From US$995 per person includes accommodation, daily tours, most mealsMonday 12 – Sunday 18 October, 2020 Visit 5 cities Help Palestinian farmers Learn about cultural and agricultural importance of olives Tour the West Bank Learn about life under Occupation Palestinian society Meet local people The annual olive harvest has been an important cultural, economic and symbolic […]
2012 Travel Writing Competition Entry Palestine – Through a Clearer Glassby Iluminada Armas, Spain During July 2012, my friend Fatima and I visited Palestine for five days to meet some locals and gain perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. My personal story had got tangled with the Arab countries long time ago but I always avoided Palestine […]
2012 Travel Writing Competition Entry Thoughts of a German Traveler in Israel/Palestine by Marianna Hillmer, Germany I‘m German, well half, but born, raised and educated in Germany. I mention that, because our handling with Israel is different, is sensitive. Israel and Israeli politics are kind of untouchable. If you dare to criticise them you either […]
2012 Travel Writing Competition Entry 1st Place – $250 prize + one copy each of the Bradt Travel Guide to Israel and Palestine From the judge, Sarah Irving.I loved the way Alexandra raised such a wide range of aspects of Palestine in a short piece of writing, whilst linking them into the wider international context with the […]
2012 Travel Writing Competition Entry My Visit to Israelby Dexter Matilla, Philippines It has long been my belief that if I want something so bad, I’d just wish for it and it would come true. It’s as if I had my own imaginary wishing well that listened to my innermost needs, well, desires actually. Growing up […]
2012 Travel Writing Competition Entry Somewhere in Hebronby Benjamin Donato-Woodger, USA Since this summer, it has become clear to me that where we live becomes a part of who we are. I saw this when I visited Hebron this summer and saw the Ibrahimi Mosque, ate lunch with a Muslim family, and toured Israel’s infamous settlements […]
Fred SchlomkaFirst published by Ynet, January 2008, under the title: Israel’s Quiet War While Ehud Olmert and Abu Mazen were wheeling and dealing at Annapolis, several Israeli government ministries and security agencies were deploying their combined resources in a massive operation aimed at Israel’s southern Negev Desert. While the eyes of the world are on […]
2012 Travel Writing Competition Entry The Great Divideby Melliyal Annamalai, USA In the United States, where I live, there is great pride that President Ronald Reagan brought down the Berlin Wall. It is seen as the moment where a people were united and countries moved toward democracy. It is seen as a hugely significant moment in […]
Imtaiz Muqbil- Bangkok Post Hundreds of Thai Christians heading for pilgrimage to the Holy Land are being exposed to “propaganda travels that further sway international opinion away from the hard facts of Israeli occupation,” church leaders say. Speaking at a consultation of church-backed tourism watchdog groups in Chiang Mai last week, Dr Prawate Khidarn, general […]
Searching for Peace in the Middle East a 30 minute film by Landrum Bolling This 30 minute film, sponsored by the Foundation for Middle East Peace, is a vivid, compassionate portrayal of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Through the voices of Israeli and Palestinian citizens of diverse backgrounds, it reveals their hopes and fears and explores the […]
