Praise for Scottish school in Israel

A Scottish teacher who leads a multi-faith school in Israel has described it as a “bright light in a very difficult land”.

Margaret MacDonald spoke about Tabeetha School to mark UN International Day of Peace yesterday.

The Church of Scotland school has 339 Christian, Jewish and Muslim children. Ms MacDonald, of Bo’ness in West Lothian, said: “The school is a special place and the Church of Scotland’s presence is very important. It is a bright light in a very difficult land.”

Tabeetha is one of the few places in Israel where children of different languages, faiths and cultures are educated together in English.