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 […]
Seth Freedman took a tour with Green Olive Tours and published this report in England’s Guardian Newspaper. According to tradition, the Palestinian city of Nablus is set near two mountains famed for their role in the Biblical story of Balaam and his donkey. Balaam, a non-Jewish prophet, set out for Israel determined to issue a […]
Guardian Correspondent Seth Freedman took a Nablus Tour with ToursInEnglish.com and gave this report.
Copyright The Middle East Journal, Vol. 59, No. 4, Autumn 2005, Pp 699-700. “Palestine and Palestinians: Guidebook”, Alternative Tourism Group, Beit Sahour, 2005, ISBN 9950-319-01-03, 435 pp., $32. “Palestine: A guide”, By Mariam Shahin, Photography by George Azar, Interlink Publishing, Northampton, Massachusetts, 2005, ISBN 1-56656-557-X, 500 pp., $27.95. Reviewed by Mazin B. Qumsiyeh The late […]
2012 Travel Writing Competition Entry May We Live in Uninteresting Times by Laura Chiesa, Israel There is an old Chinese curse which says: “May you live in interesting times“. The curse – which is sometimes mistaken as a blessing – is puzzling. Why would anyone believe that interesting times are bad times? Uninteresting times is […]
