Settler organizations in the Occupied West Bank have been promoting their own type of alternative tours to Israelis. Their intent is to generate support for the settlements and thwart any progress towards a two-state solution to the ongoing conflict. This video reflects their determination to ‘mainstream’ settlement support by bringing ordinary Israelis out to see […]
2019 Scotland – Cycling the Highlands and Islands 2018 Shetland – Adventure & Retreat in the Far North of Scotland USA-Mexico – Trump’s Southern Border, Looking for the WALL 2017 USA – 2 months rediscovering the United States of America 2016 Ethiopia – 2 weeks south of Addis Ababa Colorado – 1 week in the foothills Palestine/Israel/Jordan – 2 weeks of […]
1st JulyThe Bedouin of the Jordan Valley continue to be the victims of an ethnic cleansing program by the Israeli government. Fifteen families have been expelled from their land this month since Israel has declared the land they legally lease, to be a ‘firing zone’. In the meanwhile the Israeli farming settlements in the valley […]
Guest post by Mitchell Halberstadt – USA After a long evening in Jerusalem — first at the Western (“Wailing”) Wall, and then trying (unsuccessfully) to find my way out through a hellish tangle of unmarked streets teeming with Chassidim and Arabs (in separate neighborhoods), none of whom spoke English — I found my way to […]
The Samaritan village on Mount Grizim recently opened a new museum that showcases the history and culture of this unique community. Now numbering just 740 people the Samaritan community has withstood millennia of invasions, forced conversions and dispersal. Samaritan Temple on Mount Grizim Part of the ancient Israelite tribes, the Samaritans built their temple on […]
Click here for more information about Israel’s segregated roads. Palestinian road snaking through a tunnel under route 443 The drive along route 443 became a little more interesting during the past month. Until recently Palestinian were barred from the road and could only traverse it through tunnels underneath. However the Israeli high court decreed in […]
Contact Dorina Maria Buda The researcher: My name is Dorina Maria Buda, I am from Romania, currently living and studying in Hamilton, New Zealand. I am working towards my doctoral degree at Waikato University, Programmes for Geography and Tourism. My passion for tourism as well as my interest for Jordan and Jerusalem has driven me […]
