Congressional Accompaniment Project (CAP) 2009 Itinerary - August 8–18

 

    The Golden Wall Hotel in Jerusalem

 

 

August 9 Arrival  Tel Aviv & Jerusalem

        Travel to Jerusalem

        Introduction / orientation by Meta Floor, Sabeel staff 

 

 

August 10, Monday  Jerusalem

 Old City Tour, including Western Wall & Haram el Shariff

 Meeting with OCHA  UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

 Jeff Halper and ICAHD wall & settlement tour

  Supper at Hotel

        Parents Circle ; Jewish Israeli  & Palestinian grieving parents

 

 

August 11, Tuesday  Bethlehem

       Mr Zoughbi  Zoughbi, Wi´am Center Conflict Resolution

       Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, Director, International Center & Lutheran pastor

       Dr Jad Issac, of the Applied Research Institute

       Visit to Aida Refugee Camp & meeting with Salaj Ajarna, Director Lajee Center

       Walk along the Wall, meeting with family Anastas (house surrounded by the wall on three sides)  walk through Wall checkpoint back to Jerusalem 

       Supper at Hotel

        “Breaking the Silence”  IDF Reservist  witness

 

 

August 12, Wednesday – Hebron, At Tuwani, Beit Omar

  Hebron (walking tour Old City including visit to Ibrahim Mosque / Cave of Machpelah), Meeting with Christian Peacemakers Team, (stop at Glass Factory)

  Visit to At Tuwani, southern Hebron Hills (meeting with villagers and Christian Peacemakers Team)

  Beit Omar, Palestinian Village   Home visit and meeting with Mayor

        Supper at Hotel

        Sharing experiences / debriefing

 

 

August 13, Thursday – Northern Westbank; Ramallah & Nablus:

    Kathy Bergen, Friends Center Ramallah

    Greg Khalil from the Palestinian Negotiating Support Unit of the PA 

    Mustafa Barghouti, Secretray General, Palestinian National Initiative

    Travel to Nablus

    Nablus: Jacob´s Well, Catholic Priest, Abuna Yousef

    Visit Balata Refugee Camp

 

 

August 14, Friday – Jerusalem

        Rabbi Ed Rettig, Acting Director Am. Jewish Committee, Israel

        Meeting with officers of the US Consulate, Jerusalem

         Dr Menachem Klein of Bar Ilan University

          Meeting Israeli Coalition of Women for Peace

 Stand with Women in Black

 Rabbis for Human Rights – Rabbi Arik Ascherman

 Synagogue service ´Kol Ha Neshema´

 

 

         

August 15, Saturday   Galilee, Haifa

  Haifa: Mossawa: Arab Israeli organization for Equal Rights

  Visit Sakhnin, Arab Town – meeting with coordinator nonviolent resistance,

  Trip to 2 depopulated villages in the North of Israel

  Visit to Sea of Galilee

        Sharing experiences / debriefing at Hotel

 

 

August 16, Sunday  Jerusalem

        Free morning: worship or shopping in Old City

        Israeli Office of Foreign Affairs

        Tent of Nations – Daoud Nassar, Palestinian farmer

        Efrat Settlement – Bob Lang (Settler Religious Council)

        Evaluation

 

 

August 17, Monday   Jerusalem

 Yad Vashem  & village of Lifta & Deir Yassin, Ya’coub Odeh

       Meeting with Dr Gershon Baskin, IsraelPalestinian Center for Research & Information

       Meeting staff at B’Selem, Israeli human rights organization

 Sabeel – meeting Rev Naim Ateek, Executive Director

 Final evaluation – what to do with your experiences when you come home

 

 

August 18, Tuesday – Accompaniers Departure

       Unscheduled meeting with Sam Bahour, Palestinian business man Ramallah

       Unscheduled visit to Israeli town of Siderot