Siraj is a non-governmental organization based in Beit Sahour, Palestine. Siraj aims to create links between Palestinian people and people from around the globe through educational tourism, interfaith and ecumenical dialogue, and culture and youth exchange programs. Through its many local connections, Siraj works directly with communities and organizations in Bethlehem and the West Bank. […]
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2012 Travel Writing Competition Entry Making the Desert Bloomby Lisa Blake, USA Upon first encounter, the Arava Desert, located between the Dead and Red Sea and on the border of Jordan and Israel, appears to offer little other than sand. So it’s surprising that this arid desert, which receives summertime temperatures in excess of 120° […]
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Coordinated by the American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights Foundation (AAPAR) For more information or to book a speaking engagement contact:speakers@aaper.org or Tel: (202) 683-8438 Download Flyer These two social entrepreneurs, a Palestinian and an Israeli, are veteran political activists and work in the alternative tourism sector. They will present an overview of their cooperation […]
The article below emphasizes the defacto annexation by the State of Israel of yet more land that the Palestinians have not ceded. It’s interesting to note that nowhere in this article does Rosenblum explain that the tourist site in question remains under Israeli military Occupation, and claimed by Palestinian Authority. She does mention that it […]
Fred Schlomka August 2008As the eyes of the world are on the Liberty Ships approaching Gaza, a massive segregated road project in the Greater Jerusalem area is quietly approaching completion. Israel is about to unveil the realization of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s dream of Palestinian ‘transportational contiguity’, in lieu of contiguous territory. Route 1, […]
2012 Travel Writing Competition Entry Green Olive Treesby Fumi Kobayashi, Japan Coercive and selfish country who is indifferent to people’s sufferings unless they are Jews. This was my view on Israel before the trip. Having closely researched decades of peace process between Israel and Palestine at college, I realized that the Israeli government had little intention […]
2012 Travel Writing Competition Entry 2nd Place – $50 prize From the judge, Sarah Irving.Amira gave a great balance of the personal and political, portraying the trauma and indignity of checkpoints, and their impacts on Palestinian education, health and economy. With her emphasis on ‘waiting’, Amira gave a real feeling of anticipation and the suspension of normal rights and expectations […]
