Off the beaten track tours • Visit sites • Meet locals • Discuss Human Rights & Politics
– by Alex Jones – 1. Anna Loulou (Jaffa) What a tragedy! After nearly a decade of service to those who believe in peaceful acceptance of the other, Anna Loulou management recently announced they will be forced to close due to issues around noise and crowd management. The boisterous groups who drink and smoke outside […]
– by Alex Jones – When I was a kid, we celebrated Christmas by opening gifts on morning of the 25th of December. I never questioned this, and it seemed the most natural thing to do considering everyone around me did the same thing and this was marked on our calendars as ‘Christmas Day’. But […]
– by Alexander Jones – Two weeks ago, the Green Olive Collective welcomed a crew from Apple Daily newspaper – one of Hong Kong’s largest and most well-known broadsheets. They were on a two-and-a-half-week trip throughout the region conducting interviews and filming in Israel, Palestine and Jordan. Over two days Green Olive showed journalist Phoebe […]
– by Green Olive staff – To enter the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, residents and visitors alike pass under a massive sculpture of a key. The key sits atop a keyhole-shaped archway over a main road which must be eight metres high. While international tourists and even many Israeli Jews might fail to understand […]
– by Green Olive staff – An academic from Ariel University recently sat on a panel at a conference in Tel Aviv, to the surprise of many participants. The Innovations in Conflict Resolution and Mediation conference at Tel Aviv University was the first of its kind and an invitation was extended to Ariel University, built […]
– by Alexander Jones – 12th Nov., 2018 – Last week, all over Israel residents voted in municipal elections. Tel Aviv re-elected Ron Huldai for his fifth consecutive term. Critics call him stale and say he just is a mayor for the rich, while others point to the city’s world-famous Pride parade and his promise […]
– by Alex Dunbar Jones – While studying at university last year, I became almost unhealthily obsessed with all things related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. When I wanted to relax after class and watch TV, I would watch Fauda. When friends wanted to have a weekend away, I would suggest visiting Shuhada Street in Hebron.Instead […]
– by Alexander Dunbar JonesAccording to Israel’s Council for Higher Education (CHE), since 2011 the number of Arab students in Israeli universities has grown by 78.5% and currently just over 16% of the total student body is Arab. At Tel Aviv University, Arabs make up a visible and large minority, yet to me, an international […]
Inspiring TED Talk about the work of Majd Mashharawi, a pioneering female Gazan engineer and entrepreneur. Short documentary about Mohammad Assaf, the Gazan who was the first winner of the Arab Idol song contest. The 360 degree video with interviews sponsored by the European Union. This English language Turkish TV Channel, which has a lot […]
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