Britain Palestine Friendship and Twinning Network

Happy New Year to you all - may 2022 be the year of justice! If your resolution is to set up / join a friendship link with Palestine - you know where we are!

Our response to Israel's designation of six human rights organisation in Palestine as terrorists can be found here: twinningwithpalestine.net/2021-22/blog-p… See you at 6pm tonight for #StandWithThe6

Fantastic and timely event from two of our network members. Sign up now!

Has there ever been a more important time to build friendship with Palestine? Thanks to our friends @amostrust for publishing this with us amostrust.org/blog/friendshi…

@AndrewS_WCH @revrwise @Social_FHL Yes we do! Would love to tell you more. You can contact us through the website or email palestinetwinning@yahoo.com

@BPFTN @revrwise @Social_FHL Actually, you don't seem to accept DMs, so I'll get in touch via the website. I see from another tweet that you have a Palestinian village looking for a twin...

The Social Justice Group at All Hallows Parish Church, Whitchurch, Hampshire, taking a stand on the proposed annexation of land in the #OccupiedTerritories in defiance of international law. (1/2) #StopAnnexation #SanctionsNow #EndApartheid @PSCupdates facebook.com/events/3044471…

Fancy making some new friends? We have two places / groups in Palestine looking for links - Sa'er (beautiful town in the West Bank) and Salt of The Earth, an organisation supporting Christians in and around the village of Burqin. Get in touch to find out more!

@AndrewS_WCH @revrwise @Social_FHL What's the best way to send you info Andrew? Our website has some info on starting up here a group (twinningwithpalestine.net/resources) but v happy to chat / send you some stuff by email too. Just let me know what works best.

@BPFTN @revrwise @Social_FHL Yes, this is definitely something we'd be interested in - if we can get it past the PCC! Please tell me more.

@CounsellorNLond @eappiukireland @Anyamnr Do let us know if you'd like to chat more about friendship and twinning with Palestine - happy to help any way we can. There are a few London groups I'd be happy to connect you to as well. Take care, Madeleine / BPFTN

@eappiukireland @BPFTN Wondered if you or friends might be interested in this #FriendshipFebruary @Anyamnr

@revrwise @AndrewS_WCH @Social_FHL Hi Richard and Andrew, thanks for your interest and connection - are you involved in links with churches in Palestine already? If not, and you'd like to be, do let me know if I can help. Best wishes, Madeleine / BPFTN

@AndrewS_WCH @BPFTN Parish of Bishopstoke. We have supported @Social_FHL amongst various Holy Land charities. FHL run a schools' twinning project. Many thanks for liaising, Andrew.

An incredible day at our annual conference-thanks to all our friends including @hzomlot @masoud_ahmed @Zaytoun_CIC + our many wonderful groups+friends from across UK+Palestine for being part of the day-inspiring reminders of why friendship with people in Palestine is so important

28 days of #FriendshipFebruary - thanks to our friends @eappiukandireland , to all of our brilliant groups (35 + counting) and to all of you for posting, sharing and getting in touch - remember, it's never too late to start making friends - we look forward to hearing from you!

What sort of friendship or twinning group with Palestine would you like to set up? There are so many options! Have a look at the wise olive tree below for inspiration! #FriendshipFebruary #FridayFun

#Derby become a “sister” city of #Hebron in 2014. Since then, the mayor of Hebron has visited Derby, Derby residents have visited Hebron and links have been built between schools, women’s groups and sports groups

Friendship and twinning is a two way learning, sharing and exchange process between people from both Britain and Palestine

From selling handmade crafts from Bi’lin, to sending volunteer English teachers to the village, to running joint events including a photography project, to hosting regular exchanges and visits - Liverpool Friends of Bi’lin’s vibrant group has benefited everyone involved

Register for our conference now if you haven't already - all members / people and groups who are nearly members welcome!

There’s still time to get in touch with our team @BPFTN for advice, support and inspiration on setting up your friendship or twinning link with Palestine! We can’t wait to hear from you! > buff.ly/3aFMygi #FriendshipFebruary

We hope you enjoyed our 10 Steps to Twinning and feel inspired to get your new group off the ground! Missed some of the week? Don’t worry - you can download the whole guide here and contact @BPFTN at anytime for support, tips and advice > buff.ly/37is8aY

Keep conversations going with your group and be open to new ideas for events and activities here in the UK, as well as new projects and partnerships with your Palestinian friends.Twinning and friendship links are a way to keep showing solidarity over a long period of time #Step10

Twinning and friendship requires effort, enthusiasm, time and patience - and the rewards are many and plentiful. You will also have fun, build lasting relationships, and probably end up eating a lot of delicious Palestinian food in the process! #Step9