16 May 2011 NEW ISRAEL FUND Study Tour The Battle For Israel's Soul: Democracy, Human Rights and Social Justice Sept 12-19 (Draft itinerary, subject to change)
Monday, Sept 12th - Welcome to Israel!
Arrival and check-in at the David Intercontinental Hotel, Tel Aviv
5:30 – 7:00 PM NIF Orientation: Introductions of participants and to NIF with Aviva Meyer, Associate Director, New Israel Fund Location: Hotel
7:15 PM Depart hotel for welcome dinner
7:30 – 9:30 PM Welcome Dinner with Avrum Burg, former NIF board member and Susie Sawicki, Associate Director, NIF Israel Location: House Number 3, Yafo
Overnight in David Intercontinental Hotel, Tel Aviv
Tuesday, Sept 13th - Shared Society
8:30 – 9:45 AM Rachel Liel, Executive Director, NIF Israel
10:00 AM Depart hotel
10:45 - 1:45 PM Promoting Equality Shatil's Mixed Cities Project: Tour and lunch.
2:30-4:30 PM Building a Model for the Ethiopian Community: Discussion and Ethiopian lunch with Friends by Nature, NIF grantee Location: Gadera
5:30 PM Arrive at Hotel
Free Evening
Overnight in David Intercontinental Hotel, Tel Aviv
Wednesday, Sept 14th 7:00 – 8:00 AM Breakfast
8:30 AM Depart Hotel
10:00 – 12:30 PM Joint Living in the North: A Meeting with Jewish and Arab Israeli Activists (including NIF grantees)
12:30 Tour
Overnight in David Intercontinental Hotel, Tel Aviv
Thursday, Sept 15th
8:30 AM Breakfast and Checkout
10:00 Human Rights in Israel Today: discussion and tour with ACRI
11:30 - 1:00 PM Guided tour of the Supreme Court
1:00 – 3:30 PM Lunch on your own and afternoon tour of Machne Yehuda Market
6:30 – 8:00 PM Dinner with Naomi Chazan, NIF President and former Deputy Speaker of the Knesset: Israeli Society in a Time of Crisis
8:30 PM Mid-term wrap-up discussion
Overnight in the David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem
Friday, Sept 16th 7:00 – 8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Depart hotel
8:30 – 11:00 Limud session with one of our grantees
11:30 – 1:15 PM Women and Religious Pluralism: Lunch and Discussion
1:30 – 4:00 PM Touring in Jerusalem
Evening Shabbat in Jerusalem: Home hospitality with NIF friends
Overnight in the David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem Saturday, Sept 17th –
10:00 – 3:30 PM Free time or optional touring (on foot) in Old City of Jerusalem
Lunch on your own
4:30 PM Depart hotel for American Colony Hotel
5:00 – 6:15 PM Outlook for Peace, a Palestinian Perspective
6:15 PM Dinner in Pasha’s Room at American Colony Hotel
7:00 – 8:30 PM The Current Mood in Israel with Israeli journalist
Overnight in the David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem
Sunday, Sept 18th
7:00 – 8:00 AM Breakfast
8:15 AM Meet in Lobby
8:30 AM Depart for a tour of Hebron with NIF grantee Breaking the Silence
1:30 – 2:30 PM Lunch on your own
2:30 – 4:30 PM Tour
5:00 – 7:00 PM Conflict Transformation and Management Center (CTMC) Workshop: With Michael Sternberg, Director of CTMC project, explore the processes of Shatil's CTMC which address both Israel's internal and external conflicts
7:30 PM Dinner and discussion with Shatil Director, Ronit Heyd
Overnight in the David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem
Monday, Sept 19th Looking Forward
8:30 AM Breakfast and check-out of hotel (suitcases can be left in lobby storage)
9:30 – 11:00 AM Voices of the Future: Share the vision of young activists devoted to social justice and pluralism
11:30 – 1:30 PM Israel Museum
2:00 PM Lunch on your own Free time Or optional touring in with guide
5:30 – 7:15 PM Wrap-up in the hotel
7:30 – 9:30 PM Farewell Dinner: Location: La Guta Restaurant, Jerusalem