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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ATG Alternative Tourism Group and Study Center is a Palestinian NGO based in Beit Sahour specializing in tours and pilgrimages that include critical examinations of the history, culture, and politics of the Holy Land. The organization focuses on Fair Trade in Tourism to support the local community and to offer fact-finding tourists (Academics, Journalists, Church […]
