Preston in Palestine



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	This page was inspired by the trip in September 2004 of members of Preston Respect to Palestine Details, photos, a book and reports of the trip are available below. There is a link to the Twinning With Palestine website here and you can watch the Wall of Hate video here


		click here for Palestine photos

	Palestine Blog


	Cllr Michael Lavalette re-visited Palestine in September 2006. He kept a blog which you can read here.




	radio interview here (mp3)

		Read A Palestine Journey

'No one can begin to imagine the size of Israel’s apartheid wall. After hearing it referred to on the television news as a "security fence", it was the highest irony when we reached the ten metre high concrete slabs. The injustice that the Palestinian people face every day is the embodiment of the immorality that exists throughout the globe as a result of capitalist and imperialist powers at work. It is our duty to end this.’
ESTELLE COOCH school student


	In September 2004, members of Preston Respect travelled to the West Bank. A pamphlet has been written 'A Palestine Journey' by Michael Lavalette and published by Respect.To buy a copy, write to Cllr Lavalette with a cheque for £3 payable to Preston Respect at the Town Hall, Lancaster rd, Preston.


		Preston firefighters twin with Nablus

	‘Palestinian firefighters face extraordinary dangers every single day. Fire engines are shot at by Israeli occupation forces, while firefighters face arbitrary arrest and detention' STEVE HARMAN, Fire Brigades Union Official




	Visiting refugee camps

		Visiting the An-Najah University

	Links were forged with the An-Najah university. The university’s website gives regular updates on the conflict.


	The group saw first hand conditions in the refugee camps of Al-Amari and Balata