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TogetherWorship is communal. Create groups of 20 or so and sit together. Invite others to make up your numbers if you’re short. Invite yourself into a group if you’re travelling solo. Look out for any on their own and invite them in. Donate yourself to others if you’re becoming a mega-church. This service is about the olive seed. The original church plant.

Grab A BagMake sure someone in your group has picked up a Service Bag from a steward. If not, grab one yourself. If you think your group does not have a leader, become one. Or nominate one. If you - or someone in your group - needs a large print copy of the order of service, ask a steward.

PerspectiveThe service this morning comes from somewhere. It has a perspective, like all worship. (Except we’re sometimes not told.) This service is not about Algerians or Australians, its themes are not rooted in the stories of the English or the Scots. It takes its inspiration from the peoples of a land long called holy, Arabs and Jews, but in particular the Palestinian people. In worship we are invited to wonder if God is speaking to us. And allowed to respond. Agree? Disagree? (‘Worship includes thinking.’ Discuss.)

The order of service begins on page 15.Children might like to turn to pages 24 & 25.

Take an olive seedS o n g s , S i g n s & S t o r i e s f r o m the Land long called HolySunday Morning Worship, Greenbelt 09

Growing a Just Peace...

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Palestine is the home of the olive tree, with some of the oldest olive groves in the world, even dating back to the time of Jesus. Today, olive

trees dominate the agricultural landscape and produce fruit that supports half the population. In recent years, up to a million olive trees have been

cut down as Palestinian lands have been cleared to make room for the ‘separation wall’ or for new Israeli settlements.

Add Light and Water... and the Long NowIt does not look that promising... but Its invisible genetic make-up contains the promise of a tree. The promise of a branch that a dove will carry in its beakSignalling a change in the weatherThat life can begin againThe promise of shade from the midday sunThe promise of oil for cooking, fruit for eating.

Add light and water.Add a farmer to nurture and tend its life.Add The Long Now.Ten, twenty, fifty years…Add a thousand years and more.Olive trees can live and live.

There is a Mount of Olives where the trees bore witnessTo the agony of Jesus on the night before his death.Some of those trees are still there.Now they bear witness to the agony of Jew and Arab.They still bear fruit, still carry the promise of hope.

Like the rest of us, the Olive Seed contains the code of life.The promise of good fruit in good time.This tiny seed may come to nothing.Or it may produce oil for our grandchildren to cook with.Each of us carries the promise of life.A genetic code of compassion and peace, justice and creativity. But nothing is instant, nothing is guaranteed.

We long for the divine light and water.We look to tend each other kindly and wisely.We yearn to provide shade to those who need restWe are made to bear witness through the yearsTo yield good fruit for all.

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Who Are The people of this ‘holy’ land?‘However I trace my history, it is bound up with this land which we continue to call holy. As a Christian I look to the Old and New Testaments for the origins of my faith. As an Arab I can trace my presence in the land at least to AD 33 and the Arabs present at the first Pentecost (Acts 2.11). Muslim and Christian Arabs look on themselves as heirs to the original covenant through Abraham’s firstborn son Ishmael, who is looked on as the forefather of all the Arabs (which is why we refer to the Jews as our cousins). As a Palestinian I look for my ancestors among the Philistines.

So you see, for both Jews and Palestinians, the Bible is not only our spiritual guide, but a record of our history and proof of our roots in the land. We have always lived side by side. How can my presence here now suddenly stand in the way of the fulfilment of the Scriptures? And as a Palestinian Christian am I not also an heir to the covenant through Jesus Christ, my Saviour? Is there really no room for me here…?’

Riah Abu El-Assal, former Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, from Caught In Between, The Extraordinary Story of an Arab Palestinian Christian Israeli, SPCK

‘From 1880 to 1950 the Jewish people jumped from the burning buildings of Europe. We jumped not because we wished to, but because of a legacy of hate that culminated in our being victims of genocide. And we landed on the backs of Palestinians.

As Jews established our state in our ancient homeland, we hurt many Palestinians and evicted many from their homes. When the Palestinian people cried out, we could not hear their pain - because we believed that the genocide we had barely survived proved that our pain was so much greater. Israelis defended themselves against knowing how much violence they had done to the Palestinian people by telling themselves that the Jewish people have never done anything to the Palestinian people even vaguely comparable to the genocide that was done to us in Europe...

Tikkun (the Hebrew word for healing and transformation) is always possible, though rarely in any simple or easy way. A major contribution to that healing can occur when people begin to tell the story of the Middle East in ways that ... validate the pain and suffering that both sides have had to endure, and affirm the decency of people on both sides of the struggle. I am both pro-Israel and pro-Palestine.’

Rabbi Michael Lerner from Healing Israel-Palestine, Tikkun Books/North Atlantic Books

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My name is Sami Awadand this is my story in the long now…I am the son of a Palestinian refugee

boy who lost his father, his home, and

all his family’s belongings by the age of

nine. I am the grandson of the woman

who taught this boy and his six siblings

not to seek revenge and retaliation but to

seek forgiveness and reconciliation. This

said, I am a Palestinian who grew up

under Israeli occupation and oppression,

witnessing and living injustice every day

of my life. I grew up seeing my enemy

through the barrel of his gun; as a soldier

who suppressed my people, as a settler

who stole my land, and as an ideology that

denied my identity and existence.

Like an olive tree that takes years to bear fruit, the seed planted by my grandmother

began to grow in my life when I discovered the power of nonviolence to resist

oppression and create transformation, when I discovered that nonviolence is not

something new to Palestinian culture and struggle for liberation.

The Long Now for me does not exist in reaching a political settlement or a negotiated

peace agreement between Palestinians and Israelis. The Long Now exists in the

power of nonviolence to end all forms of oppression and begin a deep healing for all

peoples who live in the Holy Land. The Long Now exists with no racism or

discrimination but in communities that are founded on the principles of love,

peaceful coexistence and equality.

While Jews celebrate the anniversary of the founding

of the State of Israel in 1948, Palestinians refer to it as The

Nakbar (the catastrophe). In the war that followed the creation of the State of Israel, at least 700,000 Palestinians – about

half of the Palestinian population – were forced from their lands

and became refugees.

Israel was declared a state in 1948, a homeland for the Jewish people, many of whom had fled the horrors of Nazi persecution in Europe, itself

the culmination of centuries of persecution of the Jewish diaspora. This emigration by Jews had been accelerating since the start of the

twentieth century and Britain is bound up with this story because of our political mandate in Palestine from the end of WW1.

The World Bank estimates that for an Israeli the Gross National Income of a person is $21,900. What is it for a Palestinian?

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Within the State of Israel, about 20% of the population are ‘Israeli Arabs’ – Palestinians who did not flee their lands in 1948 and who were given

citizenship of the new Israeli state. These Palestinians are often overlooked and routinely denied the rights of their Jewish Israeli neighbours.

The Long Now exists in communities

that are founded on the principles

of love, peaceful coexistence

and equality.

Our faith and our five senses keep us going: the scent of jasmine and wild thyme, the taste of fresh olive oil and lemon, the feel of the red soil in our hands, the sight of our stony hills and valleys, the sound of our children weeping and laughing. This is our story. We are Palestine.Naim Ateek, Canon of St George’s Cathedral, Jerusalem

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In the West Bank (part of the Occupied Territories), most water comes from an underground reserve called the Mountain Aquifer. How much of this ground water does Israel control?

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A: ~80%What The Olive Means in Palestine‘The zaytoun, the olive, means everything to us,’ explains Mahmoud Issa, looking out over 15 hectares of olive groves. ‘My father and my grandfather farmed on this land, and now my children work alongside me harvesting. Our olive oil is of the highest quality because of the fertility of the land and we use traditional farming methods.’

In Palestine, the ‘zaytoun’ or olive tree is revered and symbolises family, land and hope. But as well as the spiritual significance, olive and olive oil production is a vital source of income for farmers and their families. From October to November, most members of the family are involved in picking from early morning to dusk.

Many Palestinians rely on the olive harvest for their main source of income. Olive groves make up some eighty percent of the arable land in Palestine, sustaining the largely rural population. With the harvest representing fifty percent of the average family income, olive trees are a vital blood line that have protected and united Palestinian families for countless generations. But many farming families are now being forced to leave their homes as a result of the ongoing conflict and face difficulties selling their produce past the Separation Barrier.

There is just a single road into Anin, the village where Mahmoud lives and works – a village which is now bordered by an Israeli settlement area and surrounded on three sides by a wire fence. Some of the farmers in the village own olive groves that are now in the settlement area and have to cross an Israeli army checkpoint to tend their crop. The checkpoint is open for a few hours in the morning and early evening and is patrolled by soldiers in tanks.

Farmers are being forced to look for work elsewhere, which means leaving their land for long periods. They worry about the deteriorating quality of their olives if they leave their groves unattended for too long. Many no longer farm olives.

Mahmoud is now part of The Palestine Fair Trade Producers Company, consisting of about 265 farmers, whose oil is available in the UK through Zaytoun. ‘All I want,’ he says, ‘is a fair price for my olives so I can continue to farm and support my family.’

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‘Jesus wept and prayed among the olive trees

Among those ancient witnesses in Gethsemane

And now the wise old trees weep in turn today ...

... Tree of life - symbol of peace

Can live a 1,000 years - with roots so deep’

From The Death of Trees by Garth Hewitt

Every year we harvest the olives. See how old the trees are? They look like ancient women, still giving birth to the fruit of the land. These trees were planted by my grandfather’s grandfather. How can we not weep to

see them uprooted....as we are?

From Our Story: the Palestinians, edited by Naim Ateek and Hilary Rantisi, Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, Jerusalem

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take an olive seedsow at any time of yearin pots or trays of moist seed compostkeep it warm (18-21C), keep it light, keep it moistwait a month, keep it warm, keep it light, keep it moistwait another month, keep it warm, keep it light, keep it moistwait another month, keep it warm, keep it light, keep it moistwait another month, keep it warm, keep it light, keep it moistthe seedling will start to growas it gets larger, transplant to a pot of soil-less compostmove to larger pots over timewater moderately and protect in the winter (7-15C)let it enjoy the sun in the summer

olive seed O l e a E u r o p a e a

GROWing

For more tips about growing your Olea Europaea olive seed into a tree, go to

greenbelt.org.uk/festival/2009/oliveseeds. And, as your olive tree grows in The Long

Now, why not send your photos to the Greenbelt website? See the web page for how.

a Just peace ...

If you’re in a group, make sure someone has collected a Service Bag - there’s an

envelope inside it for every person at this morning’s service. It contains an olive seed.

Your very own olive seed. We’d like you to take your seed home. Plant it. Nurture it. See

if you can grow it into a tree. It’s not possible in the short term. It is possible in The

Long Now.

START ANY TIME YOU LIKE

YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES

IF YOU MAKE THE COMMITMENT

NEEDS TO BE NURTURED

OVER TIME

TAKES PATIENCE

TAKES HOPE

NOTHING HAPPENS OVERNIGHT

(THAT YOU NOTICE)

BUT TEND IT WELL

AND IT WILL GROW

AS MUCH A MIRACLE AS

JUSTICE AND PEACE

GROWING FROM FEAR AND CONFLICT

BIG THINGS EMERGING

FROM UNLIKELY BEGINNINGS

GIVEN COOPERATION AND TIME

THE FRUIT WILL BE HARVESTED

IN THE LONG NOW

Even though a seed is so small and frail, it can surprise itself. It can become a tree. It can feed others. We can surprise ourselves too. Take an olive seed....

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‘Everyone who is concerned about the hungry, about the naked, about the poor, about the disappeared, about the tortured, about the prisoners, about all the flesh that is suffering, will find God near. Call out to the Lord and he will hear you. Religion is not praying a great deal. Religion involves this guarantee of having my God near because I do good to my brothers and sisters. The proof of my prayer is not to say a great many words, the proof of my plea is easy to see: how do I act towards the poor? Because God is there.’

Oscar Romero

‘I recall meeting a musician from El Salvador, William Ramírez, and asking him to teach me a song from his country. He gave me the text in Spanish, which I had translated into English so I could try to fit the English text to the Hispanic tune. When I looked at the words I saw that they were far too political – all about corrupt judges and corrupt courts. Then I discovered it was Psalm 94.’

John Bell

SOMETIMES WORSHIP IS POLITICAL (OTHER TIMES WE JUST DON’T NOTICE)

Last October a group of Greenbelters visited Israel-Palestine on one of the regular alternative tours organised by The Amos Trust. We stayed in Bethlehem and saw how the little town of the carol has become a kind of open prison encircled by the huge separation barrier. We visited prosperous Israeli settlements driving along Israeli-only roads overlooking poverty-stricken Palestinian villages. We saw famous holy sites and we met anonymous holy people - Muslims, Jews and Christians working for a just and peaceful agreement between two peoples in one land. We noticed the thousands of Christian pilgrims being bussed into traditional pilgrimage sites, apparently oblivious to local Palestinians – we noticed them ‘running where Jesus walked’ as one minister put it. Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls for the Church to speak up more loudly on behalf

of the Palestinians so we asked the Trustees of Greenbelt if our experience could inform this service. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian murdered by the Nazis, coined the phrase ‘cheap grace’. Palestinians today are wary of ‘cheap hope’ - the idea that a ‘solution’ is just around the corner. Most days it seems like it isn’t. If and when it is to be found, and Jews and Arabs can live in security, dignity and mutual respect in a land where both of their traditions have emerged, then it will be found in The Long Now. It will be like the seed of an olive, thrown down by Jesus after a meal with Martha or Zachaeus or someone else who didn’t know they were going to be in the Bible. Thrown into the long grass and secretly growing over the centuries until today it provides shade to passers by, olives to create a living for families, oil for us to cook with.

My name is Reem KelaniI was born in Manchester, of Palestinian, Arab, Muslim parents. This is my story in the Long Now.

My mother hails from Nazareth in the

Galilee and my father from Jenin in the

West Bank. I spent my formative years

in Kuwait and I moved back to the UK 20

years ago.

I see myself not as a victim, for victims can

become oppressors. I have my Palestinian

cultural DNA, and as an artist, I want to

share it with you.

There are people who seek to suppress

my narrative, while others are afraid to

acknowledge it.

My debut solo album took 20 years to produce, encompassing my arrangements of

old songs I collected from Palestinian mamas in Palestine and in the refugee camps

in the region, as well as my own compositions. It wasn’t an easy journey, but as an

independent unsigned artist, I take pride in bringing my cultural heritage to you. I just

want you to acknowledge my existence as a Palestinian and our rights as Palestinians.

You may not like my music, but you cannot ignore the collective cultural heritage of

my people.

I had the privilege earlier this year to attend a talk given by Archbishop Tutu, in which

he spoke about the struggle against Apartheid and of how the Church of England had

sustained and supported him and his colleagues in South Africa through solidarity in

their hour of need. Similarly, the Church of Denmark responded to the threat of Nazism

and did so much to ensure the safety of their Jewish fellow citizens. May Palestinians,

and Palestinian Christians among us, not have to wait any longer for Christians in

Europe to take up their struggle for basic justice. After all, St George, your patron saint,

was a Palestinian!

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May Palestinians, and Palestinian

Christians among us, not have to

wait any longer for Christians in

Europe to take up their struggle for

basic justice. After all, St George,

was a Palestinian!

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Leader: God who called all life into being All: The earth, sea and sky are yoursLeader: Your presence is within and without usAll: In this place and every placeLeader: Every atom is full of your energyAll: Every face carries your imageLeader: Your Spirit gives each of us lifeAll: With her we long for justice to roll like a riverLeader: Righteousness like an ever flowing stream

All: From Bethlehem to Birmingham, Jerusalem to JakartaLeader: That the earth shall be filled with the glory of GodAll: As the waters cover the sea

Reflection - Olive Seeds and The Long Now

In a moment’s quiet, we follow the reflection on page 3 of this booklet.

Songs, Signs & Stories from the Land long called Holy

Our service this morning is led by the Rev Lorraine Dixon and Beki Bateson. Agents of Future will lead our hymns while Reem Kelani will lead further music. Where the text of the service is in bold, that’s your cue to join in. Don’t be shy.

Bread and wine: with anxiety surrounding flu running high, we explored several ways to manage the celebration of the eucharist. Many churches are adopting new approaches and we wondered how they’d work for 15,000 people in a field... who haven’t showered for a few days. We thought about antiseptic lotions, wafers, miniature jugs and plastic glasses. And then explaining it all. As we pictured it, the liturgy was becoming more like surgery, the drama of breaking bread at risk of turning into comedy. So in a break with our tradition, the eucharist does not feature in the service this year. But as we know many people would like to receive the bread and wine this morning, Rev Lorraine Dixon and a cast of clergyfolk will be providing communion in the Children’s Festival (See Map 3 in your Daily Diary). Immediately following our service. At midday.

Branch of PeaceThe Olive Branch is known as a symbol of peace or goodwill. Some people say that because olives are among the first known crops, offering an olive branch is a way to signal peace and friendship through agriculture. Maybe it’s from one of our oldest stories - Noah released a dove to see if the rain had stopped and he could find land after The Flood. First time out the dove came back with nothing. Second time out, the dove came back carrying an olive leaf in its beak, a sign that the waters were finally receding and God’s mood was lightening. Third time out the dove is never seen again, suggesting it has found a home of its own, somewhere under a huge rainbow. The dove and the olive branch have since become symbols of peace.

Welcome

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HYMN: All The Wonder That Surrounds Us

Melody: ‘Ar Hyd Y Nos’, Welsh traditional.Words & arrangement John L. Bell,Copyright © 2002 WGRG, Iona Community, Glasgow G2 3DH, Scotland. www.wgrg.co.uk.

All the wonder that surrounds usSprings from God’s careAll that marvels or confounds usRaw, rich or rareTouch and texture, sights and voicesNature’s countless forms and choicesAll for which the heart rejoicesSprings from God’s care

Every creature, every humanLives by God’s graceEvery family, man and womanCulture and raceThose whom fortune seems to favourThose exploited for their labourThose who need to know a neighbourLive by God’s grace

How can we revere God’s goodnessMeant for all time?How ensure that each uniquenessKeeps in its prime?How can we revere with pleasureAll God gives for life and leisure ?How preserve each earthly treasureMeant for all time ?

God has willed that peace and justiceWalk hand in handThese with love shall build foundationsOn which we’ll standLove for lover, friend and strangerLove defying death and dangerLove as firstborn in a mangerHeaven close at hand

A Confession We confess that:

rather than attend to the cries of those in trouble

we tuned our ears to easier frequenciesrather than stand in The Long Now of sacred historywe became preoccupied with our own short stories rather than tend the promise in the tiny olive seed we neglected things which take a while to bear fruitrather than your will be done we took the waiting out of the wanting and did our own thing(pause)When we are less than you hope for us forgive us and renew us.When we are short-sighted and want it all nowinspire us with the longer view. When we remember you have forgiven usremind us to forgive others and to forgive ourselves.Amen

Reading: Genesis 8:6-12 A dove tells Noah the rain has stopped: How the Olive Branch signalled that History was looking up

Reading: MArk 4:1-9 The Parable of the Sower:How The Seed Reminds us about Standing In The Long Now

A Voice From The Holy Land – Sami Awad

The Elbow Bump

of PeaceLeader: The peace of God be with youAll: And also with youLeader: Let us share The Elbow Bump of Peace with each other

The Ancient Christian Roots of The Elbow Bump (according to Wikipedia)

‘The earliest popularisation of the elbow bump may have been outside the Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement in 1969, when the quarantine policy was lifted. The residents of the Kalaupapa leper colony were mostly

devout Christians. When the former residents began attending church services, the members of the congregation were apprehensive to make physical contact with them. Priests, too, were suspect of making physical contact with these people, but as a sign of good faith they would touch elbows. This elbow bump became popular among church goers of Hawaii in the early 1970s. Because leprosy is transmitted primarily through mucous, there is some evidence that the elbow bump constrained infections.’

And The Elbow Bump of Peace? You came across it first at Greenbelt 09. It’s free - take it back to your own communities!

A Voice from the Holy Land: Jeff Halper

a Creed*Recited together, alternately by women (in bold) and by men (non bold)…

Leader: We Believe in Jesus, the Jewish Palestinian, called the Christ who was...

incarnate of the Holy Spirit...born of the Virgin Maryworshipped by men from Iraqoffered asylum in Egypt...delighted in the company of Palestiniansmoved by the faith of a Syrian woman...yoked to a Libyanand embraced by an Ethiopian who was not the marrying type.

...we believe in...the axis of gracethe commonwealth of the earththe forgiveness of debtthe redemption of money...the centrality of the meal tablethe sanctity of the born childthe resurrection of hopethe path to peace...Amen.

*Discovered in an earthen vessel, translated from the Original. Text John L. Bell, copyright © 2008 WGRG, Iona Community, Glasgow G2 3DH, Scotland. Reproduced by permission.

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HYMN: Wounded world Melody: ‘Blaenwern’Faith Forever Singing (FFS)Words © Shirley Murray, Hope Publishing

Wounded world that cries for healing –here we hold each other’s pain,wounded systems, bruised and bleeding,bear the load, the scars of strain; money rations out compassion, hard decisions rule the day, Jesus of the healing Spirit, free us to another way!

Through our nation’s pent frustration,through the corridors of stressmay there move a kindlier wisdomall may feel, and all may bless; tax and tithe are for a purpose shared to shield the poor and weak: past the symptoms of our sickness let the voice of justice speak.

Honour those whose loving spiritnurses hope, restores and heals,towel and basin used in servicelike the Christ who comes and kneels; in the tending, in the mending may we see the right and fair, in our common quest for wholeness heal each other by our care.

A Voice from Holy Land: Reem Kelani

our Prayers

For The World and its People, for Arab and Jew, for Ourselves and Each Other.

During our prayers we sing this chant, ‘God of Peace and Justice’ (Yarabba Ssalami), text and melody Palestinian/Lebanese.

God of Peace and JusticeRain Down Upon Us Your PeaceGod of Peace and JusticeLet Every Heart Be Filled With Peace

Leader: In the name of the God who made Jew and GentileAll: Christian and MuslimLeader: The peoples of the West & the EastAll: The South and the NorthLeader: Who sees the olive branch of peace on the tree All: Even while it is still a seedLeader: The One who knows the promise in the Promised LandAll: And sees the promise in all of usAmen.

Anointing with

oilAnointing people with oil has been part of people’s faith stories from the earliest days. It’s about healing or setting apart for divine purposes.

Jesus was called The Anointed One, anointed with God’s Spirit to bring good news to the poor and to set free the oppressed.

This morning you’re invited to anoint each other - as people to bring peace and reconciliation in your communities, in your world.

The Service Bags contain a vial of Palestinian Olive oil provided by Zaytoun, a fair-trade company supporting Palestinian farmers.

- Pass around the bag and each take a cotton-wool ball.

- Pass around the pot of oil and dip your cotton wool in the oil.

- Turn to the person on your right and mark the sign of a cross on the back of their hand (use the cotton wool or your finger if you prefer) and ask God to bless them.

You might use words like these: ‘God calls you to make peace in the world’ or

‘Do Justice, Love Mercy and Walk Humbly with your God’ or

‘Seek to make peace between all people in all places’

... or you might have your own words.

We do this as a sign we want to live together in peace. And to show solidarity with our sisters and brothers, Palestinian or Israeli, Muslim, Jew and Christian, all those whose lives are a prayer for just peace in The Long Now.

Song: Reem Kelani

Trust Greenbelt/Collection

Please use the envelopes in the Service Bags. Our collection goes to groups inspired by faith, justice and the arts, including Christian Aid partners working with children in Gaza. (See page 20.)

hymn: God Who Sets Us On A Journey

Melody: ‘Hyfrydol’ Faith Forever Singing (FFS)Words ©Joy Dine, New Zealand Hymnbook Trust

God who sets us on a journey to discover, dream and grow, lead us as you led your people in the desert long ago; journey inward, journey outward, stir the spirit, stretch the mind, love for God and self and neighbour marks the way that Christ defined.

Exploration brings new insights, changes, choices we must face; give us wisdom in deciding, mindful always of your grace; should we stumble, lose our bearings, find it hard to know what’s right, we regain our true direction focused on the Jesus light.

End our longings for the olds days, grant the vision that we lack – once we’ve started on this journey there can be no turning back; let us travel light, discarding excess baggage from our past, cherish only what’s essential, choosing treasure that will last.

When we set up camp and settle to avoid love’s risk and pain, you disturb complacent comfort, pull the tent pegs up again; keep us travelling in the knowledge you are always at our side; give us courage for the journey, Christ our goal and Christ our guide.

An Act of Commitment:

t a k e a n olive seedTake hold of your olive seed (there’s one for everyone in the Service Bags). It’s a sign of hope. Like each one of us. We are holding the promise of a fruit-bearing tree. In the palm of our hands. Strange thought. We may outlive this seed. Or it may outlive us. It may nourish families and communities. So might we. Who knows how long is our now? Who knows the fruit we may bear? In the silence, listen to your life. Make a commitment.

Moment of

SilenceCLOSING RESPONSESWe thank you for the Olive Seed with its promise of hope in The Long NowFor the Olive Branch with its promise of peace and friendshipFor Olive OilTo sustain us and anoint us as peacemakers

BenedictionBy Sami Awad, read in Arabic

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The collection at the communion service goes into the grant-giving arm of the Festival, Trust Greenbelt – the gift of the Greenbelt community to global and UK initiatives combining faith, justice and the arts, in their broadest sense.

Please use the envelopes provided in the Service Bags to give generously so that Greenbelt can then make gifts to initiatives inspired by faith, that liberate creativity in the face of exclusion, exploitation and injustice.

See pages 28 – 31 of the Festival Guide, or the leaflets in your Service Bag (you can get more of these from the Box Office) to read more about the projects supported and about how Trust Greenbelt has committed to a three-year funding partnership with Bait Al Thaqafa, working with children in Gaza, for instance.

www.greenbelt.org.uk/trust

‘Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:

“May those who love you be secure

may there be peace within your walls

and security within your citadels.”

For the sake of my friends and of all the people,

I will say, “Peace be within you.”’

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Judaism, Christianity and Islam all see Jerusalem as a holy city. Both

Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital. The ‘final

status’ of Jerusalem is one of the major hurdles on the road to peace.

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Al-'Eizariya

Za'tara

Al-'Ubeidiya

Tuqu'

Beit Fajjar

Marah Rabah

Nahhalin

Surif

Beit Ummar Al-'Arrub RC

Wadi An-Nis

Sur Bahir

Ad-Duheisha RC

Al-Khadr

Beit Jala

Beit Sahur

Jordan Valley Road

AqbatJaber RC

Beit-Safafa

Mazari En-Nubani

Taffuh

Dura

Kharase

'Abda

Duma

Adh-Dhahiriya

Al-Burj

As-Samu'

Yatta

Kh. Al-Karmil

Ar-Rihiya

Al-Fawwar RC

Bani Na'im

Halhul

Beit Ula

Nuba

Ash-Shuyukh

Idhna

Al-Kum

Deir Samit

Beit 'Awwa

Beit Ar-RushAl-Fauqa

Beit Ar-RushAt-Tahta

Sikka

Al-Majd

Deir Al-'AsalAt-Tahta

Deir Al-'AsalAl-Foqa

At-Tabaqa

Kh. Al-Hadab

Trans-Judean Road

Az-Za'ayyem

As-Sawahiraash-Sharqiya

Dahiyat Al-Bareed

Al-Judeira

Beit Ijza

Biddu

Kh. UmmAl-Lahim

Qatanna

Al-Ka'abina

Jahalin

Ad-Doha

Ash-Shawawra

Ath-ThabraAbu Nujeim

Umm At-Tal'a

Umm Al-Qasseis

Umm Salamuna

Umm 'Asla

Al-Beida

Al-Khas Al-Haddadiya

Al-Halqum

Al-Maniya

Al-Manshiya

Al-Ma'saraAl-'Iqab

Al-'Asakira

Al-Fureidis

ArtasBureid'a

Beit Ta'mir

Juhdum

Jurat Ash-Sham'a

Dar Salah

Wadi al-'Arayis

WadiFukin

Wadi Rahhal

KhalletAl-Louza

Khallet Hamad

Kh. ad-Deir

Harmala

Kisan

Ayda RCAl-'Aza RC

At-Tarem Jenin RC

DahiyatSabahAl-Kheir

Kh. 'AbdallahAl-Yunis

Dhaher Al-'Abed

Dhaher Al-Malih

Mashru' Beit Qad

Ad-Duwwara

Ad-Duweir

Ad-Deirat

Az-Zuweidin

As-Simiya

Ar-Rawa'in

Arab ar-Rashayida

At-Tuwani

Abu Al-'Urqan

Umm Lasafa

Imreish

I'zeiz

Al-Buweib

Al-Hijra

Al-Muwarraq

Al-Faqir

TarqumiyaBirMusallam

Birin

Beit Kahil

Beit Maqdum

Beit 'Einun

Beit 'Amra

Zif

Kh.Ad-Deir

Hadab Al-Fawwar

Kh. Bir Al-'Idd

Kh. Tawil

KhashemAl-Karem

HadabAd-Dalabeh

Hureiz

Tawas

Kuziba

Kurza

Marah Al-Baqqar

Kharas

Safa

Sa'ir

'Irqan Turad

'ArabAl-Fureijat

Qurnat Ar-Ras

Qila

Qinan A n-Najma

Qafan Al-Khamis

Rabud

Rafada

Al-Malih

Al-Farisiya

Kardala

DhinnabaTulkarm RC

Nur Shams RC

An-Nuwei'ma

'Ein As-Sultan RC

Shu'afatRC

Silwan

An-Nabi Elyas

'Izbat Jal'ud

Beit Amin

'IzbatSalman

Jala

Al-Jab'a

Ar-Ramadin

Al-Khushna

TalMenashe

An-NajadaKh. Ma'in

Karama

Anab Al-Kabir

Tura Ash-SharqiyaKh. Mas’ud

NazlatAbu Nar

BeitHanina

Abu Tor

Shu'afat

Isawiyya

Sharafat

HebrewUniv.

Nu’man

Al-'Aqaba

AlMidiya

E’rtah

RekhanJenin

GanimKaddim

Hinnanit

Shaqed

Mehola

Shadmot Mehola

Nahal Rotem

Nahal MaskiyotNahal Bitronot / Brosh

Tulkarm

Beqa'ot

Hamra

Hemdat

Argaman

Massu'a

Regional Center

Yafit

Peza'el

Tomer

Gilgal

Niran

Zufin

Alfe Menashe

Oranit

Tiqva

Netiv Hagedud

Yitav

Qalqiliya

Ro'i

Noqedim

Hashmona'imMattityahu

Menora

Kfar Ruth

Shilat

Modi'in Illit

Maccabim

MevoHoron

Giv'onGiv'onHahadasha

Almon

Geva Binyamin(Adam)

Kefar Adummim

Ma'ale Adummim

Mishor AdummimIndustrial Area

Vered Yeriho

Mizpe Yeriho

Har Adar

No'omi

Almog

Bet-Haarava

QalyaQedar

Teqoa

HarGillo

Betar Illit

Neve DaniyyelNahal Gevaot

Rosh ZurimEl'azar

Allon ShevutBat Ayin

Kefar EzyonEfrat

Migdal Oz

Jericho

WestJerusalem

Bethlehem

Avenat

Nahal En-Hogla

East Talpiyyot

Ramot AllonPisgat Ze'ev

Neve Ya'aqov

Gillo

Ramat Shlomo

Ma’alot Dafna

Har Homa

Giv'atHaMatos

Area

FrenchHill

NahalZori

Nahal Elisha

No Man's Land

Lido Yehuda

AtraktziyaWater Park

Karme Zur

Qiryat Arba

Nahal AnerBet Hagay

Pene Hever

Telem

Adora

Asefar (Mezad)

Ma'ale Amos

Mizpe Shalem

Negohot

Otni'el

Shim'a

Karmel

Ma'on

Suseya

MezadotYehuda

Shani

Tene

Eshkolot

Hebron

H 1 H 2

Sansana

Old City

Dead Sea

Kefar Sava

Ra'ananna

Hod Hasharon

Rosh Ha'ayin

Petah Tiqva

Tel Aviv - Jaffa

Rishon LeziyyonLod

Ramla

Bet Shemesh

Tira

Netanya

Hadera

Bet She'an

Ramat Hasharon

Ramat Gan

Holon

Umm Al-Fahm

Lapid

At-Tayba

Salem

Kefar Eldad

At-Tur

Ras Al-’Amud

JabalMukabar

Um Tuba

Um Lisan

Wadi Al-Joz

Kh. Beit Sahur

SheihJarrah

Nofe Perat

RamatEshkol

As-Sawana

Alon

Baka Al-Gharbiya

MatanRas A-TiraKh. Ad-Daba

Taibe

BatHefer

HarShmuel

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Kafr QudBirqin

Kafr Dan

Al-Hashimiya

'Araqa

Al-Yamun

Arrana

Al-Jalama

Deir Abu-Da'if

Beit Qad

Deir Ghazala

Arabbuna

Faqqu'a

Jalbun

Silat Al-Harithiya

Ti'nnikRummana

'Anin

Nazlat Ash-Sheikh Zeid

Tura-al-Gharbiya

Barta'a AshSharqiya

UmmAr-Rihan

AkkabaZabda

Umm Dar

Qaffin

Nazlat'Isa

An-NazlaAl-Gharbiya

Baqa Ash-Sharqiya

ShuweikaIktaba

Al-Jarushiya

Attil

Zeita

Bardala

Ein El-Beida

Far'un

Zububa

Marj Na'ja

Al-Jiftlik

Az-Zubeidat

Fasayil

Al-Auja

Falamya

HablaRas'Atiya

Al-Mudawwar

Azzun ‘Atma

Deir Ballut

Rantis

Qibya

Budrus

Ni'linDeir Qaddis

Kh. Bani Harith

Jordan Valley Road

Beit SiraKh. Al-Misbah

Beit Liqya

Beit Ur At-Tahta

Saffa

Bil'inKafr Ni'ma

Beit 'Anan

Al-Qubeiba

Beit SurikBeit Iksa

Al-Jib Bir Nabala

Beit HaninaAl-Balad

Ar-Ram

Hizma

Anata

Ash-Sheikh Sa'd

Battir

Al-Walaja

Husan

Abu Dis

Al-'Eizariya

Za'tara

Al-'Ubeidiya

Tuqu'

Beit Fajjar

Marah Rabah

Nahhalin

Surif

Beit Ummar Al-'Arrub RC

Wadi An-Nis

Sur Bahir

Ad-Duheisha RC

Al-Khadr

Beit Jala

Beit Sahur

Jordan Valley Road

AqbatJaber RC

Beit-Safafa

Mazari En-Nubani

Taffuh

Dura

Kharase

'Abda

Duma

Adh-Dhahiriya

Al-Burj

As-Samu'

Yatta

Kh. Al-Karmil

Ar-Rihiya

Al-Fawwar RC

Bani Na'im

Halhul

Beit Ula

Nuba

Ash-Shuyukh

Idhna

Al-Kum

Deir Samit

Beit 'Awwa

Beit Ar-RushAl-Fauqa

Beit Ar-RushAt-Tahta

Sikka

Al-Majd

Deir Al-'AsalAt-Tahta

Deir Al-'AsalAl-Foqa

At-Tabaqa

Kh. Al-Hadab

Trans-Judean Road

Az-Za'ayyem

As-Sawahiraash-Sharqiya

Dahiyat Al-Bareed

Al-Judeira

Beit Ijza

Biddu

Kh. UmmAl-Lahim

Qatanna

Al-Ka'abina

Jahalin

Ad-Doha

Ash-Shawawra

Ath-ThabraAbu Nujeim

Umm At-Tal'a

Umm Al-Qasseis

Umm Salamuna

Umm 'Asla

Al-Beida

Al-Khas Al-Haddadiya

Al-Halqum

Al-Maniya

Al-Manshiya

Al-Ma'saraAl-'Iqab

Al-'Asakira

Al-Fureidis

ArtasBureid'a

Beit Ta'mir

Juhdum

Jurat Ash-Sham'a

Dar Salah

Wadi al-'Arayis

WadiFukin

Wadi Rahhal

KhalletAl-Louza

Khallet Hamad

Kh. ad-Deir

Harmala

Kisan

Ayda RCAl-'Aza RC

At-Tarem Jenin RC

DahiyatSabahAl-Kheir

Kh. 'AbdallahAl-Yunis

Dhaher Al-'Abed

Dhaher Al-Malih

Mashru' Beit Qad

Ad-Duwwara

Ad-Duweir

Ad-Deirat

Az-Zuweidin

As-Simiya

Ar-Rawa'in

Arab ar-Rashayida

At-Tuwani

Abu Al-'Urqan

Umm Lasafa

Imreish

I'zeiz

Al-Buweib

Al-Hijra

Al-Muwarraq

Al-Faqir

TarqumiyaBirMusallam

Birin

Beit Kahil

Beit Maqdum

Beit 'Einun

Beit 'Amra

Zif

Kh.Ad-Deir

Hadab Al-Fawwar

Kh. Bir Al-'Idd

Kh. Tawil

KhashemAl-Karem

HadabAd-Dalabeh

Hureiz

Tawas

Kuziba

Kurza

Marah Al-Baqqar

Kharas

Safa

Sa'ir

'Irqan Turad

'ArabAl-Fureijat

Qurnat Ar-Ras

Qila

Qinan A n-Najma

Qafan Al-Khamis

Rabud

Rafada

Al-Malih

Al-Farisiya

Kardala

DhinnabaTulkarm RC

Nur Shams RC

An-Nuwei'ma

'Ein As-Sultan RC

Shu'afatRC

Silwan

An-Nabi Elyas

'Izbat Jal'ud

Beit Amin

'IzbatSalman

Jala

Al-Jab'a

Ar-Ramadin

Al-Khushna

TalMenashe

An-NajadaKh. Ma'in

Karama

Anab Al-Kabir

Tura Ash-SharqiyaKh. Mas’ud

NazlatAbu Nar

BeitHanina

Abu Tor

Shu'afat

Isawiyya

Sharafat

HebrewUniv.

Nu’man

Al-'Aqaba

AlMidiya

E’rtah

RekhanJenin

GanimKaddim

Hinnanit

Shaqed

Mehola

Shadmot Mehola

Nahal Rotem

Nahal MaskiyotNahal Bitronot / Brosh

Tulkarm

Beqa'ot

Hamra

Hemdat

Argaman

Massu'a

Regional Center

Yafit

Peza'el

Tomer

Gilgal

Niran

Zufin

Alfe Menashe

Oranit

Tiqva

Netiv Hagedud

Yitav

Qalqiliya

Ro'i

Noqedim

Hashmona'imMattityahu

Menora

Kfar Ruth

Shilat

Modi'in Illit

Maccabim

MevoHoron

Giv'onGiv'onHahadasha

Almon

Geva Binyamin(Adam)

Kefar Adummim

Ma'ale Adummim

Mishor AdummimIndustrial Area

Vered Yeriho

Mizpe Yeriho

Har Adar

No'omi

Almog

Bet-Haarava

QalyaQedar

Teqoa

HarGillo

Betar Illit

Neve DaniyyelNahal Gevaot

Rosh ZurimEl'azar

Allon ShevutBat Ayin

Kefar EzyonEfrat

Migdal Oz

Jericho

WestJerusalem

Bethlehem

Avenat

Nahal En-Hogla

East Talpiyyot

Ramot AllonPisgat Ze'ev

Neve Ya'aqov

Gillo

Ramat Shlomo

Ma’alot Dafna

Har Homa

Giv'atHaMatos

Area

FrenchHill

NahalZori

Nahal Elisha

No Man's Land

Lido Yehuda

AtraktziyaWater Park

Karme Zur

Qiryat Arba

Nahal AnerBet Hagay

Pene Hever

Telem

Adora

Asefar (Mezad)

Ma'ale Amos

Mizpe Shalem

Negohot

Otni'el

Shim'a

Karmel

Ma'on

Suseya

MezadotYehuda

Shani

Tene

Eshkolot

Hebron

H 1 H 2

Sansana

Old City

Dead Sea

Kefar Sava

Ra'ananna

Hod Hasharon

Rosh Ha'ayin

Petah Tiqva

Tel Aviv - Jaffa

Rishon LeziyyonLod

Ramla

Bet Shemesh

Tira

Netanya

Hadera

Bet She'an

Ramat Hasharon

Ramat Gan

Holon

Umm Al-Fahm

Lapid

At-Tayba

Salem

Kefar Eldad

At-Tur

Ras Al-’Amud

JabalMukabar

Um Tuba

Um Lisan

Wadi Al-Joz

Kh. Beit Sahur

SheihJarrah

Nofe Perat

RamatEshkol

As-Sawana

Alon

Baka Al-Gharbiya

MatanRas A-TiraKh. Ad-Daba

Taibe

BatHefer

HarShmuel

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Kafr QudBirqin

Kafr Dan

Al-Hashimiya

'Araqa

Al-Yamun

Arrana

Al-Jalama

Deir Abu-Da'if

Beit Qad

Deir Ghazala

Arabbuna

Faqqu'a

Jalbun

Silat Al-Harithiya

Ti'nnikRummana

'Anin

Nazlat Ash-Sheikh Zeid

Tura-al-Gharbiya

Barta'a AshSharqiya

UmmAr-Rihan

AkkabaZabda

Umm Dar

Qaffin

Nazlat'Isa

An-NazlaAl-Gharbiya

Baqa Ash-Sharqiya

ShuweikaIktaba

Al-Jarushiya

Attil

Zeita

Bardala

Ein El-Beida

Far'un

Zububa

Marj Na'ja

Al-Jiftlik

Az-Zubeidat

Fasayil

Al-Auja

Falamya

HablaRas'Atiya

Al-Mudawwar

Azzun ‘Atma

Deir Ballut

Rantis

Qibya

Budrus

Ni'linDeir Qaddis

Kh. Bani Harith

Jordan Valley Road

Beit SiraKh. Al-Misbah

Beit Liqya

Beit Ur At-Tahta

Saffa

Bil'inKafr Ni'ma

Beit 'Anan

Al-Qubeiba

Beit SurikBeit Iksa

Al-Jib Bir Nabala

Beit HaninaAl-Balad

Ar-Ram

Hizma

Anata

Ash-Sheikh Sa'd

Battir

Al-Walaja

Husan

Abu Dis

Al-'Eizariya

Za'tara

Al-'Ubeidiya

Tuqu'

Beit Fajjar

Marah Rabah

Nahhalin

Surif

Beit Ummar Al-'Arrub RC

Wadi An-Nis

Sur Bahir

Ad-Duheisha RC

Al-Khadr

Beit Jala

Beit Sahur

Jordan Valley Road

AqbatJaber RC

Beit-Safafa

Mazari En-Nubani

Taffuh

Dura

Kharase

'Abda

Duma

Adh-Dhahiriya

Al-Burj

As-Samu'

Yatta

Kh. Al-Karmil

Ar-Rihiya

Al-Fawwar RC

Bani Na'im

Halhul

Beit Ula

Nuba

Ash-Shuyukh

Idhna

Al-Kum

Deir Samit

Beit 'Awwa

Beit Ar-RushAl-Fauqa

Beit Ar-RushAt-Tahta

Sikka

Al-Majd

Deir Al-'AsalAt-Tahta

Deir Al-'AsalAl-Foqa

At-Tabaqa

Kh. Al-Hadab

Trans-Judean Road

Az-Za'ayyem

As-Sawahiraash-Sharqiya

Dahiyat Al-Bareed

Al-Judeira

Beit Ijza

Biddu

Kh. UmmAl-Lahim

Qatanna

Al-Ka'abina

Jahalin

Ad-Doha

Ash-Shawawra

Ath-ThabraAbu Nujeim

Umm At-Tal'a

Umm Al-Qasseis

Umm Salamuna

Umm 'Asla

Al-Beida

Al-Khas Al-Haddadiya

Al-Halqum

Al-Maniya

Al-Manshiya

Al-Ma'saraAl-'Iqab

Al-'Asakira

Al-Fureidis

ArtasBureid'a

Beit Ta'mir

Juhdum

Jurat Ash-Sham'a

Dar Salah

Wadi al-'Arayis

WadiFukin

Wadi Rahhal

KhalletAl-Louza

Khallet Hamad

Kh. ad-Deir

Harmala

Kisan

Ayda RCAl-'Aza RC

At-Tarem Jenin RC

DahiyatSabahAl-Kheir

Kh. 'AbdallahAl-Yunis

Dhaher Al-'Abed

Dhaher Al-Malih

Mashru' Beit Qad

Ad-Duwwara

Ad-Duweir

Ad-Deirat

Az-Zuweidin

As-Simiya

Ar-Rawa'in

Arab ar-Rashayida

At-Tuwani

Abu Al-'Urqan

Umm Lasafa

Imreish

I'zeiz

Al-Buweib

Al-Hijra

Al-Muwarraq

Al-Faqir

TarqumiyaBirMusallam

Birin

Beit Kahil

Beit Maqdum

Beit 'Einun

Beit 'Amra

Zif

Kh.Ad-Deir

Hadab Al-Fawwar

Kh. Bir Al-'Idd

Kh. Tawil

KhashemAl-Karem

HadabAd-Dalabeh

Hureiz

Tawas

Kuziba

Kurza

Marah Al-Baqqar

Kharas

Safa

Sa'ir

'Irqan Turad

'ArabAl-Fureijat

Qurnat Ar-Ras

Qila

Qinan A n-Najma

Qafan Al-Khamis

Rabud

Rafada

Al-Malih

Al-Farisiya

Kardala

DhinnabaTulkarm RC

Nur Shams RC

An-Nuwei'ma

'Ein As-Sultan RC

Shu'afatRC

Silwan

An-Nabi Elyas

'Izbat Jal'ud

Beit Amin

'IzbatSalman

Jala

Al-Jab'a

Ar-Ramadin

Al-Khushna

TalMenashe

An-NajadaKh. Ma'in

Karama

Anab Al-Kabir

Tura Ash-SharqiyaKh. Mas’ud

NazlatAbu Nar

BeitHanina

Abu Tor

Shu'afat

Isawiyya

Sharafat

HebrewUniv.

Nu’manRachel’sTomb

Al-'Aqaba

ArabA-RamadinAl-Janubi

AlMidiya

E’rtah

RekhanJenin

GanimKaddim

Hinnanit

Shaqed

Mehola

Shadmot Mehola

Nahal Rotem

Nahal MaskiyotNahal Bitronot / Brosh

Tulkarm

Beqa'ot

Hamra

Hemdat

Argaman

Massu'a

Regional Center

Yafit

Peza'el

Tomer

Gilgal

Niran

Zufin

Alfe Menashe

Oranit

Tiqva

Netiv Hagedud

Yitav

Qalqiliya

Ro'i

Noqedim

Hashmona'imMattityahu

Menora

Kfar Ruth

Shilat

Modi'in Illit

Maccabim

MevoHoron

Giv'onGiv'onHahadasha

Almon

Geva Binyamin(Adam)

Kefar Adummim

Ma'ale Adummim

Mishor AdummimIndustrial Area

Vered Yeriho

Mizpe Yeriho

Har Adar

No'omi

Almog

Bet-Haarava

QalyaQedar

Teqoa

HarGillo

Betar Illit

Neve DaniyyelNahal Gevaot

Rosh ZurimEl'azar

Allon ShevutBat Ayin

Kefar EzyonEfrat

Migdal Oz

Jericho

WestJerusalem

Bethlehem

Avenat

Nahal En-Hogla

East Talpiyyot

Ramot AllonPisgat Ze'ev

Neve Ya'aqov

Gillo

Ramat Shlomo

Ma’alot Dafna

Har Homa

Giv'atHaMatos

Area

FrenchHill

NahalZori

Nahal Elisha

No Man's Land

Lido Yehuda

AtraktziyaWater Park

Karme Zur

Qiryat Arba

Nahal AnerBet Hagay

Pene Hever

Telem

Adora

Asefar (Mezad)

Ma'ale Amos

Mizpe Shalem

Negohot

Otni'el

Shim'a

Karmel

Ma'on

Suseya

MezadotYehuda

Shani

Tene

Eshkolot

Hebron

H 1 H 2

Sansana

Old City

Dead Sea

Kefar Sava

Ra'ananna

Hod Hasharon

Rosh Ha'ayin

Petah Tiqva

Tel Aviv - Jaffa

Rishon LeziyyonLod

Ramla

Bet Shemesh

Tira

Netanya

Hadera

Bet She'an

Ramat Hasharon

Ramat Gan

Holon

Umm Al-Fahm

Lapid

At-Tayba

Salem

Kefar Eldad

At-Tur

Ras Al-’Amud

JabalMukabar

Um Tuba

Um Lisan

Wadi Al-Joz

Kh. Beit Sahur

SheihJarrah

Nofe Perat

RamatEshkol

As-Sawana

Alon

Baka Al-Gharbiya

MatanRas A-TiraKh. Ad-Daba

Taibe

BatHefer

HarShmuel

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Map based on maps made by the Israeli human rights group, B’Tselem.

See the key below to unravel what this map represents.Yellow routes range from ‘complete prohibition’ through to ‘restricted use’ by the Palestinians that live in the West Bank. Their vehicles are issued with different colour number plates to the Israelis – and this colour denotes which roads they are permitted to drive on.

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Why Christian ‘Soldiers’ Get It Wrong‘For an increasing number of evangelicals, it is time to speak out because Christian Zionism has become a formidable and dangerous movement. By portraying the modern state of Israel as God’s chosen people on earth, the role of the church has been reduced in the eyes of many to providing moral and biblical justification for Israel’s colonisation of Palestine. Those who oppose her are demonised ...

Christian Zionism uses the Bible to justify racial superiority, land expropriation, home demolitions, population transfer, colonial settlements, the denial of international law and the dehumanisation of Arabs. It fuels not only Islamophobia but also anti-Semitism and Islamist retaliation against Christians. What does Jesus think about all this? On Palm Sunday Luke tells us, “As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, ‘If you, even now, had only known on this day what would bring you peace – but now it is hidden from your eyes.’” (Lk 19, 41-2). I believe Jesus continues to weep not only over Jerusalem, a city whose very name means “peace” but also for his children who promote a theology of war and conquest.’

Rev Stephen Sizer in Zion’s Christian Soldiers? The Bible, Israel and The Church (IVP)

The West Bank (the land west of the Jordan River), East Jerusalem and Gaza are known

as the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), because they were occupied by Israel after 1967 (and the ‘Six-Day’ war between Israel

and its neighbours). Palestinians have nominal governance in these territories but Israel is

militarily in charge, controlling movement of people and goods.

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drawBeg a pencil or a humble biro from a nearby adult and add some more wildlife to this olive tree. Perhaps imagine what the hyrax that lives around these trees looks like. Or invent some other incredible beasts. When done, you could decorate it with lots of thin lines and filigree patterns to make your animals beautiful without the need for lots of colours.

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QUIZQ What’s the process by which trees

and other plants make their food?

Q Is the world’s oldest tree an olive?

Q What’s the largest seed in the world?

Q If you planted an acorn, how old would you be before you could plant the acorns from the oak tree it becomes?

Worldwide, millions of Palestinians are descended from those who fled in

1948 and during Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza in 1967.

They are especially concentrated in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. Under international law, all refugees are

guaranteed the ‘right of return’ but if Palestinian refugees were given their

right of return, supporters of the State of Israel fear their numbers would

undermine the identity of Israel as a Jewish state.

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2. No, there are some 4,600-year-old Bristlecone pines in the USA. (That’s almost as old as the pyramids in Egypt.)

3. The double coconut – it can measure up to 50cm (1.6ft) around the middle! (Coconuts have a fibrous coating and an air space inside them, because they need to be able to float to a new home. Some coconuts have floated 2,000km over the sea before they found dry land!)

4. You’d be at least 50 years older than you are now. That’s because most oak trees don’t grow acorns until they are at least 50 years old.

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My name is jeff halperI am an Israeli Jew and this is my story in the long now.

As the Director of the Israeli Committee

Against House Demolitions, it is my task

to constantly bridge the many actions of

resistance to the Israeli occupation ‘on the

ground’ in which we peace activists partake

with The Long Now, the ongoing, open-

ended struggle for a just peace between

Israelis and Palestinians.

It is all too easy to become distracted by

the many events on the ground that call for

our immediate attention: house demolitions

(Israel has demolished more than 24,000 Palestinian homes in the Occupied Territories

since 1967), land expropriation, settlement construction, settler and army violence

against Palestinians, military operations such as the recent attack on Gaza and much

more. These are all the immediate, urgent ‘nows’. But as civil society actors dedicated

to achieving a just peace, we must be attuned to broader political developments

emanating in particular from the US and Europe – The Long Now. We must insert

ourselves into the political process because governments will not do the right thing

unless they are pushed by the people. This is not an easy task, since governments do

not like to work with grassroots groups, and certainly not those motivated by concerns

for justice and human rights.

There is yet another ‘long’ that must sustain us in the difficult endeavour of peace-

making: the long haul. We must understand that if we take a significant chunk of

social justice as our life’s work we will be battling political, economic and social forces

far more powerful than we are. Our efforts must be sustained not only by a belief in

the justice of our cause, but by faith that we can make a difference. True, we may

never live to witness the success of our life’s work, but we can take comfort that we

made a difference. Still, I struggle to make The Long Now and the long haul as short

as possible.

no situation is intractable‘Many times people thought the situation in South Africa would not be resolved, except through a bloodbath. And people around the world prayed. They prayed for the downfall of apartheid. People didn’t think it was going to happen and then it happened. I think part of the reason why God let that happen there was to give hope to the rest of the world, to say there is really no situation that is intractable, none, each is capable of being resolved, even this one which seems so utterly intractable...

Thanks be to God for the many, many Jews who know what their divine calling is and who want the Israeli Government to live it out. We believe in a two state solution – of two sovereign, viable states each with contiguous borders guaranteed as secure by the international community. We condemn acts of terrorism by whoever they are committed. The suicide bomber has to be condemned for targeting innocent civilians. But equally must the Israelis be condemned for their acts of indiscriminate reprisal. We say please learn at least one positive lesson from apartheid South Africa. Under Mr F W de Klerk, who must be commended for his outstanding courage, they decided to negotiate, not with those they liked but with their sworn enemy, and they found the security that had eluded them for so long and that had cost so much suffering and blood. It came not from the barrel of a gun. No, it came when the legitimate aspirations and human rights of all were recognised and respected...’

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Since 1967, Israel has built ‘settlements’ throughout the West Bank exclusively for Israeli Jewish citizens. Some are small

clusters of homes, some are as big as cities. All are illegal under international law. At the end of 2008, there were nearly

half a million ‘settlers’ living in the West Bank and 2.5m Palestinians. Israel directly controls more than 50% of the

land in the West Bank.

Did You Know?Debt cancellation; climate change; fair trade. Greenbelt is a campaigning Festival. Always has been. In the next three years Greenbelt will be highlighting the need for a just peace in the land long called holy.

The aim is to get people to engage with the issues, to understand the history and politics and religion, to support Palestinians and Israelis who are working for a Just Peace. To switch people on at the Festival, to provide resources and support all year round. In lobbying, in protesting, in prayer.

To find out more come to:

G-Source All weekend

Get along to the Just Peace stand in G-Source to get up to speed with the story and sign up to the Just Peace campaign.

The Vigil Big Top, Sunday, 23.00

Come and pray for the people of Israel and Palestine and take time to reflect on what you can do to stand in solidarity with them.

Ambassadors session Sovereign Lounge, Monday, 11.00

Find out how you can go away from the Festival and spread the story about the need for a Just Peace in Israel-Palestine.

Also, watch out for showings of Bethlehem, Hidden from View over the course of the weekend.

www.justpeaceforpalestine.org

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‘Our hopeful vision is to go out & plant olive trees…’‘How can we hope in a context of despair, and hold on to our vision in times of bitter conflict and war? This is so important, for as the Bible says, without a vision, the people perish…. It’s not anymore a wish that tomorrow will be a light at the end of the tunnel. Hope doesn’t mean that things are in any way improving or that all we have to do is to sit back, wait and watch. Waiting, being passive and feeling optimistic about the future – these are false hope. True hope is active: it is about developing a strategy for action, for work, for getting engaged and involved… hope is nothing less than gaining control over one’s own destiny….

My captor daily seeks to make life harder for me. He encircles my people with barbed wire; he builds walls around us and his army sets many boundaries around us. He succeeds in keeping thousands of us in camps and prisons. Yet despite all these efforts, he has not succeeded in taking my hope or vision from me. He could not imprison them. His suppression could not keep me from thinking of a joint future with him. His brutality did not succeed in discouraging me from dreaming of a peaceful coexistence with him….

Holding to a hopeful vision in the context of war gives hope a new meaning. It is no longer something we see but rather something we practise, something we live, something we advocate, something we plant.

At times, when we feel that the world must be coming to an end tomorrow, our call is not to wait, not to cry, nor to surrender. Rather our only hopeful vision is to go out today into our garden, into our society and plant olive trees. If we don’t plant any trees today, there will be nothing tomorrow. But if we plant a tree today, there will be shade for the children to play in, there will be oil to heal the wounds and there will be olive branches to wave when peace arrives.’ Mitri Raheb, Palestinian Arab and Christian pastor at the Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem. Abridged from Bethlehem Besieged, Stories of Hope in Troubled Times, Fortress Press

Israelis live with fear of attack from without and from within – rooted in the history of suicide bombings and missile attacks from Gaza and

Lebanon. Israel has constructed a ‘separation barrier’(a 9m-high concrete wall) but its route does not lie along the ‘Green Line’ – the

internationally-recognised border between Israel and the West Bank – cutting instead into Palestinian land so that up to 8.5% of West Bank land will lie on the Israeli side of the barrier when it is complete. The

International Court of Justice has declared the route illegal.

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What next?ReadCaught in Between, Riah Abu el Assal (Triangle/SPCK)Blood Brothers, Elias Chacour (Chosen Books)A Continent Called Palestine, Najwa Farah (Triangle/SPCK)Bethlehem Besieged, Mitri Raheb (Fortress Press)The Palestine-Israel Conflict: A Basic Introduction, Harms and FerryChristian Zionism, Stephen Sizer (IVP Press)Dying in the Land of Promise, Don Wagner (Melisende)From the Holy Mountain, William Dalrymple (Flamingo)Healing Israel-Palestine: A Path to Peace and Reconciliation, Michael Lerner An Israeli in Palestine: Resisting Dispossession, Redeeming Israel, Jeff Halper

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GoThere’s nothing like seeing a situation for yourself, meeting and talking with Christians, Muslims and Jews in the land called holy: that’s how this service was born. Travel for a week or so with organisations like Amos Trust (amostrust.org/travel) or volunteer on a ‘palestine summer’ (samiawad.wordpress.com). However you visit make sure you meet the holy people of Palestine, not just the holy sites – and think about how your trip can have a positive impact on local communities.

Pray Use this service as a resource in your own communities. Put on your own service. Ask your vicar. If you’re a vicar, ask yourself. Check out recent liturgies like Fencing in God’s People - 3,000 Years of wall-building in Israel and Palestine (WGRG).

greenbelt.org.uk/festival/2009/oliveseedsgreenbelt.org.uk/campaignjustpeaceforpalestine.orgicahd.orgholylandtrust.org

reemkelani.commyspace.com/agentsoffuturenormanfinkelstein.combtselem.orgzaytoun.org

The Service:Curated, written Martin Wroeand produced by Liz Chapman Paul Northup Ben PughMusicians Reem Kelani Agents of FutureHymn selection Alison AdamLeaders Rev. Lorraine Dixon Beki BatesonOlive oil With grateful thanks to Zaytoun, an ethical trade initiative

supporting marginalised farming communities in Palestine.

The Service Booklet:Editor Paul NorthupProofing Harvey JessopGood advice Nigel VarndellDesign/illustration Chantal FreemanPhotography Credited with

images, taken on the GB trip, 2008