Israel-Palestine Faculty/Alumni Trip
June 25 - July 8, 2006


Program Description:

 Welcome to a peace-focused trip to Israel and Palestine, offered for Earlham faculty, alumni and friends who seek a better understanding of the current realities on the ground in Israel and Palestine. For some these two weeks will be their first encounter with the complexities of the Israel/Palestine conflict, while for others it will be a chance to build on what they have learned in Earlham’s Great Lakes Jerusalem Program. While we will visit some of the major religious, historical and cultural sites, this trip will be politically centered, with considerable time spent with persons whose lives have been shaped by decades of conflict and who long for a better future. Our own lives have also been shaped by our experiences with Israelis and Palestinians, and we look forward to sharing our passion and experience with you as we build that special community that is always formed on trips such as the one you will be joining. ~ June and Tony Bing

The Cost of the trip is $2,500
Reservation and Deposit Deadline is March 15, 2006
Final Payment is Due April 15, 2006

Click here for brochure, including registration form
Click here for itinerary or see below

Contact:
Leaders: June and Tony Bing and Caroline Higgins

Peace and Global Studies Program Office
765-983-1305

Other Documents for Participants:
Conditions and Release Form
Insurance and Emergency Document
Medical Information

Revised Itinerary
PAGS Faculty/Alumni Trip June 24-July 8, 2006
(please note departure date has changed - revised 3/2/06)

Flight itinerary, especially for those who have to fly in to make connections.

24/06. Flight DL 5754 dep 12:30 Dayton to Cincinnati, arr. 13:14.
24/06 AF 383 dep.16:25 Cincinnati to Paris arr 6:25 next morning.
25/06 dep. Paris AF 1620 10:30 arr Tel Aviv 16:00.
08/07 Dep Tel Aviv KLM 462 5:30 , arr. Amsterdam 9:30.
08/07 Dep Amsterdam KLM 6047 11:30 arr Detroit 14:10.
08/07 Dep Detroit KL5869 17:10 arr Dayton 18:16.

Full Trip Itinerary

June 24. Cincinnati to Tel Aviv. 16:25 departure.

June 25. Arrive in Tel Aviv 16:00, Hotel by 18:00.

June 26. Jerusalem.
Morning: Old City walk.
Afternoon: ICHAD tour of Municipal Jerusalem. Israeli Committee Against Torture.
Dinner: Israeli professors from Great Lakes Jerusalem Program.

June 27. Day in Ramallah.
Morning: Briefing at Friends International Center, AFSC staff and program, Lunch at Center.
Afternoon: Birzeit faculty, Salim Tamari, Friends Boys School. Alumni Reception.
Dinner: EC Alumni. Overnight in Jerusalem.

June 28. Jerusalem.
Morning: Sabeel, Bat Shalom, Yesh Gvul. Rabbis for Human Rights.
Afternoon. Settlement tour with Alternative Information Center.

June 29. Jerusalem.
Morning. Yad ve Shem Holocaust Memorial. B'tselem.
Afternoon. Passia, Rawdat el Zuhur, Jonathan Kuttab, NGO's.

June 30. Bethlehem.
Morning: Briefing at Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem. Tour of Wall.
Afternoon. Bethlehem tour. including visits to Wi'am, Guidance Training Center, Holy Child Program, Rapprochement, Elias and Adham Rishmawi.
Dinner and overnight with Beit Sahour families.

July 1. Hebron and Bethlehem.
Morning: Christian Peacemaker Team, TIPH, Ibrahimi Mosque.
Afternoon. Glass factory. Dheisheh Refugee Camp, Bethlehem University.
Evening: Dinner and hotel in Bethlehem.

July 2. Tel Aviv.
Morning: Jaffe Center, New Profile, Tanya Reinhart.
Afternoon: Gush Shalom, Diaspora Museum. Possible Jaffa trip.
Evening. Dinner and overnight in Tel Aviv area.

July 3. Haifa.
Morning. Haifa University. Benyamin Beit-Hallahmi, Ilan Pappe.
Afternoon: Ittijah.Adalah. Swimming.
Evening. Dinner and overnight in Haifa.

July 4. Morning. Mount Camel. Um el Fahm, Tulkarem.
Afternoon. Settlement visit, Qalqilya.
Evening. Dinner and overnight in Kharbatha Beni Hareth with families.

July 5. Kharbatha.
Morning. Village walk. Olive tree explanation. Possible work project in village.
Afternoon. Bil'in Popular Committee and Nonviolent Resistance campaign.. Ahmad Samara.
Evening. Dinner and overnight with families.

July 6. Jerusalem.
Morning. Meeting with Palestine Authority in Ramallah.
Debriefing at Friends International Center.
Afternoon. Trip to Jericho. Hisham's Palace and Old Jericho. Lunch in Jericho. Dead Sea swim.
Evening. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

July 7. Free day in Jerusalem. Possible afternoon vigil with Women in Black. Farewell dinner in Beit Sahour.
Leave for airport for Saturday 5:30 am departure.

July 8. Arrive in Cincinnati at 18:20.

INCLUDED:
· Round trip New York or Chicago to Tel Aviv.
· 12 nights accommodation in hotels and with families
· all meals
· land transportation in bus or taxi
· services of guide and escort
· entry fees
· service charges, baggage handling
· Lectures and commentaries.