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COVERING ISRAEL and the MIDDLE EAST Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University COVERING ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University ISRAEL • 10 - 20.03.2018 Dear Friends, Welcome to Israel and to the Jerusalem Press Club. We are committed to give you an extraordinary experience, both on a professional and a personal level. While JPC is mainly focused on working with foreign journalists based in and visiting Israel, we are interested in addition in the future generation of journalists. Therefore, we have developed a special program for journalism students and their faculty, who are interested in learning first-hand about the complexities of covering the Middle East and Israel. Students of journalism schools have visited us in the past, and the current program was enriched by the lessons and insights gained from previous programs. I would like to thank our colleagues from the Newhouse school, Joel Kaplan and Simon Perez, for an outstanding collaboration. We are grateful to the Crown Family Philanthropies for the generous grant which has made this program possible. Many thanks to my colleagues at JPC who have worked tirelessly to coordinate this program. With a hearty welcome, Uri Dromi Director General The Jerusalem Press Club 2 The Jerusalem Press Club (JPC) The Jerusalem Press Club is a unique press hub located in the heart of Jerusalem, where journalists and professionals gather to meet, network, and dine with local and international thinkers, leaders and prominent pace-setters. JPC members include journalists, diplomats, NGOs, businessmen and business women, as well as journalism and communication students. All members enjoy the benefits of networking with each other, working and dining on its veranda with breath-taking views of the Old City of Jerusalem as well as access to all the club’s facilities and perks. The club is the ideal spot for media professionals in Israel, seeking inspiration for a story and the exchange of ideas. www.jerusalempressclub.com www.jerusalempressclub.com 3 Day 0 // Mar. 10, 2018 Saturday STAYING AT EYAL HOTEL, JERUSALEM 23:30 Landing at Ben Gurion airport – TK790 01:00 Check in Eyal hotel in Jerusalem Day 1 // Mar. 11, 2018 Sunday STAYING AT EYAL HOTEL, JERUSALEM 4 10:00-10:30 Opening talk at the hotel 10:30-11:15 Israel 101 11:30-17:30 Old City Tour – Guided by Maayan Leshem from West Jerusalem & Ibrahim Ghazzawi from East Jerusalem: Tour of the Old City of Jerusalem includes a visit to the main sites sanctified by the three monotheistic religions. During this tour, we will dig deep into the narratives and traditions of the three religions and understand the complexity of the city *Dress code: Casual, comfortable shoes. We will be entering holy sites so please dress appropriately (no shorts; sleeves or a shall to cover your shoulders) 17:30-17:45 Drive back to the hotel 17:45 Early light dinner at the hotel and free night Maayan Leshem is an Israeli tour guide of Anglo-Saxon origin who resides in Jerusalem with his wife and three children. He visited every single continent the world has to offer by the age of twenty-three! (Except Antarctica that is…). Maayan testifies that he is “deeply in love with the land of Israel, its views, people, history and stories. Travelling in Israel with tourists is for me a fusion of points of view coming together and creating a unique experience every time.” // [email protected] The Old City of Jerusalem - A walled area within the modern city of Jerusalem originally built by King David in 1004 BCE. Until 1860, when the Jewish neighborhood, Mishkenot Sha’ananim, was established, this area constituted the entire city of Jerusalem. The Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: The Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims. The old city of Jerusalem was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site List in 1981. 5 Day 2 // Mar. 12, 2018 Monday STAYING AT EYAL HOTEL, JERUSALEM The day will be guided by Maayan Leshem, an Israeli tour guide and Ibrahim Ghazzawi, a Palestinian tour guide. 08:00-09:00 Driving to Ramallah 09:00-10:00 Meeting with Dr. Khalil Shikaki, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research 10:00-11:30 Meeting Dr. Ziad Darwish, director of the committee for interaction with the Israeli society 11:30-13:00 Free time and lunch in Ramallah 13:00-13:30 Driving to Rawabi, The first planned Palestinian city 13:30-14:15 Tour of Rawabi 6 14:15-14:45 Driving to the settlement of Halamish 14:45-16:00 Tour of Jewish settlement of Halamish *Dress code: Casual, comfortable shoes 16:00-17:00 Drive back to the hotel in Jerusalem 20:30-23:00 Nightlife tour of Mahne Yehuda market, including dinner *Dress code: Casual Ramallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank, located north of Jerusalem. It currently serves as the de facto administrative capital of the Palestinian Authority. With a population of some 30,000, Ramallah was historically a Christian town, but today Muslims form the majority of the population, with Christians still making up a significant minority. Dr. Khalil Shekaki - A Professor of Political Science and Director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Research, Dr. Shekaki has been a senior fellow at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University since 2005. His research focuses on the peace process, transitioning towards democracy, public opinions of the Palestinian and Israeli populations, and on the impact of Palestinian domestic policy on the peace process. As part of his research he has conducted over 200 polls of the Palestinian communities in the West Bank, and since 2000 has conducted dozens of joint polls as well with the Israeli and Palestinian communities. Rawabi – The first Palestinian planned city, is a two-fold, bold initiative: it serves as a new population center for Palestinians, and as a courageous economic initiative that will contribute to permanent new job generation and sustainable long- term growth for the Palestinian economy. The new city integrates urban master planning, sustainable environmental policy, regionally-suited architecture and state- of-the-art infrastructure for residents, entrepreneurs and visitors. 7 Binyamin region - The region is named after the tribe of Benjamin and corresponds to the territory settled by the tribe in Biblical times. During Biblical times, the mountains of Judea and Samaria were the heart of Jewish life. The region flourished in the Kingdom of Israel, and many Jewish villages and towns were established there during the Greek period. The Crusaders fortified many towns, the ruins of which were later used as foundations for Arab villages. During the Ottoman period, the population in the area diminished. Archeological sites relating to Jewish history can be found everywhere, as well as many archeological findings such as mosaics, ancient wine cellars, and olive presses. Today, the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council is one of the largest regional councils in Israel, with 44 communities and a population of over 60,000. The council was established in May 1979, although the first communities in the region were established between 1975 and 1977. Mahane Yehuda Market - World-famous icons of Jerusalem include the Western Wall, the Tower of David and the Mahane Yehuda market. The Western Wall and the Tower of David represent the religious, historical nature of Jerusalem, the place from which the Jewish People developed. Mahane Yehuda Market, on the other hand, represents the contemporary—and the future—heart of Jerusalem. Built in 1928, the market integrates, in a unique way, the old and the new. Both a bustling marketplace and a neighborhood, it incorporates food, drink, shopping, bars and restaurants. The shuk (market) still retains its most important characteristics: it remains authentic, with all the flavors and aromas, the colors and the traders’ interaction with the crowds. The Mahane Yehuda Market is widely recognized as a symbol of Jerusalem. Jerusalemites see it as a place that represents them, symbolizes them, and gives them a unique identity in a larger Israeli social context. It is nicknamed “MahneYuda,” which is also the name of one of the finest Israeli restaurants located in the market. // www.en.machne.co.il 8 Day 3// Mar. 13, 2018 Tuesday STAYING AT EYAL HOTEL, JERUSALEM 08:00-09:00 Driving to the settlement Efrat 09:00-10:00 Visiting Efrat and meeting the Mayor, Oded Revivi 10:00-11:00 Driving to Bethlehem 11:00-14:30 Guided tour of Bethlehem by Nathan Landau and a local Palestinian tour guide, including lunch and free time 14:30-15:00 Driving to Roots 15:00-16:30 Visiting Roots – A local meeting place for Palestinians and settlers 16:30-17:30 Group processing 17:30-18:30 Drive back to Jerusalem *Dress code: Casual, comfortable shoes 20:00 Leaving for a special dinner with representatives of the foreign press at the Jerusalem Press Club’s Touro Restaurant *Dress code: Business casual 9 Nathan Landau is an Israeli tour guide who was born in 1985 in Jerusalem for a liberal religious home. After his army service he traveled for several months backpacking through Central Asia before returning home and taking up studies in history and geography at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. As a result of his experiences in the Second Lebanon War in 2006, Nathan became actively involved in “Combatants for Peace”, a joint Israeli-Palestinian movement trying to bridge the gap between Arabs and Jews – so far rather unsuccessfully… Gush Etzion - The name “Gush Etzion” (literal translation “Etzion Bloc”) refers to the group of settlements located to the south of Jerusalem, between Bethlehem and the present-day settlement of Kfar Etzion.
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