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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 […]
– 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 […]
– 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 […]
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 […]
The Price of Occupation (part 1) – by Amos Gvirtz – The Separation Wall in Jerusalem From the outset Zionist leaders were aware that the local population of Palestine would oppose the Zionist enterprise. They directed their efforts to gaining […]
– by Fred Schlomka – The America I knew is collapsing – folding in on itself and apparently reinventing the very basis of its existence. The man in the White House is rocking the world. Regardless of what anyone says, Donald Trump’s stunning victory will forever reshape the political landscape in the USA. I resolve to […]
– by Fred Schlomka – The America I knew is collapsing – folding in on itself and apparently reinventing the very basis of its existence. The man in the White House is rocking the world. Regardless of what anyone says, Donald Trump’s stunning victory will forever reshape the political landscape in the USA. I resolve to […]
– by Fred Schlomka – The America I knew is collapsing – folding in on itself and apparently reinventing the very basis of its existence. The man in the White House is rocking the world. Regardless of what anyone says, Donald Trump’s stunning victory will forever reshape the political landscape in the USA. I resolve […]
– by Fred Schlomka – Eight harp players, a friend, a daughter of a harpist and two golfers trickle into the West Port Hotel in the Scottish country town of Linlithgow one day in early June. Plus the group leader and world class harpist, Sunita Staneslow – and myself. The golfers deposit their collection of […]
Suhur (dawn) mea – by Katie – We wake up before dawn, when there is a red line on the horizon, to the sound of the birds, Imsak, the call to prayer preceding dawn, or more realistically, the alarm clock. It’s time for suhur, or the morning meal during Ramadan. With eyes barely open, I […]
– by Tanner McCaskie – Our class took a trip to the Holy Land to study the country, its people and the status of the ‘conflict’. One of the most important days of our expedition was our trip to Hebron. We left Jaffa at 7am and drove through Bethlehem, a city located in the central […]
– by Fred Schlomka – Day 1 • 18th May, 2017Tel Aviv – Zikkim Dunes (Israel) 2.30 am – I slip out of bed and prepare to depart from our urban homestead on the beach. My wife Sunita mumbles something about it being a crazy hour to depart, and goes back to sleep. I am ready […]
