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Tag Archives: Middle East
Visiting Friends by Caroline Finney
This is the second of two posts written by pupils from Friends’ School Lisburn, who came to Brussels for a week of work experience with QCEA. During their stay Chloe Hassard and Caroline Finney attended a number of meetings and … Continue reading
Video: Rami Levy Supermarkets in the West Bank: Promoting Peace or Normalising the Occupation?
This is a guest blog post by former Programme Assistant Hannah Slater. QCEA is pleased to present a new short-film looking at the role of the Rami Levy supermarkets in the West Bank. You can watch the video below, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Illegal Settlements, Israel, Middle East, OPTs, palestinians and israelis, Politics, Settlements, supermarket shoppers
A Taste of the Middle East: Cuisine, Culture and Conflict
This is a guest blog post by Martina Weitsch. How can we talk about the Middle East today? On 8 November incidents took place in Gaza that led to the most recent outbreak of violence; on 9 November 32 Quakers and … Continue reading
‘Trading Away Peace’ – EU can do more to stop expansion of illegal settlements
The European Union (EU) imports fifteen times more from Israel’s illegal settlements than it does from Palestinians themselves within the West Bank. This was revealed in a report released last week by a coalition of European NGOs, including the Quaker … Continue reading
New Briefing Paper: The Role of the EU in the Israel/Palestine Conflict in Context
QCEA has published a new briefing paper analysing the position of the European Union towards the ongoing conflict in Israel/Palestine. The paper sets out the EU’s stated positions in the context of its important role in the region. This role … Continue reading
