15th October 2014
Jerusalem, Israel
On Monday night, the British Parliament voted in favour of a non-binding motion, calling the government to recognise the state of Palestine as a contribution to securing a negotiated two-state solution. Palestinians I have spoken to in Jerusalem and Ramallah, Gaza and Hebron have delivered the same message to me. So what is the British […]
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18th June 2014
Jerusalem, Israel
Visiting Hebron for the first time reminded me of my childhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow. The narrow alleyways hung with washing; kids in the street playing football; conversations across garden walls. A city in which family is everything and privacy is a rare commodity. But the similarities end when you enter ‘H1’. This […]
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12th June 2014
Jerusalem, Israel
Welcome to my new blog! Some of you will remember me from my time as Ambassador in South Sudan. Others will be meeting me for the first time. I have been in Jerusalem for five months and would like to start a conversation with you about this fascinating part of the world. My first five […]
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25th February 2014
Jerusalem, Israel
Dr Alastair McPhail CMG OBE was appointed Her Majesty’s British Consul General to Jerusalem in January 2014. We are currently updating these pages where he will soon begin blogging about his new post. Please keep an eye out for his first blog.
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