Israel / Palestine 10.08.2013 - 23.08.2013

• Arrival & gathering in Tel Aviv, transfer to Jerusalem

• Tour in the Old City of Jerusalem
• Visit the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem
• Meeting with NZZ correspondent Monika Bolliger

• Tour in the greater area of Jerusalem
• Meeting with M. Margalit, member of the City Council of Jerusalem
• Workshop with Israeli students

• Visit UN OCHA (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)
• Visit Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum)
• Presentation from Breaking the Silence, organisation of former Israeli soldiers

• Head down to Hebron, guided tour in Hebron and presentation from TIPH (Temporary International Presence Hebron)
• Meeting with a Israeli settler organisation
• Meeting with a Human Rights Officer of UN OHCHR

• Explore the fortress of Masada
• Free time to enjoy the Dead Sea and Ein Gedi

• Meeting with refugee organisation BADIL, Bethlehem
• Visit Bethlehem University, workshop with students
• Overnight stay with host families in Bethlehem

• Tour in the village Al Walaja to learn about the impact of the wall
• Guided tour in Aida Refugee Camp
• Overnight stay with host families in Bethlehem

• Early morning visit at Checkpoint 300 with EAPPI (Part 1)
• Visit the Church of Nativity
• Presentation in a settlement near Bethlehem

• Early morning visit at Checkpoint 300 with EAPPI (Part 2)
• Head to Ramallah, visit the DEZA and Swiss Representative Office

• Meeting with a member of Israeli peace organisation Machsom-/Court Watch
• Travel to Sderot & Netiv Haasara (villages next to the Gaza Strip)

• Tour to the Security Fence with the IDF (Israeli Defence Forces)
• Visit Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam (Peace village)

• Head to Tel Aviv, Meeting at the Swiss Embassy
• Reflection and time off

• Travelling home

Please note that the program is still subject to change.