Inside Israel and Palestine: Eyes Wide Open
“I’m in love.” I said. In retrospect, it was an odd comment to make, though one I had recited about many a…
The day before this photo was taken our group arrived in Israel by way of the Tel Aviv international airport. The first…
Israel is renown for its historic and significant religious sites, its turbulent Palestinian-Jewish and broader Arab conflicts, and its thriving and entrepreneurial startup culture. Yet, for all the geopolitical…
As I awoke in the Judean Desert after a night of bonding with my fellow trek leaders and peers, I looked upon the skyline in front of me. Straight ahead, I could see a rock plateau towering above the rest of its…
Israel Trek 2018 certainly began as a love story. From the moment we touched down in Ben Gurion airport, it was love at first sight. I was mesmerized by the pale hue cast over the Old City by the Jerusalem Stone and was enchanted by the green hills we experienced on long bus…
Life is sababa until it’s not. We were exploring the Carmel and Nachalat Binyamin Market, and the first order of business was finding lunch. I ended up going back and forth between two seemingly standard places with chicken schnitzel. I remember standing in a small mass of people, and everything…
Israel is an incredible country. It is almost impossible to convey the entire spectrum of feelings I had on the trip. I had very few clear or vivid expectations for Israel prior to visiting. When I landed in Israel, I remember being shocked by the rich ecosystem, the greenery, the pale…
With Israel, the answer is probably no. Its people have had too long a history of exile, too horrific a trauma during the Holocaust, and now, too dramatic of a victim-to-villain role reversal for the story to make any sense. We were repeatedly told that if we learn one thing on…
If you haven’t talked to me about Israel since I’ve returned from spring break, then you frankly haven’t had a full conversation with me because all I can think, speak, or breathe since returning is Israel and its conflict with Palestine.
