PALESTINE - ISRAEL - JORDAN - SINAI

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Cycling Beyond Borders: Dispatches from Palestine, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia

– by Fred Schlomka – 19/2/2023 During February and March 2023, Green Olive Managing Partner Fred Schlomka cycled across part of the the Middle East, through a region marked by division, segregation, and political tension. His journey crosses many regional boundaries and borders that reflect a tense history. Fred’s observations and reflections are a snapshot […]

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What is going on with Israel’s strategic foreign policy?

A brief analysis of recent Israeli foreign policy: regional summits a year and a half on from the Abraham Accords, plus staying neutral in face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – by Alexander Jones – Israel’s strategic foreign policy goals have always been numerous and complex, if nothing else. As the first quarter of 2022 […]

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JORDAN VALLEY EXPLAIN TOUR MAP

Jordan Valley explained

– by Alexander Jones and Mohammad Barakat – Chances are you have heard recently that Israeli Prime-Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has plans to annex the Jordan Valley. The idea was given a massive boost from both the 2020 Israeli election results and the ‘Peace to Prosperity’ plan revealed by US President Donald Trump. Annexation is now […]

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JORDAN ISRAEL PALESTINE MAP TOURS

Jordan Valley explained

The Jordan Valley and today’s political boundaries – by Alexander Jones and Mohammad Barakat – Chances are you have heard recently that Israeli Prime-Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has plans to annex the Jordan Valley. The idea was given a massive boost from both the 2020 Israeli election results and the ‘Peace to Prosperity’ plan revealed by […]

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2019 writing competition

You too can enter the writing competition – Entry page at this link >>______________________________ Reflections on the Jordan River 1974   – by Seth Derish, USA – I peered across the rusting cantilevered bridge to the other side. The fabled Jordan River flowed below, so revered, yet not much more water than a creek in my […]

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Mandelbaum Gate

No man’s land – by Alexander Jones –  For nearly 20 years Jerusalem was a divided city. An international border ran right down its middle and one of the only places where crossing was possible was at the Mandelbaum Gate. Today almost nothing remains of this remarkable place but its story is as fascinating as […]

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Biking 2016 – Palestine/Jordan – Day 1

 – by Fred Schlomka – 13th JuneJerusalem — Almog Junction –  En Gedi54km. I spent the night of the 12th at a friend’s house and awoke at 3am to begin the trip. I drove through almost empty streets and passed through the Mount Scopus Tunnel into the Judean Desert. The ridge opposite was alive with […]

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Land First – Earth Second? Environmentalism in Israel and Palestine

By Miri – Growing up in a middle class home in Germany in the 1980s and 1990s, I was privileged enough to learn quite a bit and grow aware of environmental problems. I remember having to drink UHT milk and my father trying to explain me what had happened in Chernobyl, which immediately turned me […]

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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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