 Study Abroad
Israel - Palestine Study Tour
May 16 - 28, 2011
Tour Itinerary
The study tour will include visits to:
- BETHLEHEM
- JERUSALEM
- HEBRON
- A KIBBUTZ
- THE GOLAN HEIGHTS
- THE NEGEV DESERT
- THE DEAD SEA
- TEL AVIV
... and many other locations.
( Please note: This is not a religious tour; the focus will be on the lives of Israelis and Palestinians during the last century.)
Itinerary
| Day/Date | Activities |
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Day 1
Monday
May 16 | Fly from Syracuse, NY, to Tel Aviv
Meet at Syracuse Airport
Depart: SYR
Arrive: Tel Aviv
| Day 2
Tuesday
May 17
| Arrival: Tel Aviv
Transfer to Jerusalem hostel/guesthouse
Meet Guide
| Day 3
Wednesday
May 18 | Briefing with maps
Jerusalem: Old City tour: Muslim, Christian & Jewish Quarter
Greater Jerusalem Tour, Separation Barrier, segregated Roads, Settlements, Palestinian neighborhoods
Overnight in Jerusalem
| Day 4
Thursday
May 19 | Yad v'shem (Holocaust Museum)
Anata: walled Palestinian ghetto suburb of Jerusalem: meet a homeowner whose house has been demolished 4 times by the Israeli government
Overnight in Jerusalem
| Day 5
Friday
May 20 | Transfer to Bethlehem
Tour Bethlehem, Church of Nativity, Refugee Camp, Separation Barrier, Shepherds Field
Hebron: Abraham's Tomb, Old City, meet local family or organization
Overnight in Bethlehem
| Day 6
Saturday
21 May | Visit village of Beit Ummar, just south of Bethlehem. Palestine Solidarity Project. Tour village. Learn about the loss of village lands to adjacent settlements. Discuss the ongoing
non-violent resistance by villagers, Israelis, and International activists.
Afternoon: visit Jewish settlement, meet settlers for discussion
Overnight in Bethlehem
| Day 7
Sunday
May 22 | Free Day in Bethlehem or Jerusalem
Overnight in Bethlehem
| Day 8
Monday
May 23 | Dead Sea, Masada
Bedouin village in Negev
Overnight in Bethlehem
| Day 9
Tuesday
May 24 | Drive North, visit destroyed village, Sea of Galilee, Golan Heights, visit old Syrian village, Capernaum, Mount of Beatitude
Evening waking tour of Nazareth
Overnight in Nazareth
| Day 10
Wednesday
May 25
| Tzfat, Lebanese Border, Kibbutz Matzuva, Acco(Acre)
Overnight in Nazareth | Day 11
Thursday
May 26 | Megiddo, Kibbutz Mishmar haEmek, En Hod (artists village where Arabs were expelled after 1948), Atlit(museum of immigrants), unspoiled beach
Drive south to Jaffa/Tel Aviv
Overnight in Jaffa/Tel Aviv
| Day 12
Friday
May 27
| Jaffa Walking tour
Afternoon: Free time, beach, shopping | Day 13
Saturday
May 28
| Transfer to airport – Departure
Flight back to Syracuse, NY, from Tel Aviv |
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