In November I had the opportunity, courtesy of sponsorship by the Council of Christians and Jews [http://www.ccj.org.uk/] to participate in a twelve day study visit to Israel and Palestine. The group consisted of members of different Christian denominations, the majority of whom were Anglicans.
Father Revd David Cloake, one of the group, maintained a blog during the trip. You can read it at http://yadvashemccj.blogspot.com/
It was an enormous priviledge to part of the group, and I am deeply grateful to CCJ both for inviting me and organising the necessary sponsorship. I found the visit very challenging and am still processing what I saw and heard.
If anyone is interested in visiting Israel and Palestine, both CCJ and Forum for Discussion of Israel and Palestine [http://www.fodip.org/] - whose Director Dr Jane Clements was leader of the study trip - organise them.
About this diary
I am Joy Barrow, Inter Faith Relations Officer for the Methodist Church in Britain.