Night at the Club

Had the opportunity to be a part of a discussion on the Israeli/Palestinian situation this evening. Had a $50 dinner in a room that had the castle as it's backdrop. 36 guests, ranging from a Scottish Member of Parliament, to Palestinian professors, to business elites, to authors and filmakers and pastors showed up to see what the night was about.

There was an aire of absurdity to the evening. It's a daunting topic for any discussion group. I did a slideshow of some pictures from the trip that was originally intended to be a supplement to the evening. The evening went long and I felt bad for Maxwell, who facilitated the event.

Tony and Kate were able to attend, and though the evening didn't pan out so successfully, it was a great opporutnity to meet the "upper" society in Scotland.

I spent most of the dinner talking with Zack Sabella, Dr. Sabella's (member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and our contact in Israel) son who is studying in the Glasgow. He's bright, passionate and will be a mover and shaker in the future. We had a long discussion on Eikon (he's a frustrated Christian) and he seemed to connect to our passion. We hit it off and know that it's a relationship that will bear fruit well into the future.