The Friends hope that you'll be able to join us on Friday 28th November at 2.00pm at St Cuthbert's Parish Church, Edinburgh for our annual service . For those who are unable to be with us in person, you can follow us on this link . The Order of Service is attached below for those wanting to refer to it. PROJECT 26 will also be launched, offering opportunities to support partners of St Andrew’s Jerusalem and Tiberias for the coming year. You too can become involved. Detail

Click here to watch the video Stewart writes : It is a joy to post up my interview with Hadas Lahav, Leader of Sindyanna of Galilee, conducted in the Scots Grove south west of Nazareth, after a morning of olive picking last Saturday (8th November 2025). In it, Hadas speaks of Sindyanna's commitment to Fairtrade values, to sharing life and work with Arab and Israeli women, and to the need to show the way to a successful coexistence. Interspersed are scenes and interviews with

Reflections on time spent in Tiberias and Jerusalem from Rev Muriel Pearson as she returns to Scotland. Daoud Nassar's visit to Edinburgh; details of the two projects that The Friends will support over the coming year; and a reminder that our St Andrew's Day Service is on Friday 28th November, in Edinburgh. Just some of the articles in November's newsletter which you can find here on our website.

Their latest newsletter tells us of their hopes for a prolific and safe harvest. Read it on their website here

Muriel, now back in Scotland, reflects on what it means to be home. This is my last Stepping Out of the Boat blog post. I am back in Scotland having said a bitter-sweet goodbye to colleagues and friends in Tiberias, Jerusalem and beyond. It is a momentous week for other much bigger reasons too. On 7th October the two-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on festival goers and kibbutzim was marked. For families of hostages, alive and dead it is a painful anniversary. For Palest

I ain Cunningham’s beautiful hymn can be a prayer for a world where all can live in safety, in freedom, with justice, dignity, and...

These words are shared by Don Binder following the farewell on Tuesday 30th September to Rev Muriel Pearson as she comes to an end of her...

Posting from the garden of St George’s Cathedral in East Jerusalem, with Anton Goodman, Director of Partnerships for Rabbis for Human...

As her time as Mission Partner comes to an end, Rev Muriel Pearson writes movingly, in her blogpost , how she is running out of words . ...

Stewart shares his rooftop interview with Zoughbi Zoughbi in Bethlehem, founder and director of Wi’am, the Palestinian Conflict...

September's newsletter encourages you to reflect on the past two years in Israel/Palestine. To join events ahead, to read of times in...

Rev Muriel Pearson has a number of speaking engagements planned throughout the country and all are welcome to attend any event. This is...

Please take time to read Stewart's latest PartnerPlan letter

Missiles may have shaken our skies, but not our resolve. We kept building peace, planting seeds of coexistence, and harvesting...

Don't miss this opportunity to explore the history of Palestinian dress and the ancient practice of elaborate hand-embroidery. At the...

This short post-AGM newsletter pays tribute to Andrew McLellan and welcomes Ian Alexander as Convener. As well as highlighting the...

Richard Sewell shares a message from Jerusalem on 16th June 2025 outlining how everyone is frightened, or stressed, or both. This is...

Stewart and Muriel share a Partner Plan letter on 16th June 2025. Read their powerful words here.

There was no in-person worship in Jerusalem or Tiberias this morning - Trinity Sunday - as gatherings in Israel have been banned. Read...

The Church of Scotland has written to Foreign Secretary David Lammy MP to ask him to ensure the UK Government does all it can to help...