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Outside in: One Foreigner’s Perspective – take a study tour

– by Alex Dunbar Jones – While studying at university last year, I became almost unhealthily obsessed with all things related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. When I wanted to relax after class and watch TV, I would watch Fauda. When friends wanted to have a weekend away, I would suggest visiting Shuhada Street in Hebron.Instead […]

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Outside in: One Foreigner’s Perspective

– by Alexander Dunbar JonesAccording to Israel’s Council for Higher Education (CHE), since 2011 the number of Arab students in Israeli universities has grown by 78.5% and currently just over 16% of the total student body is Arab. At Tel Aviv University, Arabs make up a visible and large minority, yet to me, an international […]

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Rosh Hashana 5779

by Fred Schlomka – Rosh Hashana (ראש השנה) literally means the ‘Head of the Year’, and celebrates the birthday of the Universe, which according to Jewish tradition was created 5,779 years ago. Known also as the ‘Jewish New Year’, Rosh Hashana is a time for introspection, to ponder one’s lesser nature and to prepare for […]

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Trump’s Southern Border – Looking for the Wall – Day 1

– by Fred Schlomka –  Day 1El Centro, USA – Mexicali, Mexico – 21.5 miles (34.5 km.) I am up early at the Sunbeam Lake RV Resort, a lonely spot at the edge of civilisation near the confluence of California, Arizona, and Mexico. I plan to explore the border area and see what all the […]

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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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