PALESTINE - ISRAEL - JORDAN - SINAI

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LEADERSHIP LEARNING MISSION * Action Alert *

8th July, 2018 – The Bedouin village of Khan al Ahmar is in danger of demolition. Urge your Senators and Representatives to join the delegation to help save the village.  Two months ago The Green Olive Collective teamed up with the Rebuilding Alliance to bring US Congressional staffers to Palestine and Israel for an intensive […]

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Cycling and Other Good Habits

– by Fred Schlomka – Uyeasound, Unst, Shetland – It’s an idillic morning scene, at least it should be. Light cloud today and the wind is medium. In Unst that means you only have to lean a little into the blow in order not to be bowled over. A nice contrast to last month, which […]

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The Killing Fields of Gaza

– by Fred Schlomka – – 20th May, 2018 – Gaza continues to be desperate. Your help is needed. Imagine a giant prison bounded by the sea on one side, and fences and walls on the other three sides. The original prison guards were thrown out in 1967, and the new prison guards evacuated themselves in […]

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of Genocide and Redemption

– by Fred Schlomka –  Holocaust Memorial Day, 12th April 2018 Michael Schlomka Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. My father, Michael Schlomka was an early survivor, and escaped from Nazi Germany in 1934, eventually making his way to mandate Palestine.  – May his memory be a blessing – He had been tortured and abused by […]

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Al Jazeera investigate housing sales in East Jerusalem

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Rain storm destroys part of the West Bank barrier in Anata, near Jerusalem

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Running in Ethiopia

by Benjamin Cousen –  It occurs to me that one of the main reasons to run (and this is a passing thought not extending to anything like a philosophy), is that the activities of running, and entering races, become the vehicles or excuses to go to places. They provide a legitimacy to travel. I certainly […]

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2017 Great Ethiopia Run – and Tour

by Green Olive Staff –  Our pilot tour to Ethiopia was a great success. In line with Green Olive’s commitment to social activism, the organisation has partnered with a local travel company and an NGO with similar values. In addition to some touristic activities the group also spent time with the deaf and physically challenged […]

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Bedouin Villages to be Demolished

Amira Hass – Reprinted from Ha’aretz Israeli Army Prepares to Demolish Hundreds of Palestinian Homes in Northern Jordan ValleyThis is the first time the army is using an eviction order against Palestinians based on a military order meant to enable the evacuation of unauthorized settlement outposts Jordan Valley The army has ordered some 300 Palestinians […]

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Best Tel Aviv Hardware Store

 – by Fred Schlomka –   Sometimes when on the road, we all need to to find a friendly hardware store. If you are handy, maybe you need a little tool to fix your umbrella or some glue to stick back the loose sole of your otherwise good sandal. I once bought a new shower head […]

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Crossing Barriers in Israel with Green Olive Tours

– By Kristin Henning  – August 22, 2017This article won a finalist award from North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) in the Personality and Profiles category. The original article was published on the TravelPast50 Blog. Fred Schlomka, founder of Green Olive Collective, prepares for a long distance ride through the U.S. Fred Schlomka is an […]

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The Price of Occupation Part One

The Price of Occupation (part 2) – by Amos Gvirtz – For part one>>>In the aftermath of the Six-Day War a new type of Zionism began to take hold: Zealous Zionism. The predominant vision of Zealous Zionism, as opposed to Classic Zionism (I call it Existential Zionism) which regards the establishment of an independent state as […]

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