{"alias":"blogEntry","byline":"","standfirst":"","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EWe have been horrified by what we have seen in Israel and Palestine and the impact we know this is having on young people in the UK and around the world. We\u2019re witnessing terrible scenes of children and civilians dying, bloodshed and violence. We recognise the\u202Fdeep grief that is affecting our communities in the UK.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe don\u2019t pretend to have the answers to this conflict, and we can only begin to understand the toll this is having on everyone impacted. We are hearing from many Scouts about how this is felt by our young people. We know the\u202Fimpact of increasing intolerance, and the fear that creates.\u202FScouts\u202Fstand against Antisemitism and Islamophobia in all its forms.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EScouts stands for peace, and we educate young people to work towards a kinder, respectful and more peaceful world. \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2023/november/responding-to-conflicts-supporting-young-people-and-working-for-peace\u0022\u003EYou can read more about what this means here\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe want to see peace now, an end to all hostilities, and the delivery of humanitarian aid that is so desperately needed by so many.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe know there are differing views about how this can be achieved or what should happen, but we are a global movement of over 57 million Scouts that believes in the power of humanity and the safety and protection of all. We stand in solidarity\u202Fwith all Scouts affected by the conflict.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECarl Hankinson\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EUK Chief Commissioner\u003Cbr\u003EScouts\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMatt Hyde\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EChief Executive\u003Cbr\u003EScouts\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"28 November 2023","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[{"caption":"","title":"Read how we support young people and work for peace","url":"/news/2023/november/responding-to-conflicts-supporting-young-people-and-working-for-peace/","newWindow":false},{"caption":"","title":"Discover the political campaigning guidance","url":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/community-impact-and-political-campaigning/","newWindow":false},{"caption":"","title":"See the activities for understanding crises","url":"/volunteers/running-your-section/programme-guidance/global-scouting/international-crises/activities-for-understanding-crises/","newWindow":false}],"relatedLinks":[],"id":77898,"nodeName":"Israel and Palestine: A statement from UK Scouts","title":"Israel and Palestine: A statement from UK Scouts ","type":"blogEntry","image":{"url":"/media/12108/fdl-hp.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1dab8e1b20252a0","caption":"Scouts purple logo","type":"jpg","size":93039,"width":1268,"height":664,"altText":"An image of a purple background showing the white Scouts logo"},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Israel and Palestine: A statement from UK Scouts ","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"Read the statement from Carl Hankinson, UK Chief Commissioner, and Matt Hyde, Chief Executive, on behalf of UK Scouts.","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC83Nzg5OCJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2023/november/israel-and-palestine-a-statement-from-uk-scouts/"}