Day One: Thursday,  May 29, 2008

06:00

Leaving Jerusalem for Mt. Gilboa – the most northern part of the Green Line. During the trip explanations will be given and material will be distributed.

 

08:30-09:30

Breakfast overlooking the Green line by Kibbutz Mairav overlooking the Palestinian village of Jalboun

 

09:30-12:30

Walking along the Green Line and the Separation Wall overlooking the Palestinian village of Faqua and the gilboa forests.

 

12:30-14:30

Lunch (if raining we will travel to Um el-Fahem; otherwise we will picnic in the forest by Mt. Barkan on the Gilboa

 

14:30-16:30

Walking on the Green Line by Mt. HaGiborim until Sandalah

 

Evening

Driving to hotel in Nazareth. Evening meeting with politicians.

 

Day Two: Friday, May 30, 2008

07:00-07:30

Hotel check-out, pack equipment in the bus, and breakfast

 

07:30-11:00

Driving to Uhm al-Fahem – if visibility is good, we will go to the Sheikh Eskander lookout. Otherwise, we will travel directly to the Um Rechan Nature Reserve and walk to Barta'a.

 

11:00-11:30

Free time in the Barta'ah market

 

11:30-13:30

Lunch in the village and meeting the mayor.

 

13:30-14:00

Traveling to Baqa al-Gharbiyeh

 

14:00-15:30

Meeting with Israeli Jewish and Arab social justice NGO’s (Shatil)

 

15:30- 16:00

Walking along the Separation Wall between Baqa al-Gharbiyeh and Baqa al-Sharqiyeh

 

16:00-18:00

Traveling to Bil'in and meeting with activists.

 

18:00-19:00

Traveling to Bethlehem hotel check-in

 

20:00

Dinner in a Bedouin tent – meeting with Palestinian politicians

 

Day Three: Saturday, May 31, 2008

07:30-13:00

Walking from Batir to Wadi Fuqin  - meeting with residents of Wadi Fuqin and neighboring Tzur Hadassah

 

13:00-14:00

Lunch in Jerusalem – meeting with Jerusalem experts

 

14:00- 17.00

Traveling to Abu Dies – walking along the wall, meeting in Al Quds University with staff and students

 

18:00-20:00

Dinner and meeting with Israeli and Palestinian peace activists

 

20:30

Returning to the hotel in Bethlehem. Summary discussion and farewell