2023 Israel-Palestine Trip Evaluation Form

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May 6- Galilee Area

Caesarea Philippi

Golan Heights

Tabgha Church, St. Peter’s Church, Capernaum, Church of Beatitudes

May 7- Nazareth

Worship at the Greek Orthodox Church in Nazareth

Basilica of the Annunciation and St. Joseph Church

Sepphoris (destroyed Palestinian village)

Magdala

May 8

Baptismal site at Jordan River

Mount of Temptation

Qumran

Bethany

May 9

Hebron & Ibrahimi Mosque (tomb of Abraham & Sara)

Meeting with Ardie Geldman at Israeli Settlement of Efrat

Tent of Nations

Dinner at Elias Gareeb’s house

May 10

Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa Mosque

Sabeel Palestinian Ecumenical Theology Center

Tour of East Jerusalem with Israeli guide Yahav Zohar

Dinner & dabke Palestinian folk dance at Grotto Restaurant

May 11

Aida Refugee Camp

Meeting with Salwa Duaibis, Military Court Watch

Dar Al-Kalima University & meeting with Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb

Bethlehem Bible College

May 12

Mount of Olives, Walking the route of Palm Sunday

Garden of Gethsemane

St. Anne’s Church & Pools of Bethesda

Via Dolorosa, Church of Holy Sepulcher

Free time in the Old City of Jerusalem

May 13

Meeting with Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac at Lutheran Church in Beit Saho

Herodion (palace of King Herod)

Shepherds Fields

Church of Nativity

The Walled off Hotel

May 14

Worship at Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem

Meeting with Daniel Nunayer at Musalaha (faith-based reconciliation organization)

Meeting with Jeff Halper, Israeli-American anthropologist and political activist

May 15

Meeting with Sam Bahour (Economy under occupation )

Meeting with Douglas Dicks, PCUSA mission coworker

May 16

Bethlehem Arab Women’s Union (cross stitch) & Beituna Museum

Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial

Tel Aviv & Jaffa

Accommodations

Accommodations and meals at the Beatitudes Guest House (May 5-8)

Accommodations and meals at Beit Ibrahim in Beit Jala (May 8-16)

Grace Tours, Elias Ghareeb

Guide Ibrahim Jaber

Driver Elias Hafi

Overall Comments