In the wake of the controversy over Diane Abbott’s letter in the Guardian newspaper, we wanted to unpack the episode and see what learning opportunities could be gleaned from this painful situation, with empathy at the forefront. This first piece is from our trustee Zahara, and the second piece is from our Founder & Executive Director Sharon, which also looks at the MP Miriam Cate’s use of the antisemitic term ‘Cultural Marxism’.

By Miriam, SNS' Facilitation Officer

We’re incredibly excited to be bringing back Live Tours for Solutions Not Sides flagship youth education programme next year, bringing Palestinian and Israeli speakers into classrooms, live and in-person, on a large scale for the first time since COVID-19 put a stop to this back in early 2020.

by Jess Brandler, SNS Managing Director

by Sharon Booth, SNS Founder & Executive Director

Having watched the two-part BBC series: ‘The Holy Land and Us’, the immediately intimate nature of the documentary’s approach made me reflect on the power of the personal story for inspiring empathy, and the fact that narratives do not have to agree or be reconciled for something constructive to be achieved.