Day 7 After almost 4 days of only having talked to Palestinians, or Israeli which were critical of their own politics, we went to the Jewish settlement Alon Svut in the westbank. Maybe not the best timing…. But maybe also not bad to see a total juxtaposition of viewpoints. When we first came in, it… Read More Israel and the Palestinian Territories: the last days

Day 5 Since Bethlehem is the most religious place for Christians (next to Jerusalem), they have a large Christian population, and also a Christian University. Half of the students are Muslim though, but that doesn’t seem to bother anyone. The University also seemed well-sustained, and it became clear where they got their money thanks to all… Read More Israel and the palestinian territories: day 5-6

Day 3: Today was Israelday. First stop was Yad Vashem, the 2nd biggest tourist attraction in Israel: a holocaust memorial/museum. The museum had the kind of very symbolic architecture I had seen at other holocaust museums. It intends on making you feel a bit claustrophobic and anxious, with a collection of testimonies from people that suffered… Read More Israel and the Palestinian territories: day 3-4

When I did my masters in Amsterdam, I went on a diversity studytrip to Israel and the Westbank with a group of the VU university in Amsterdam. I kept a journal from this trip as a sort of stream of consciousness to make sure I would not forget. I wrote this all with a healthy… Read More Shalom! Salaam alaikum! studytrip to Israel and the Palestinian territories