I had the privilege of giving a @TEDTalks @TEDxDoncaster on something very close to my heart. I hope it's an idea worth spreading. #TedTalk #TEDtalks #Doncasterisgreat #Brigg #Goole

Unlike BBC Breakfast, Skys reporter points out Bethlehem is in the occupied West Bank and is surrounded by the [apartheid] wall, & she goes on to explain there was a debate whether Christmas should be celebrated as "Israeli strikes are still killing civilians in Gaza"

BREAKING: Palestinian Christians relight the Christmas tree in the Holy Redeemer Church in Jenin, in the West Bank, after it was burned by extremists yesterday.

Merry Christmas to all who are celebrating, especially the steadfast Palestinian and southern Lebanese Christians whose churches, homes, and families have been devastated by Israeli bombs

Merry Christmas to all those celebrating in the UK 🇬🇧, in the birthplace of Christianity Bethlehem, Palestine 🇵🇸 and across the world. Wishing everyone a season full of love, laughter, peace, & dignity. ❤️

- Israeli settler terrorists have repeatedly attacked the Christian village of Taybeh, with no arrests and no consequences. - The Israeli army has killed roughly 3% of the Palestinian Christian population in Gaza. - The Israeli army bombed the Holy Family Catholic Church in

Gaza on Christmas Eve. Israeli troops blow up homes of displaced Palestinian families today Reminder: The ceasefire went into effect more than 2 months ago.

Christmas is not a Western story – it is a Palestinian one. "This Christmas, our invitation to the global church — and to Western Christians in particular — is to remember where the story began. To remember that Bethlehem is not a myth but a place where people still live. If the

Olive grove by olive grove, sheep pasture by sheep pasture, village by village — over the past two years, Israeli settlers, often with Israeli military support, have escalated their unrelenting campaign to seize land and erase its Palestinian presence. @nytimes gift link:

The government of Israel has barred Save The Children.

Madness. This is another clear example of why I opposed this ban in Parliament.

Christian Palestinian man in Gaza tells his story about how an Israeli sniper killed his wife and daughter in the church's sanctuary

Totally ridiculous. This is yet another example of why I voted against this ban in Parliament.

Satellite images show the IDF continues to systematically demolish buildings in Gaza despite the cease-fire https://t.co/ipoNZlQTcn

#Gaza is facing a tragedy that surpasses any limit of humanity: entire neighbourhoods destroyed, families torn apart, and children growing up amid fear and violence. Nothing justifies the people in Gaza paying such a high and unjust price. Amid this devastation, Richard Gere

BREAKING: Israel’s Cabinet has approved a proposal for 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, the far-right finance minister says.

While Christians celebrate the Child of Bethlehem, children in Gaza with cancer are blocked from life-saving treatment. The Churches in Jerusalem issued an urgent humanitarian appeal. Denying medical care to children is indefensible.

Israel kills six Palestinians in strike on Gaza school hosting wedding https://t.co/GzQO9Rquo1

Palestinians tell BBC they were sexually abused in Israeli prisons

The people of Gaza desperately need shelter items and aid this winter - right now, the UK government is matching donations to the @decappeal pound for pound, up to £3m.

Grateful to my friend Minister @HFalconerMP for coming to #Slough to deliver a thoughtful eloquent speech on Friday night about his work to promote #peace and prosperity in the #MiddleEast, north #Africa and South #Asia - especially #Gaza #ceasefire and #HumanitarianAid efforts.