the purpose of the Walk the GREEN LINE event …..
The purpose of the Walk the Green Line event is to mark the 60 years since the decision to partition Israel/Palestine into 2 states - one for the Jews and one for the Palestinians. Israelis, Palestinians and international participants will spend three days trekking along the route of the Green Line demarcating the border between Israeli and Palestinian territory. This is a political act that will be publicized in Israel, Palestine and the world and will draw attention to the urgent need to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the basis of two states for two peoples.
IPCRI - the Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information, a joint Israeli-Palestinian peace center and think-tank, located in Jerusalem, is using the Walk the Green Line event as a fundraiser to support the work of bringing Israelis and Palestinians together in people-to-people programs that advance peace.
Walk the Green Line is a "walk-a-thon" fundraiser for IPCRI. Participants will join the Walk the Green Line event with sponsors backing their participation. Each participant will be required to raise 2,000 € or $2,500 plus their airfare to Israel/Palestine
(students are required to only raise 50%). Sponsors may be friends, family, work colleagues, neighbors, churches or synagogues, etc.
Walk the Green Line enables you to take part in a political event, have a unique and intriguing experience and make a real contribution to one of the most important peace making organizations in Israel/Palestine.
