Below are reports on our June, 2011 trip:
Gaining Perspective in the Holy Land
A Travel Program in Palestine and Israel
Led By Dr. Tony Bing,
Prof Emeritus, Earlham College
June 13 - 26, 2011
The Travelers to Palestine and Israel are Safely Home
For and account of the trip, by retired AFSC worker Jim Matlack.
follow one of the links below:
The Plight of the Palestinians (HTML web page)
The Plight of the Palestinians (PDF Document)
Sam Neff has posted a sort of blog on the trip
here
Shirley Harryman produced this guest opinion in the
Kalispell Daily Interlake
This article was submitted by David Reese to the
Kalispell Daily Interlake, and then rejected
Here are links to Ted Lollis' very thorough account of
our trip, and reference to places he visited after most
travelers had returned home:
http://peace.maripo.com/trip_2011_part_1.htm
http://peace.maripo.com/trip_2011_part_2.htm
Ted has now made available a two-part lecture which he has given recently to a group from the University of Tennessee
His lecture is titled:
Palestine, Israel and other Tragedies
find an on-line version at this link:
http://peace.maripo.com/e_03jan12_1.htm
Will Boland has given a slide show at the Helena MT Public Lirary
See an introductory article here:
PalestineTripStuff/BolandArticle.html
For Background Material on the Palestinian - Israeli conflict,
we recommend this list of materials:
Reading List
Rabbi Brant Rosen of Evanston, IL, has recently led a group of
Americans to Palestine, engaging in activities similar to ours.
Here is an opinion by one of the participants, Marge Frank:
From the Side of the Oppressed: A Guest Post From Palestine