Settler organizations in the Occupied West Bank have been promoting their own type of alternative tours to Israelis. Their intent is to generate support for the settlements and thwart any progress towards a two-state solution to the ongoing conflict. This video reflects their determination to ‘mainstream’ settlement support by bringing ordinary Israelis out to see […]
1st JulyThe Bedouin of the Jordan Valley continue to be the victims of an ethnic cleansing program by the Israeli government. Fifteen families have been expelled from their land this month since Israel has declared the land they legally lease, to be a ‘firing zone’. In the meanwhile the Israeli farming settlements in the valley […]
I came accross this video clip from Al Jezeera recently. It highlights the organized way that supporters of the West Bank Settlements are influencing Israelis and Jewish visitors to the country. These tours are the counterpoint to the tours we promote on this site. Their intention is to build support within Israeli society and forever […]
Both the New York Times and the Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz published articles recently touting an economic revival in the West Bank, Nablus in particular. In ‘Signs of Hope Emerge in the West Bank‘, Ethan Bronner writes that the opening of movie theaters and deployment US-trained police are creating conditions of calm and optimism. However despite […]
Many tours of Jerusalem include a visit to the City of David in the Palestinian Neighborhood of Silwan. This is an important element in understanding the gradual takeover of Palestinian neighborhoods in Jerusalem by Israeli settler organizations. In the case of Silwan, the Elad Foundation was contracted with Israeli government agencies to develop the archeological […]
