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Mousa Abu Maria Speaking Tour

Village of Beit Ummar Mousa Abu Maria has finally been granted permission to exit the Israeli-Occupied West Bank and is now on a speaking tour in France and Belgium with his wife Bekah. Mousa spent many years in Israeli jails and now is a leader of the Palestine Solidarity Project (PSP) in the village of […]

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Is The Occupation Over? What’s Next?

Fred Schlomka First published in Counterpunch –  March 18th, 2011 The demise of the West Bank construction freeze and the emerging building boom is driving the final nails into the coffin of the Palestinian State, at least as previously conceived. If Israelis and Palestinians truly want to see a future based on democracy, justice, and […]

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Christians in Bethlehem

Today I received an email with an important question so I thought to share my answer here. I am confused. Why did the Christian Arabs living in Bethlehem leave?J.N. Before the state of Israel was established, about 20% of the residents of Mandate Palestine were Christian. Many of them fled or were expelled during Israel’s […]

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Fred & Sunita’s 2015 Biking Adventure

Best equipment used on the trip Sponsor in US$ – – Sponsor in EUROS – – Sponsor in UK£ Scroll down for the most recent update about the trip. After 2 years of planning, our 6-month, 10,000 kilometer biking adventure began in May, 2015. Parenting never ends, but our son and daughter were launched towards […]

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Post 29 – 2015 Biking Adventure

by Fred Schlomka – Day 62, 63, 64 & 65 – Scotland2nd – 5th July – Arran – Ardrossan – Barnbrock Farm campsite, near Bridge of Weir – Gartocharn, Loch LomondTotal biked – 1,685 kilometres ( 1,053 miles) It was so nice of Heather to drive us in the van to the port with the […]

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Post 28 – 2015 Biking Adventure

Day 59, 60 & 61- Ireland – Scotland29th & 30th June, 1st July – Larne – Troon – Ardrossan – ArranTotal biked – 1,592 kilometres ( 995 miles) Getting to the ferry was a breeze – basically rolling out of the tent and biking for five minutes. The 2-hour crossing was smooth despite tales of […]

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Post 27 – 2015 Biking Adventure

by Fred Schlomka –  Day 56, 57, & 5826th, 27th & 28th June – Galway – Belfast – LarneTotal biked – 1,548 kilometres ( 967 miles) Our morning in Galway was spent exploring on foot and Sunita did a bit of busking on the main walking street. Not much luck and we ended up giving […]

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Post 26 – 2015 Biking Adventure

by Fred Schlomka –  Day 54 & 55 – Ireland24th & 25th June – Doolin – Kinvarra – GalwayTotal biked – 1,474 kilometres ( 921 miles) Biking north along the coast we passed through ‘The Burren”, an area of rolling hills noted for their unique exposed limestone. We marvel at their stark beauty while negotiating […]

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Post 25 – 2015 Biking Adventure

by Fred Schlomka –  Day 51, 52 & 53 – Ireland21st, 22nd, & 23rd June – Miltown Malbay – DoolinTotal biked – 1,380 kilometres ( 863 miles) The Cliffs of Moher became the highlight of the day. I almost wrote high point, but the 20 tour buses and hoards of car-touring visitors detracted from the […]

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Post 24 – 2015 Biking Adventure

by Fred Schlomka –  Day 48 & 49 & 50 – Ireland18th, 19th, 20th June – Limerick – Querrin – Miltown MalbayTotal biked – 1,345 kilometres ( 840 miles) Our departure from Limerick was easy, and there were no problems getting on the train to Ennis. We were able to keep the bike in the […]

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Post 23 – 2015 Biking Adventure

by Fred Schlomka –  Day 46 & 47 – IRELAND16th June – 17th June – Fethard – Waterford – LimerickTotal biked – 1,207 kilometres ( 755 miles) We are up and out early in order to catch the train from Waterford to Limerick. It’s an easy ride for a few hours on mostly flat terrain. […]

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It’s nice to be #1 on TripAdvisor

At the end of 2010 Green Olive Tours was the #1 attraction in the West Bank, outranking even the Church of Nativity. Quite an honour from the world’s largest travel site, TripAdvisor.com. The ranking is based on user reviews and can be seen here. If you, my dear reader, have been on one of our […]

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