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You too can enter the writing competition – Entry page at this link >>______________________________ Hospitality– by AA – Hospitality. That is one of the main words I would use to describe my experience in Israel-Palestine. In all of the major cities and villages I visited, again and again, I would hear “You are welcome.” Of […]
You too can enter the writing competition – Entry page at this link >>______________________________ A Place Called Palestine– by Alice Yu – Have you ever wondered what it would be like to not have the freedom to travel the world, or even to travel within your own country? I asked myself these questions when I […]
You too can enter the writing competition – Entry page at this link >>______________________________ Run – by Hannah Redekop, Canada – Who knew that a soccer ball had so much power? A few dozen patches, some thread, and compressed air suddenly opened the doors of Hebron’s Old Town neighbourhood to me. I followed the kids […]
You too can enter the writing competition – Entry page at this link >>______________________________I Found Myself in Palestine– by Khadija Jones, UK – Perplexed by an identity crisis as a British born Muslim with a mix of Eastern and Western values and searching for a greater purpose I embarked on my journey to Israel and […]
You too can enter the writing competition – Entry page at this link >>______________________________Olives and Occupation – by Lesley Mannering, Australia – I don’t normally even go to the shops alone, so my friends and were shocked when I told them I was off to Palestine, by myself. Going was THE best thing I ever […]
2019 writing competition – by Dorit Miles – As an Israeli born, curious about the Palestinians for years, I never expected to be able to go to the “other side”. The opportunity presented itself and I jumped on it. In January of 2016, I joined a group of interfaith travelers to Israel /Palestine. I decided […]
– by Tanner McCaskie – Our class took a trip to the Holy Land to study the country, its people and the status of the ‘conflict’. One of the most important days of our expedition was our trip to Hebron. We left Jaffa at 7am and drove through Bethlehem, a city located in the central […]
By Chema Arraiza – Winter is the time to fly South. I make a small trip to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Am lucky enough to enjoy the company of Mohamed Barakat from Green Olives and other knowledgeable persons who help me learn more about the region. During the few days am there am […]
By Marianna Hillmer-Wiechmann – Marianna Hillmer-Wiechmann went on our Hebron Tour, and managed to capture some of her impressions of the horrific reality there in word and image (for the original article in German, see here). A few thousand soldiers are based in Hebron in order to protect a few hundred residents – that’s the […]
By Miri – Growing up in Germany mainly amongst non-Jewish friends, together we developed a pattern of translating Jewish holidays into Christian ones. “So when is your Jewish Christmas?” my friends would ask me, referring to Hanukka, which obviously has absolutely nothing to do with the Christian holiday except for its similar timing around December. […]
By Miri – A lot of people would agree that the three Abrahamic religions, Islam, Christianity and Judaism, if not read in a new and progressive way, are very patriarchal in character, and women are usually minor characters in the stories of men.The Old Testament, the very basis of all three religions for instance features […]
By Miri – As a matter of fact historic Palestine always also was the home of a Jewish community. Hebron is considered to be the site of the oldest Jewish community in the world and thus looks back at a long turbulent history, a history that extends into the present and raises crucial questions about the […]
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