> Alternative Tours
As new kind of tour, “alternative” tours focus on the
political history of Israel-Palestine, and cover current events
and perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. These tours
offer a ”down and dirty” look at every day life in the Middle East,
and go far off traditional tour routes.
Alternative tours are excellent for students, educators, practitioners, and anyone else interested in
gaining a first-hand understanding about the turmoil in the Middle East. SETI’s alternative tours are
also unique in that they often involve NGO’s, politicians, local educators, and religious leaders as guest
guides or speakers.
Activities often featured in Alternative Tours include:
- Visits to settlements and Palestinian refugee camps;
- Tours of the Separation Wall / Security Fence;
- Meeting with people from Sderot (an Israeli town near Gaza often affected by rockets);
- Tour of Lifta, a Palestinian village that was depopulated in 1948;
- Overnight stay in a kibbutz;
- Sessions with “Refuseniks” (Israeli conscientious objectors) and Palestinian ex-militants;
- Visits to the Holocaust Museum (Yad Vashem) and Har Hertzel;
- Arab and Hebrew cultural evenings and music performances;
- Meetings with Israeli and Palestinian security officials and politicians;
- Lectures by educators from Hebrew University, Bethlehem University, Tel Aviv University,
and Al Quds University, (etc.); - Travel to the Golan Heights;
- … and many other interesting activities!
> Featured Alternative Tour
Pursuing Justice and Peace: Trip to the West Bank and Israel
March 8-17, 2010
Led by
Rabbi Brian Walt
Co- Founder Ta’anit Tzedek-Jewish Fast for Gaza,
former Executive Director of Rabbis for Human Rights –North America
with
Tour Guide,Co-Owner of MEJDI LLC and SETI Tours
March 8-17, 2010
Join us on this unique trip to the West Bank and Israel. Meet Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers and human rights advocates. Explore how we, as Americans, can best support their efforts. See for yourself the reality of Palestinian life under Occupation. Engage in dialogue with Israelis and Palestinians and expand your understanding of the conflict and possible solutions. This trip will change your life.
You CAN make a difference
- v Tour Jerusalem, Hebron, Bethlehem, Ramallah with Israeli and Palestinian peace activists
- v Overnight home hospitality with Palestinian families in Bethlehem and Ramallah/ Celebrate Shabbat in Jerusalem
- v Plant olive trees with Palestinian farmers in the West Bank
- Daily meditation, prayer, and in-depth study on justice and peace
- Time provided to walk, shop, and visit.
Land Cost: $1,895
(Includes 5 nights lodging in 3 star hotel in East Jerusalem 2 nights lodgint in 4 star hotel in West Jerusalem, 2 nights home hospitaility, all dinners and breakfasts, ground transport, programming and guides. Participants make flight arrangements individually.
For more information and to Register: Email us tours@seti-me.com or call Scott Cooper
at 571-236-0380. Please keep checking our site for more information www.seti-me.com
Bring your friends and community along symbolically: Invite them to sponsor you with donations to support Israeli and Palestinian human rights and peace organizations.
