Israel and Palestine Beyond the Headlines (MEJDI Mission 2024)

1. An Active Listening Workshop led by your guides.
2. Later, meet with an accomplished journalist for a discussion on how different sources of
media
have covered current events.
3. After lunch, visit a local museum / outdoor gallery showing artwork focused o the conflict. 4. View the new graffiti murals representing the experience of Israeli children and mothers in
captivity.
5. You’ll end the day meeting with a family member of one of the Israelis kidnapped on October 7 to hear their story.

(Breakfast and lunch included)

1. Travel North to Akko, and meet a local resident for discussion on the Nakba, the city’s
development, and dynamics between different communities.
2. You’ll continue on to a Druze village for lunch and learn about the Druze community.
3. Travel back to Tel-Aviv for a meeting with Standing Together, a grassroots movement
mobilizing Palestinian and Jewish citizens of Israel in pursuit of peace, equality and social
justice.

​​(Breakfast and lunch included)

1. Check out of your hotel and hear from an expert about how October 7th impacted the
communities of foreign workers living in Israel.
2. Meet with representatives of Rabbis for Human Rights to hear how the
organization’s work has evolved since the start of the war. Discuss how settler
violence impacts Palestinians living in Area C.
3. Her the perspective of an Israeli Security Official on the critical importance of state
defense for Israeli-Palestinian relations, and meet an Israeli combatant.
4. Back in the hotel, have a conversation with a former Gaza resident on the current situation
there.
5. Close the day with a facilitated conversation processing the narratives heard throughout
the day.

​​(Breakfast and dinner included)

1. A walking tour along the Old City Ramparts.
2. Make your way to Bethlehem to meet a Christian resident over lunch and visit the offices of
Combatants for Peace.
3. Visit the Educational Bookshop in East Jerusalem for a conversation with a Palestinian
cultural figure

(Breakfast and lunch included)

1. Visit Bedouin communities in the south that were especially affected by October 7.
2. A visit to a medical facility to discuss the complexities of service to a cross-section of Israeli
and – Palestinian society during wartime.
3. Hear different visions of “the day after” from leading voices such as A Land for All
organization, Gershon Baskin, a local politician or others (as available).
4. Close the program with a wrap up session facilitated by your guides and a farewell group
dinner.

(Breakfast included)

Check out and travel to the airport for your flight home OR opt for a private extension tour
(by request).