Sample Itinerary: Beyond the Either/Or
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Shabbat
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Shabbat
Sunday
Morning – Orientation (“Unpacking Israel Baggage”)
Afternoon – “Getting to Know the Middle East” with Dr. Mordekhai Kedar
Evening – Meet with International Palestinian Rights Activist Chris Whitman
Morning – Session on Effective Campus Communication
Afternoon – Tour & Wine Tasting in the Central Mountain Region (Psagot, Beit El, Gva’ot, Shiloh)
Evening – Understanding the “Settler Ideology” followed by a night out in Neve Erez
Morning – Meet with Ramallah activist Sulaiman Khatib
Afternoon – Tour of Northern Samaria
Northern Samaria (“Decolonizing Jewish Identity”)
Morning – Visit Knesset & meet with lawmakers from across the political spectrum
Afternoon – Lunch with Zev Golan of the Jerusalem Institute of Market Studies
Evening – Panel on Zionist Ideology & Vision for Israel’s Future
Morning – Tour Hebron with Palestinian and Jewish community leaders
Afternoon – Lunch with Sheikh Farid al-Jabari of the Hebron Hills
Evening – Meet Beit Ummar Palestinians followed by dinner at Gavna with Judean peace activist Shaul Yudelman
Morning – Session on the 5 Major Flaws of Pro-Israel Advocacy
Afternoon – Lunch with Bethlehem activist Sami Awad
Evening – Travel to Eastern Judea
A Desert Journey of Self-Discovery
Morning – Meet Rabbi Ben Abrahamson of the Committee for Historical Research in Islam
Afternoon – Session on Understanding the Political Class
Evening – Dinner with Fighter for the Freedom of Israel Ezra Yakhin
Morning – Ir David and Ir Amim (the Struggle for Jerusalem)
Afternoon – Panel on Alternative Solutions to the Middle East Conflict
Jerusalem (“Jewish Nationalism & Hebrew Universalism”)
Final day – Piecing together a Larger Story