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by Rebecca
Palestine Summer Encounter 2008

I’ve never traveled abroad before and I am so happy that Palestine is my first international destination. After landing in Tel Aviv and the fiasco I experienced in the airport (that’s another whole blog in itself) I spent my first night in Jerusalem. I arrived to my hotel really late (3:30am) and as I was trying to fall asleep, I heard the most beautiful voice fill the streets singing in Arabic. The voice came from the Dome of the Rock calling people for the morning prayer. It was the perfect end to my day and filled me with a sense of peace…and soon after I fell asleep.

June 21st, 2007 The first session of the 2007 Palestine Summer Encounter (PSE) has come to a close. Seven participants have packed their bags, said goodbye to their new friends and departed for home. Seven other participants will be staying to attend the second session. With ten more internationals soon to arrive, the second session will host a total of 17 participants from around the world: the United States, Russia, Bulgaria, Canada and Switzerland.

by Daphna Berman (Note: This article was published by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz in July 2005).

by Nathan Guttman [Note: This article was published in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz in Febuary 2005].