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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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Beware of the Jerusalem Syndrome

By Miri – Many people believe that Palestine/Israel is an unsafe place to travel and a lot of foreign embassies and consulates caution about visiting a region that is seemingly always at the verge of a new eruption of violent conflict.Most of the times locals will however tell you that it is completely save to […]

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Safety and Risk: Some Recommendations for Women Solo Travellers in Palestine and Israel

By Miri –  We have already addressed the topic of general safety and risk when travelling in Palestine and Israel in a number of posts on this blog. What we have not written about yet, are the specific concerns of women solo travellers, a lacunae that we want to fill now. We will mainly be […]

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On Leaving Israel

By Miri –  Last week I wrote about crossing the border and entering the Holy Land. That’s however only half of the story; eventually you will have to leave again and I feel it’s worthwhile to also give some advice as to how to depart without unnecessarily calling the attention of Israeli security to you […]

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Who’s the Terrorist? Settler Violence and Notions of Safety and Risk in the West Bank

By Miri A lot of the questions that we receive surround the notions of safety and risk in the West Bank. This is not surprising considering that foreign governmental institutions, such as the respective Departments of Foreign Affairs, consulates etc. urge their citizens to refrain from travelling to Gaza and the South of Israel and […]

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Safety and Risk in the West Bank

There is also another special article addressing the special concerns of solo female travellers – at this link.  Updated: January 2021- by Green Olive staff Safety and Security Currently only Israeli citizens or legal residents are permitted to fly into the country Israelis are now being vaccinated against CoVid-19 faster than any other country. It’s likely that […]

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