December 26th 2009 – January 15th 2010Download the tour flyer. (see flyer below) Fred Schlomka, Director of ToursinEnglish.com, will spend 3 weeks on a road trip from Seattle to Boston visiting both coasts and driving a southern route. The map below is updated on an ongoing basis as the schedule of the tour is firmed […]
➞ Back to Index of Maps. This map is courtesy of the right wing Jewish settler organization, Beit Orot. You are encouraged to check them out at http://www.beitorot.org. They are well funded, well organized, and explicitly dedicated to altering the demographics of Jerusalem and forever thwarting the possibility of a Palestinian State with East Jerusalem […]
How much to tip, and when? I’ve been asked these questions a few times recently which prompted this post. In general tipping in Israel and the West Bank (Palestine) follows the same pattern as other countries. However there are a few significant differences between Israeli and Palestinian culture regarding tipping. If someone provides a service […]
Many people like to have an alcoholic drink now and again. Some like to party on a regular basis. However every country has it’s customs and regulations regarding alcohol. Israel and Palestine are no different. ISRAEL and JERUSALEMInside Israel, west of the Green Line, the laws are clear. The drinking age is 18 years but […]
The Gate Cafe at Damascus Gate was busy yesterday as the East Jerusalem population emerged from Ramadan. I sat and had a coffee with my friend Haitham and his cousin Abed, talking politics as usual. Two stories emerged that I’d like to share with you. They reflect the complicated identities of Palestinians, Arabs, Jews and […]
This is a great project, Inspiring and bringing hope to milions around the world though music. The Playing for Change organization now has a band on the road and CDs and DVDs are available online.
I came accross this video clip from Al Jezeera recently. It highlights the organized way that supporters of the West Bank Settlements are influencing Israelis and Jewish visitors to the country. These tours are the counterpoint to the tours we promote on this site. Their intention is to build support within Israeli society and forever […]
Both the New York Times and the Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz published articles recently touting an economic revival in the West Bank, Nablus in particular. In ‘Signs of Hope Emerge in the West Bank‘, Ethan Bronner writes that the opening of movie theaters and deployment US-trained police are creating conditions of calm and optimism. However despite […]
