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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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Over the Falls: A Reflection About the New Government and the Grim Days Ahead

– by Yoav Peck – 12/1/2023 Here is a reflection from Yoav Peck, a Jerusalem organizational psychologist and co-director of community relations at the Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families Forum, about the incoming government and the dire political landscape. Annie Edson Taylor was an American schoolteacher who, on her 63rd birthday in 1901, survived a trip over Niagara […]

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In Masafer Yatta, Teachers Like Me Can’t Guarantee Our Students an Education

– by Awdah Hathaleen – 15/11/2022 Last week on November, 23rd occupation forces demolished a primary school in the village of Isfey in the South Hebron Hills of the West Bank. Members of Green Olive have close relationships in the region, including with the author of this article about the ways occupation impedes education there. We […]

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The Rise of the Israeli Far Right in Recent Elections

– by Yahav Zohar – 13/11/2022 Last Tuesday Israelis went to the polls for the fifth time in three and a half years, finally yielding what may be a stable government coalition. It is no surprise that this government will again be headed by Netanyahu, but what has been a surprise to many is the rise […]

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