
The Villages Group (Israeli Jewish people who love and help Palestinians) – www.villagesgroup.wordpress.com
War on Want (very informative website) – https://www.waronwant.org/our-work/palestine
Wi’am: The Palestinian Conflict Transformation Center (in Bethlehem, beside the Wall) – https://www.facebook.com/wiamcenter
Sources of news
+972 magazine (independent journalism from Israel/Palestine) – https://www.972mag.com
Mondoweiss (news and opinion about Palestine, Israel and the United States) – https://mondoweiss.net
Jonathan Cook (British journalist based in Nazareth) – https://www.jonathan-cook.net
Al Jazeera news, available on Freeview TV (Television news channel and online, from the Middle East.) – https://www.aljazeera.com
Haaretz, a major daily newspaper from Israel, online or by subscription – https://www.haaretz.com
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