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  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children. Here, EA Jane from Scotland.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190318_AH2_978...jpg
  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children. Here, EA Jane from Scotland.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190318_AH2_964...jpg
  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children. Here, EA Jane from Scotland.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190318_AH2_972...jpg
  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children. Here, EA Jane from Scotland.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190318_AH2_958...jpg
  • 6 October 2018, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Shepherd Abu Okab tends to his sheep in the Jordan Valley on the West Bank. Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians. EAs' presence also helps Palestinians access lands they otherwise might not have dared to continue to cultivate. In the West Bank’s Area C, any land that isn’t cultivated for a period of three years becomes property of the state, the shepherds explain, so accessing their lands regularly is vital for the communities and their herds.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181006_AH2_996...jpg
  • 6 October 2018, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians. EAs' presence also helps Palestinians access lands they otherwise might not have dared to continue to cultivate. In the West Bank’s Area C, any land that isn’t cultivated for a period of three years becomes property of the state, the shepherds explain, so accessing their lands regularly is vital for the communities and their herds.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181006_AH2_038...jpg
  • 6 October 2018, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians. EAs' presence also helps Palestinians access lands they otherwise might not have dared to continue to cultivate. In the West Bank’s Area C, any land that isn’t cultivated for a period of three years becomes property of the state, the shepherds explain, so accessing their lands regularly is vital for the communities and their herds.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181006_AH2_028...jpg
  • 6 October 2018, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians. EAs' presence also helps Palestinians access lands they otherwise might not have dared to continue to cultivate. In the West Bank’s Area C, any land that isn’t cultivated for a period of three years becomes property of the state, the shepherds explain, so accessing their lands regularly is vital for the communities and their herds.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181006_AH2_012...jpg
  • 6 October 2018, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians. EAs' presence also helps Palestinians access lands they otherwise might not have dared to continue to cultivate. In the West Bank’s Area C, any land that isn’t cultivated for a period of three years becomes property of the state, the shepherds explain, so accessing their lands regularly is vital for the communities and their herds.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181006_AH2_012...jpg
  • 6 October 2018, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians. EAs' presence also helps Palestinians access lands they otherwise might not have dared to continue to cultivate. In the West Bank’s Area C, any land that isn’t cultivated for a period of three years becomes property of the state, the shepherds explain, so accessing their lands regularly is vital for the communities and their herds.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181006_AH2_003...jpg
  • 6 October 2018, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians. EAs' presence also helps Palestinians access lands they otherwise might not have dared to continue to cultivate. In the West Bank’s Area C, any land that isn’t cultivated for a period of three years becomes property of the state, the shepherds explain, so accessing their lands regularly is vital for the communities and their herds.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181006_AH2_000...jpg
  • 6 October 2018, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians. EAs' presence also helps Palestinians access lands they otherwise might not have dared to continue to cultivate. In the West Bank’s Area C, any land that isn’t cultivated for a period of three years becomes property of the state, the shepherds explain, so accessing their lands regularly is vital for the communities and their herds.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181006_AH1_272...jpg
  • 6 October 2018, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians. EAs' presence also helps Palestinians access lands they otherwise might not have dared to continue to cultivate. In the West Bank’s Area C, any land that isn’t cultivated for a period of three years becomes property of the state, the shepherds explain, so accessing their lands regularly is vital for the communities and their herds.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181006_AH1_262...jpg
  • 6 October 2018, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: 40-year-old Deab Abu Malik herds his sheep in the Jordan Valley on the West Bank. Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians. EAs' presence also helps Palestinians access lands they otherwise might not have dared to continue to cultivate. In the West Bank’s Area C, any land that isn’t cultivated for a period of three years becomes property of the state, the shepherds explain, so accessing their lands regularly is vital for the communities and their herds.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181006_AH1_251...jpg
  • 6 October 2018, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians. EAs' presence also helps Palestinians access lands they otherwise might not have dared to continue to cultivate. In the West Bank’s Area C, any land that isn’t cultivated for a period of three years becomes property of the state, the shepherds explain, so accessing their lands regularly is vital for the communities and their herds.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181006_AH1_244...jpg
  • 3 October 2018, Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: EAs arrive to spend the night in Khan al Ahmar. Accompaniers serving the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel offer protective presence to vulnerable communities living under occupation. Khan al Ahmar is a Bedouin community located within the East Jerusalem Periphery, in E1 area. It is home to 32 families, 173 persons in total, including 92 children and youths. The community has a mosque and a school, which was built in 2009 and serves more than 150 children between the ages of six and fifteen, from Khan al Ahmar and other nearby communities. With due date 1 October 2018, Israeli authorities threaten to demolish the site, thereby making room for nearby Israeli settlements to expand.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181003_AH2_972...jpg
  • 3 October 2018, Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: EAs arrive to spend the night in Khan al Ahmar. Accompaniers serving the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel offer protective presence to vulnerable communities living under occupation. Khan al Ahmar is a Bedouin community located within the East Jerusalem Periphery, in E1 area. It is home to 32 families, 173 persons in total, including 92 children and youths. The community has a mosque and a school, which was built in 2009 and serves more than 150 children between the ages of six and fifteen, from Khan al Ahmar and other nearby communities. With due date 1 October 2018, Israeli authorities threaten to demolish the site, thereby making room for nearby Israeli settlements to expand.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181003_AH2_960...jpg
  • 3 October 2018, Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: EAs arrive to spend the night in Khan al Ahmar. Accompaniers serving the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel offer protective presence to vulnerable communities living under occupation. Khan al Ahmar is a Bedouin community located within the East Jerusalem Periphery, in E1 area. It is home to 32 families, 173 persons in total, including 92 children and youths. The community has a mosque and a school, which was built in 2009 and serves more than 150 children between the ages of six and fifteen, from Khan al Ahmar and other nearby communities. With due date 1 October 2018, Israeli authorities threaten to demolish the site, thereby making room for nearby Israeli settlements to expand.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181003_AH2_959...jpg
  • 3 October 2018, Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: EAs arrive to spend the night in Khan al Ahmar. Accompaniers serving the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel offer protective presence to vulnerable communities living under occupation. Khan al Ahmar is a Bedouin community located within the East Jerusalem Periphery, in E1 area. It is home to 32 families, 173 persons in total, including 92 children and youths. The community has a mosque and a school, which was built in 2009 and serves more than 150 children between the ages of six and fifteen, from Khan al Ahmar and other nearby communities. With due date 1 October 2018, Israeli authorities threaten to demolish the site, thereby making room for nearby Israeli settlements to expand.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181003_AH2_957...jpg
  • 6 October 2018, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians. EAs' presence also helps Palestinians access lands they otherwise might not have dared to continue to cultivate. In the West Bank’s Area C, any land that isn’t cultivated for a period of three years becomes property of the state, the shepherds explain, so accessing their lands regularly is vital for the communities and their herds.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181006_AH2_032...jpg
  • 6 October 2018, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians. EAs' presence also helps Palestinians access lands they otherwise might not have dared to continue to cultivate. In the West Bank’s Area C, any land that isn’t cultivated for a period of three years becomes property of the state, the shepherds explain, so accessing their lands regularly is vital for the communities and their herds.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181006_AH1_297...jpg
  • 6 October 2018, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians. EAs' presence also helps Palestinians access lands they otherwise might not have dared to continue to cultivate. In the West Bank’s Area C, any land that isn’t cultivated for a period of three years becomes property of the state, the shepherds explain, so accessing their lands regularly is vital for the communities and their herds.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181006_AH1_286...jpg
  • 6 October 2018, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians. EAs' presence also helps Palestinians access lands they otherwise might not have dared to continue to cultivate. In the West Bank’s Area C, any land that isn’t cultivated for a period of three years becomes property of the state, the shepherds explain, so accessing their lands regularly is vital for the communities and their herds.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181006_AH2_036...jpg
  • 6 October 2018, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians. EAs' presence also helps Palestinians access lands they otherwise might not have dared to continue to cultivate. In the West Bank’s Area C, any land that isn’t cultivated for a period of three years becomes property of the state, the shepherds explain, so accessing their lands regularly is vital for the communities and their herds.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181006_AH1_276...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: View of the Stella Maris monastery in Haifa.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_561...jpg
  • 14 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation, starting the day with a participant-led yoga session.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190314_AH1_555...jpg
  • 13 March 2019, Jerusalem: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation, sharing reflections on their time together in Palestine and Israel.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190313_DSC_843...jpg
  • 13 March 2019, Jerusalem: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation, sharing reflections on their time together in Palestine and Israel.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190313_DSC_842...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: Flowers grow on a field in Haifa.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_562...jpg
  • 13 March 2019, Jerusalem: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190313_DSC_845...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: Rabbi Tamara Schagas recites the Kiddush, the blessing over the wine, to sanctify the Shabbat. On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_586...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_586...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_585...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area. Kol HaNeshama’s congregants originate from Israel and from countries all over the world. While prayers are in Hebrew, prayer books are available with English translation, as well as Hebrew transliteration.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_583...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: Rabbi Tamara Schagas. On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_580...jpg
  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: A group of children head to Al Minya school. On the wall in Arabic, is a poem about how to have good manners. Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190318_AH2_970...jpg
  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: A group of children head to Al Minya school. Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190318_AH1_600...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Ma'alul: Ma’alul, a Palestinian village destroyed in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, sees a visit by ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_562...jpg
  • 13 March 2019, Jerusalem: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine visit the Holocaust Museum of Yad Vashem, as they gather for mid-term orientation.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190313_DSC_847...jpg
  • 14 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation, starting the day with a participant-led yoga session.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190314_AH1_555...jpg
  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190318_AH2_979...jpg
  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190318_AH2_975...jpg
  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: A group of children head to Al Minya school. On the wall in Arabic, is a poem about how to have good manners. Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190318_AH2_969...jpg
  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190318_AH2_966...jpg
  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190318_AH2_964...jpg
  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190318_AH2_963...jpg
  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190318_AH2_963...jpg
  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190318_AH2_959...jpg
  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190318_AH2_961...jpg
  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190318_AH1_597...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH2_949...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area. With parents originally from Poland, Israel-born Amos was one of the congregants receiving the ecumenical accompaniers at the dinner, affording them an opportunity to learn about Israeli perspectives on the conflict, to share reflections and exchange experiences.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_592...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Ma'alul: A group of ecumenical accompaniers ascend the hill in Ma’alul. In 1948, apple trees used to grow here, as a source of food and income for the villagers of Ma’alul. Since the land was occupied, a pine tree forest has been planted to replace the fruit trees. Ma’alul, a Palestinian village destroyed in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, sees a visit by ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_565...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Ma'alul: A group of ecumenical accompaniers ascend the hill in Ma’alul. In 1948, apple trees used to grow here, as a source of food and income for the villagers of Ma’alul. Since the land was occupied, a pine tree forest has been planted to replace the fruit trees. Ma’alul, a Palestinian village destroyed in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, sees a visit by ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_565...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Ma'alul: Ma’alul, a Palestinian village destroyed in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, sees a visit by ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. Cows graze on the hillside in Ma’alul. A Bedouin family has received permission to use the hill for their cattle, including the intermittent use of the old church structures as barns.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_564...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Ma'alul: Ma’alul, a Palestinian village destroyed in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, sees a visit by ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_563...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation. Here, Karl from Sweden.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_560...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_559...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_559...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation. Here, David from the UK.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_560...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation. Here, Jane from Scotland.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_558...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: View of the Stella Maris monastery in Haifa.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_557...jpg
  • 14 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation, starting the day with a participant-led yoga session.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190314_AH1_555...jpg
  • 14 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation, starting the day with a participant-led yoga session.
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  • 14 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation, starting the day with a participant-led yoga session.
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  • 13 March 2019, Jerusalem: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation, sharing reflections on their time together in Palestine and Israel.
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  • 15 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation.
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  • 15 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation.
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  • 15 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation.
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  • 15 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: View of Haifa, located by the sea.
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  • 14 March 2019, Haifa, Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine gather for mid-term orientation, starting the day with a participant-led yoga session.
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  • 13 March 2019, Jerusalem: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine visit the Holocaust Museum of Yad Vashem, as they gather for mid-term orientation.
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  • 13 March 2019, Jerusalem: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine visit the Holocaust Museum of Yad Vashem, as they gather for mid-term orientation.
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  • 13 March 2019, Jerusalem: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel and Palestine visit the Holocaust Museum of Yad Vashem, as they gather for mid-term orientation.
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  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: Pouring water three times over their hands, ecumenical accompaniers participated in the traditional Shabbat custom of N’tilat Yadayim, hand-washing before blessing the meal. On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
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  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: Pouring water three times over their hands, ecumenical accompaniers participated in the traditional Shabbat custom of N’tilat Yadayim, hand-washing before blessing the meal. On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
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  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: Ecumenical accompaniers arrive at the synagogue of Kol HaNeshama. On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
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  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
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  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area. With parents originally from Poland, Israel-born Amos was one of the congregants receiving the ecumenical accompaniers at the dinner, affording them an opportunity to learn about Israeli perspectives on the conflict, to share reflections and exchange experiences.
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  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area. Here, Svenn from the UK.
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  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
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  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
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  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: Rabbi Tamara Schagas blesses the two loaves of bread traditionally served at a Shabbat dinner.  On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
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  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: Rabbi Tamara Schagas sprinkles salt over the Shabbat bread, as a symbol of remembrance of the sacrifices that were once part of the Shabbat ritual. On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
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  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: Rabbi Tamara Schagas blesses the two loaves of bread traditionally served at a Shabbat dinner.  On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
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  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
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  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
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  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: Rabbi Tamara Schagas. On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190315_AH1_585...jpg
  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
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  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area. Kol HaNeshama’s congregants originate from Israel and from countries all over the world. While prayers are in Hebrew, prayer books are available with English translation, as well as Hebrew transliteration.
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  • 15 March 2019, Jerusalem: Rabbi Tamara Schagas. On 15 March, a group of Ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches were invited to share Shabbat dinner with the Kol HaNeshama congregation in Jerusalem. Kol HaNeshama is a reformed Jewish congregation of 350 families in Jerusalem, and one that works actively to be a focal point for Jewish pluralism and social action in the area.
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  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
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  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
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  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
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  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
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  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: A group of children head to Al Minya school. Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
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  • 18 March 2019, Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel spend the morning doing a 'school run', by which they offer a peaceful protective presence for Palestinian children as they go to school at Al Minya.  With Israeli settler communities nearby, strong military presence, and a high-speed road passing just by the school entrance, an international presence can help ensure safe passage for the children.
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  • 15 March 2019, Ma'alul: Ma’alul, a Palestinian village destroyed in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, sees a visit by ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. The villagers in Ma’alul were mostly Palestinian Christians and Muslims, and the houses of worship still remain on the hilltop.
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  • 15 March 2019, Ma'alul: Ma’alul, a Palestinian village destroyed in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, sees a visit by ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. The villagers in Ma’alul were mostly Palestinian Christians and Muslims, and the houses of worship still remain on the hilltop.
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  • 15 March 2019, Ma'alul: Ma’alul, a Palestinian village destroyed in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, sees a visit by ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. 95-year-old Salem is one of few remaining survivors from the 75 families who used to live in the village back in 1948.
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