PALESTINE - ISRAEL - JORDAN - SINAI

Off the beaten track tours • Visit sites • Meet locals • Discuss Human Rights & Politics

Why is Christmas on the 25th of December?

– 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 […]

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Palestinian Bagpipes?!

By Miri – One day I went out to show some friends from abroad the place I live in: Jaffa. That same day the Muslim community was celebrating one of their most important holidays, Eid el-Adha, usually translated as the Feast of Sacrifice. As we were approaching one of Jaffa’s main roads we suddenly heard […]

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Dance the Dabke!

By Miri – It is always a challenge to write about music or sound in general. Are there words at all to describe what you perceive through your ears, what vibrates through your body and frequently triggers strong emotional responses?In failing to truly put into words what we hear when talking about a sound event […]

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Celebrating Life – The Taybeh Oktoberfest

By Miri –  Every year at the end of September, millions of people visit Munich, the capital of Bavaria in Germany, to attend the famous Oktoberfest. The world’s largest fair was first held in October 1810 to celebrate Germany? Nope. Oktoberfest in Blumenau, Brasil. the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese and was […]

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Microbreweries in Palestine and Israel

By Miri –  The summer of 2011 is commonly referred to as the Israeli Spring, or at least as an attempt at it. During the course of this summer, the new born social justice movement managed to mobilise thousands of people to the streets, which culminated in the biggest protests in the history of Israel. […]

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Culture and Art in 21st Century Amman

–> By Miri –  Travel guides to Middle Eastern countries tend to either reduce local artistic expression to antique artefacts, usually found at historical or archaeological sites, thereby situating the apex of creation in the past, or, to emphasise what is commonly referred to as “authentic” or “folkloric” culture, such as Bedouin tents and belly […]

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Park Stickney in Palestine

by Ehud Krinis Park Stickney The Salem village music center near Nablus was visited Saturday, October 15th, 2011, by American jazz harpist Park Stickney http://olgp.comwho is here for the opening of the Jaffa Harp Festival. Festival initiator harpist Sunita Staneslow and her spouse Fred Schlomka of Green Olive Tours informed Park about the Salem center […]

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Olive Products Festival – Jenin

The Palestinian Agricultural Development Association is hosting an Olive Oil Festival on the 18th-19th March. The venue is the Al-Shaheed Na’eem Khader Center at the Agricultural Relief headquarters in Al-Zahabdeh in Jenin. The Governor of Jenin, Mr, Musa Qaddoura is co-sponsoring the event which is funded by the European Union The opening of the event […]

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Taybeh Oktoberfest 2008

The Taybeh OktoberFest was a great success with thousands of people attending the festivities. The guests included officials from the Palestinian Authority, the United Nations, and diplomats from various embassies. Palestinians came from all over the West Bank and Israel, and a large contingent of Israelis came from Tel Aviv. This was truly a great […]

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Susiya Festival – South West Bank

If you are interested in attending the Festival, please send an email for transportation details.

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