By Miri A lot of the questions that we receive surround the notions of safety and risk in the West Bank. This is not surprising considering that foreign governmental institutions, such as the respective Departments of Foreign Affairs, consulates etc. urge their citizens to refrain from travelling to Gaza and the South of Israel and […]
By Miri It has been widely acknowledged that the building of settlements constitute one of the main obstacles to a solution of the conflict in the Middle East. It has become somewhat of a custom that with each new grand building plan published by the Israeli government, Israel receives a reprehension from the international community, […]
From Miri Most recently Tel Aviv has been voted the world’s gayest travel destination.This achievement is the result of a campaign launched by the Tel Aviv tourism board and supported by the Israeli Ministry of Tourism to promote the White City as an international gay vacation destination. Activists from the LGBTQ scene, including Israeli ones, […]
From Miri Nablus Old City No visit to the West Bank is complete without a tour of Nablus. The history of the City of Nablus, located in the northern part of the West Bank, reaches back almost 2000 years and just like the whole of historic Palestine, has always constituted a site of struggle over […]
“As the Arabs see the Jews” His Majesty King Abdullah, The American Magazine November, 1947 From the King Hussein Website Fred’s commentsI was stunned by the rational and carefully considered arguments laid out to the American people in 1947. There are a few points I might take issue with but the overall tone and factual […]
Miko Peled is a peace activist who dares to say in public what others still choose to deny. Born in Jerusalem in 1961 into a well known Zionist family, his grandfather, Dr. Avraham Katsnelson was a Zionist leader and signer of the Israeli Declaration of Independence. His Father, Matti Peled, was a young officer in […]
