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Give Peace a ChanceJewish community - Uniting Church study tour
January 15-26, 2017
The tour group
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Palestine and Israel
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Jerusalem municipal boundary, inclusive of occupied territory since 1967
West Bank
East Jerusalem
Old City
Talpiot
Gilo
Har Homa
Bethlehem
Yellow line: Israel’s annexed municipal boundary of Jerusalem
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Our first briefing
Hitting the road
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Haas Promenade – view of Jerusalem
Man at work – Israeli guide Yogev Ozeri
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Jaffa Gate – Jerusalem Old City
Looking towards the Jaffa Gate
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Dr David KorenAdvisor to Jerusalem Mayor
Arab and Christian Affairs
Breaking bread – sharing food and thoughts
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January 16, 2017
Bar Mitvot at the Western Wall (Heb. Kotel)
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Queueing at ramp to enterTemple Mount/Haram Al-Shareef
Temple Mount/Haram Al-Shareef
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Temple Mount/Haram Al-ShareefView form Waqf Office steps
Temple Mount/Haram Al-Shareef
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Temple Mount/Haram Al-Shareef
Temple Mount/Haram Al-Shareef
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Temple Mount/Haram
Al-Shareef
Streets of Jerusalem’s Old City
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Streets of Jerusalem’s Old City
Streets of Jerusalem’s Old City
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Rooftop – Austrian MissionJerusalem’s Old City
Little Sisters of Jesus Convent, Station 6,Via Dolorosa
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre and St Anne’s Church, Old City, Jerusalem
Via Dolorosa, Old City, Jerusalem
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Old City, Jerusalem
Mrs Nora Kort, Wujoud CentreChairwoman, Arab Orthodox Society
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Mrs Nora Kort, Wujoud Cente
Mrs Nora Kort, Wujoud Centre
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Western Wall, Jewish quarter of Old City
Temple Mount/Haram Al-Shareef
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The Western Walltunnellargest foundation stone (left)
The Western Wall tunnel
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Interfaith Dinner at The EucalyptusPeta Pellach-Jones (left) and Debbie Weissman (right)
Interfaith Dinner at The Eucalyptus
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January 17, 2017
Yad Vashem – Rachel Korazim and guide
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Christian Friends of Yad Vashem
Rabbi Binny FreedmanRosh Yeshiva Oryata
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Rabbi Binny Freedman tour of old city
Travelling along the seam-lineColonel Miri Eisen
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Religion and State in IsraelDr Shuki Friedman, Israel Democracy Institute
Parents CircleRami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin
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January 18, 2017
West BankRamallah
Jericho
Dead Sea
East Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Efrat
Hebron
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On the road … to Ramallah
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On the road … to Ramallah
Illicit entry is still possible?
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Checkpoint Qalandiya … on way to Ramallah
Palestinian Prime MinisterDr Rami Hamdallah
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Palestinian Prime MinisterDr Rami Hamdallah
Dr Tal Becker, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs peace negotiating team
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West Bank
East Jerusalem
Old City
Gilo
Har Homa
Bethlehem
Yellow line: Israel’s annexed municipal boundary of Jerusalem
Rev. Dr Jack Sara (and colleagues)President, Bethlehem Bible College
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Bethlehem - Armenian scouts celebrating Christmas
Bethlehem, Church of the Nativity
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Armenian Christmas service, Church of the Nativity
Images from Bethlehem
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Images from Bethlehem
Images from Bethlehem
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Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem
Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem
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Dr Mazin QumsiyehAl-Rowwad Centre for Culture and Arts
Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem
Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem
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Aida Refugee Camp
Combatants for PeaceSulaiman Khatib and Raphael Nabholz
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January 19, 2017
Yasser Arafat Tomb, Ramallah
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Dr Mustafa BarghoutiPalestinian Relief Society, Ramallah
President, Palestine National Initiative
Rabbis for Human RightsZacharia Sada, Palestinian Field Officer
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Dr Mohammad ShtayyehMinister, Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction
Rawabi City
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Rawabi City
Rawabi City
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Guided tour of Rawabi
Mr Bashar MasriFounder, Rawabi City
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Breaking the SilenceYehuda Shaul, Kate Rosenberg
My TruthShachal Liran-Hanan
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January 20, 2017
Neve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salam
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The TentNeve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salam community ‘hall’
Neve Shalom/Wahat Al Salam
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On the road … again
On the road … pit stop
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Amna CanaanBarta’a Green Line, where Israel meets Palestine
Barta’a shopping strip
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Barta’a shopping strip
Amna CanaanFounder Awareness4U, Kfar Qar’ea
welcomes us into her home
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Through the kitchen cupboard … a learning centre
Amna Canaan, a welcoming prayer
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Amna Canaan, community organiserarrow: ‘Arabs and Jews want Peace’
t-shirt: ‘Neighbours for Peace’
Protests ongoing every Friday 3-4 pmBottom: joined by Myung Hwa Park (right)
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Shabbat
January 21, 2017
January 22, 2017
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West BankRamallah
Jericho
Dead Sea
East Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Efrat
Hebron
EcoPeace (ME) – saving the Jordan RiverQasr El Yahud Baptismal site
Left: Water Ambassadors, JerichoRight: Gidon Bromberg, Israeli Director
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Jordan River – then and nowleft: width - 18 horses of Light Horse Brigade
Baptisms at Qasr El Yahud, Jordan River
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EcoPeace Palestinian field school, Auja
EcoPeace lunch! Auja
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Lunchtime briefing
Gidon Bromberg
EcoPeace Auja Field School
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Lido Hotel – Dead Sea in retreat
Jordan Valley
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Frolicking in the Dead Sea
Bathing in the
Dead Sea
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Hagai El-Ad, Executive Director, B’Tselem
David KeyesSpokesman to foreign media, Israeli Prime Minister’s Office
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January 23, 2017
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Hebron
Briefing: Ecumenical Accompaniment MonitorsLeft: Aletia (Australia), Right: Nick (Alaska)
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Al-Shuhada Street, Hebron (H2)
Checkpoint 56
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Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) Monitors
Hebron (Palestinian) markets (H1)
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Tomb of the Patriarchs - Ma'arat HaMachpelah
Tomb of the Patriarchs - Ma'arat HaMachpelah
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David WilderFormer spokesman, Hebron settlers
David WilderFormer spokesman,
Hebron settlers
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Al Tariq (The Way) non-violent movementAli Abu Awad (centre), Riyad Al Hales (left), Stephen Stern (right)
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Al Tariq (The Way) Centrehothouse in summer, meeting room in winter
Captain Ben WahlhausInternational Law Department, IDF
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Leaving Jerusalem
View from Dan Boutique Hotel
Janet Kossy
January 24, 2017
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ANZAC Memorial, Kibbutz Be’eri
Give Peace a Chance Memorial Service
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Give Peace a Chance Memorial Service
Give Peace a Chance Memorial Service
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Give Peace a Chance Memorial Service
Give Peace a Chance Memorial Service
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Give Peace a Chance Memorial Service
Sderot
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Tour of Sderot by Darright: remnants of missiles directed at Sderot
Communication Hill, overlooking Gaza
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The Art of Warleft: playground doubles as bomb shelterright: sculpture made from missile remnants
Gaza
Netiv HaAsara, Sderot, Erez
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Moshav Netiv Ha’Asara, Gaza border
Hila Fenlon, resident, briefing our groupright: sample missile fired at moshav
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Netiv Ha’Asara – Path to Peace Wall
Give Peace a Chance – adding to Wall of Peace
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Path to Peace, Netiv Ha’Asara
Shlomo Tsaban, Manager, Eretz Crossing (between Gaza and Israel)
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Road to RecoveryYuval Roth (centre), Iri Kassel (left) Eli Sahar (right)
Yossi BeilinFormer Minister in Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres,
and Ehud Barak governments, founder Geneva Initiative
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January 25, 2017
James McGarryAustralian Deputy Ambassador to Israel
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Magdala Stone, Magdala, Galilee
The Magdala Synagogue
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Fr Eamon Kelly, vice director, Magdala Centre
Fr Gabriel NaddafChurch of the Annunciation, Nazareth
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Fr Gabriel NaddafChurch of the Annunciation,
Nazareth
St Peter’s fish
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Ziv Hospital, Tsfat
Dr Michael HarariAustralian pediatric intensive care specialist
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Reflections on the shores of the Galilee
Galilee
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Tiberius, Galilee
January 26, 2017
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Tal HermelinMind Innovation Centre, Tel Aviv
Taglit Birthright high tech display
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Jaffa Theatre – Al-Saraya TheatreOne Stage, Two Theatres
Igal Ezraty, Gabi Aldor Co-Artistic DirectorsJaffa Theatre
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Jaffa street walk
Jaffa street walk
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Jesse Divon, Palestine Internship ProgramNatalie, former internplus some technology transfer?
Hani Alami, CEO Coolnet
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Farewell Dinner
Showing our appreciation to Yogev, Christina and Elisa
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And speeches, of course
Reflection of speakers
• Dr Rami Hamdallah, the Prime Minister of Palestine – power disparity
• David Keyes, Spokesperson for the Prime Minister of Israel
• Dr Mustafa Barghouti, Palestinian political leader and presidential candidate – power disparity
• Dr Yossi Beilin, one of the architects of the Oslo Accords and a former minister in the governments of Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres and Ehud Barak. - multiple narratives
• Track 1 Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators Tal Becker and Mohammad Shtayyeh - multiple narratives, victim-villain
• The co-founder and co-director of Combatants for Peace, Suleiman Khatib
• The co-founder of EcoPeace, Gidon Bromberg – Cooperation and humanising the other
• Ali Abu Awwad, the founder of Al Tariq (The Way), which promote strategies for non-violent resistance and empowerment to Palestinians and Roots (a dialogue group between Palestinians and Israelis including settlers) – support grass root projects
• A mother from the Israeli town bordering Gaza who advocates for peace and co-existence
• Palestinian and Israeli fathers from The Parents Circle - Families Forum (PCFF) – power disparity – cooperate and humanise
• Israeli volunteers from Road to Recovery, who provide daily transport for sick Palestinians from Gaza to hospitals in Israel - –support grass root projects
