Shareef Sarhan On Location
“To take that which has been destroyed and turn it into a literal ‘beacon’ of hope is very powerful.”
Run The Wall: Press release
Press release date
For immediate release
[Name of participant] from [Name of town] is [Running] [Walking] [Riding] the Israeli Separation Wall, with thousands of participants worldwide, in solidarity with Palestine.
Local resident [Name] is taking part in Run The Wall on the 25th, 26th and 27th of April 2025 as an act of solidarity with Palestine, to demand freedom of movement for Palestinians, and to demand their government implement international law and stop arming Israel.
Participants will run, walk, ride, or even swim 5-55 km, wherever they are in the world over the same weekend.
Human rights organisation Amos Trust started Run The Wall in 2021 with their Palestinian friends at Right To Movement when Covid-19 caused the Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem to be cancelled. Run The Wall has now become an annual event worldwide.
Each Spring, Amos Trust invites people worldwide to run for Palestine on the same weekend as 10,000 people participate in the Palestine Marathon. Furthermore, many of the thousands participating in over 30 countries will help raise funds for Amos Trust’s emergency appeal for Gaza and the West Bank.
[Optional participant quote]
“I am taking part in Run The Wall because...” [Background reasons for participating or involvement with Israel/Palestine over the years].
If you would like to take part in Run The Wall, please visit amostrust.org/run-the-wall-2025
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Notes to Editors
[Name of participant] can be contacted for further information and interview.
Email: [Email address goes here]
Telephone: [Telephone number goes here]
Nick Welsh, Head of Communications at Amos Trust, can be contacted at:
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 07818 024744
Web: amostrust.org/run-the-wall-2025
Amos Trust is a small creative human rights organisation committed to challenging injustice, building hope and creating positive change. We partner with vibrant grass-roots projects around the world that have unique local experience, expertise and connections. Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do.
Palestine Justice resources
Take a look through our range of resources, blog posts, downloads and products to find out more about our Palestine Justice work.
Palestine Justice
Majed Shala On Location
These graceful, moving and poetic drawings show tenderness and fragility in the midst of war. Ghostly figures locked in a tender embrace, defiantly looking at the sky in resilience and dignity. Majed Shala beautifully documents the human and emotional cost of war in Gaza and its tragic consequences on relationships and everyday life.
Palestine Justice
Mariam Salah On Location
Mariam bravely and fiercely creates artworks exploring the practice of Palestinian political prisoners smuggling sperm out of Israeli jails so that their wives can become pregnant. A doctor at a fertility clinic in Nablus stated that 22 women had undergone insemination using smuggled sperm. The success rate was low because of the difficulties of keeping sperm fresh during transportation from prisons in Israel to the West Bank.
Palestine Justice
May Murad On Location
“My current work is an echo of my exiled self. The employment of digital windows and messages is emblematic of my artistic method. My screen connects me to the world but detaches me from it. Although I no longer live in Gaza, I am still affected by feelings of isolation and captivity. My artwork is a dialogue with a new reality and a pursuit of an evasive happiness.”
Palestine Justice
Maha Daya On Location
Picasso stated: “Every act of creation begins with an act of destruction.” This is horribly true of Maha Daya’s paintings which document the consequences of Israeli warplanes’ strikes on Gaza. There is no beauty or life in these haunting artworks. The buildings have not collapsed. They are defiant and resilient and refuse to fall. They are monuments to injustice and devastation.
Palestine Justice
Mohammed Alhaj On Location
“Mohammed’s characters feel anonymous. The figures appear of varying origins — endless and with infinite colour. They are shadow characters with no rights in soil, sea, or sky. The displaced and alienated move through hazy colour spaces as if from a dream. They are escaping a brutal and painful reality in a desperate search for peace.”
Palestine Justice
Zainab Al-Qolaq On Location
At precisely 1 am on 16th May 2021, Israeli jets bombarded a densely populated residential area in the centre of Gaza City. Zainab was trapped under the rubble of her apartment block for 12 hours. She lost 22 members of her family in the attack. At the launch of her exhibition, she said, “I hope that you will not praise my paintings or document my achievement with joy. Instead, I hope you will help me spread my cause and raise my voice to hold this occupier to account.”
Palestine Justice
Mahmoud Alhaj On Location
Mahmoud uses medicinal blister packs to construct intelligent, sophisticated and meticulous architectural cityscapes. The symbolism of the impact of the ongoing conflict in Gaza and its affect on mental health is profound. A recent report by Save the Children stated that over 80% of children in Gaza suffer from mental health problems.
amos trust works all around the world
We work alongside grass-roots partners in Palestine, South Africa, Nicaragua, Burundi, India and Tanzania.
Street Justice
Reaching children on the streets, addressing their trauma, working with them and their families to reintegrate them into their homes, to realise their rights and recover their future.
Palestine Justice
Working with local and international peace activists, and partnering with grass-roots projects, to call for a just peace, reconciliation and full equal rights for all Palestinians and Israelis.
Climate Justice
Addressing the impact of climate change and the causes of extreme poverty, building sustainable rural communities and empowering them to realise their rights.
Amos Travel
Bringing people together to meet our partners from around the world, visiting the communities they work in and seeing their projects in action — building solidarity and lasting friendships.
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