STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY

PAST AND PRESENT

March 18 to 31, 2017

a program of the stanford alumni association STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY In 2013 I had the opportunity to visit for the frst time. Although I knew this tiny country boasted an extraordinary number of historic sites, holy places, archaeological excavations and diverse landscapes considering its diminutive size, and although I knew that the nature of its existence elicits passionate and varied opinions, I was unprepared for the wealth of opportunities we were able to harness in order to gain insight into this complex land and create a true Travel/Study experience. Join us and faculty leader Allen S. Weiner, co-director of the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation, for this exploration of modern and ancient Israel as we visit historical and contemporary , both Israeli and Palestinian; experience the most sacred sites of the world’s three great monotheistic faiths; and meet with a vastly diverse array of people that comprises this multifaceted and ever-evolving society.

BRETT S. THOMPSON, ’83, DIRECTOR, STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY Highlights MEET with local scholars, EXPLORE ’s VISIT the Palestinian settlers, soldiers, and journal- Old City, home to the West- of Ramallah and the cutting- ists to gain insight into regional ern Wall, Church of the Holy edge Palestinian develop- geopolitics and to better Sepulchre and Dome of the ment of Rawabi, a facts-on- understand and appreciate Rock—three of the holiest sites the-ground example of posi- Israel’s complex society. in Judaism, Christianity and tive self-determination and COVER: JERUSALEM Islam. seldom visited by tourists.

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ALLEN S. WEINER, JD ’89, is a senior lecturer in law at Stanford Law School, where he serves as director of the Stanford Program on International and Comparative Law and as co-director of the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation. A scholar of international law, his research and teaching focus on security issues (the law governing the use of force and the laws of war), international criminal law and international conflict resolution. His scholarship is deeply informed by experience; he practiced international law in the U.S. Department of State for more than a decade “The leaders of advising government policymakers, negotiating international Stanford Travel/ agreements, and representing the United States in litigation before international courts and tribunals. In his scholarship on Study made the challenge of resolving violent political conflicts, Weiner has always had a particular focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel and the He says, “My work on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always Middle East emphasized the connections between theory and practice, and I have been a frequent visitor to the region. I learn more each emotionally and time I visit. My hope is that what my colleagues and I have intellectually learned about conflict resolution can, in turn, be of assistance to the many Israelis and Palestinians I meet who are working accessible.” toward a peaceful resolution of their conflict.” During our program his lectures will address barriers to resolving the Israeli- PETER GUNDER, ISRAEL PAST AND Palestinian conflict and the changing regional security situation. PRESENT, 2016

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the Church of the Holy Sepul- Second Temples, this platform Itinerary chre, which is widely consid- is home to Al-Aqsa Mosque and ered to be the place of Jesus’ the Dome of the Rock, Islam’s SATURDAY & SUNDAY, crucifixion, burial and resurrec- third-holiest site. Drive to the West MARCH 18 & 19 tion. Travel to the West Bank city Bank city of Ramallah to meet U.S. / TEL AVIV, ISRAEL of Bethlehem to visit the Church with key Palestinian personali- Depart the U.S. on overnight of the Nativity, the basilica ties before continuing to Rawabi, flights, arriving in Israel on Sun- constructed around the cave a new Palestinian city in the day. Transfer to our hotel in Jeru- traditionally designated as the process of development, to meet salem and gather for a welcome birthplace of Jesus. Also visit the with the project’s chief architect. reception and dinner. KING DAVID divided city of Hebron, location Return to Jerusalem for a meeting HOTEL (3/19: D) of the Tombs of the Patriarchs, with representatives of an Israeli- venerated by and Muslims Palestinian grassroots organiza- MONDAY, MARCH 20 JERUSALEM— alike. KING DAVID HOTEL (B,L,D) tion working toward peace and THE OLD CITY coexistence. KING DAVID HOTEL (B,L) Explore the Jewish Quarter of the WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 Old City, stopping to view some JERUSALEM— FRIDAY, MARCH 24 THE NEW CITY of the sites excavated over the JERUSALEM / Attend a guest lecture given GUSH ETZION past 30 years, including the Jeru- by a local scholar to learn how After hearing a political science salem Archaeological Park, home the Holocaust is viewed in professor from Hebrew Univer- to the Southern Wall steps where contemporary Israeli society, then sity lecture on Israeli politics, gain Jewish pilgrims once entered the explore Yad Vashem, Israel’s a behind-the-headlines insight Temple Mount and where Jesus national memorial to the six into current developments in is said to have overturned the million Jewish victims of the Jerusalem. Drive to Gush Etzion, tables of the money-changers. Holocaust. Choose to explore the block of West Bank settle- Observe the faithful praying at either the Israel Museum, home ments originally established in the Kotel (Western Wall) and wind to the Dead Sea Scrolls, or meet the 1920s, and engage in a dia- through the Western Wall Tunnel, with members of Jerusalem’s logue with a settler. Participate in which runs along the length of the first startup accelerator. KING a traditional Shabbat dinner this Temple Mount. KING DAVID HOTEL (B,L) DAVID HOTEL (B,L,D) evening with chayalim bodedim, lone soldiers serving in the Israel TUESDAY, MARCH 21 THURSDAY, MARCH 23 JERUSALEM / Defense Forces (IDF) who have JERUSALEM / BETHLEHEM / HEBRON no immediate family in Israel. RAMALLAH KING DAVID HOTEL (B,L,D) Meet with an Arab-Israeli journal- Visit the Temple Mount, or Noble ist, then return to the Old City Sanctuary, arguably the most hot- SATURDAY, MARCH 25 to explore its Christian Quarter. ly contested piece of real estate MASADA / DEAD SEA Walk along the Via Dolorosa to in the world. Site of the First and Drive through the Judean Desert to BET SHE’AN

Masada, Herod’s mountain palace town that now lies in the U.N. Center, which was established and site of the Jewish Zealots’ last demilitarized zone. Visit 16th- to perpetuate Prime Minister stand against the Roman legion- century synagogues and peruse Rabin’s legacy by promoting naires. Float in the mineral-rich lovely art galleries in Tzfat, a tolerance across all sectors of waters of the Dead Sea, and drive center of Kabala for hundreds of Israeli society. Take a guided tour by Qumran, the area where the years and a contemporary art- of the newly renovated Templar Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. ists’ colony. MITZPE HAYAMIM (B,L,D) neighborhood of Sarona, now KING DAVID HOTEL (B,L) a trendy fashion center and TUESDAY, MARCH 28 culinary market. and explore the SUNDAY, MARCH 26 NAHARIYA / urban culture of the city during JORDAN VALLEY / / TEL AVIV a tour of Tel Aviv’s unique graffiti SEA OF GALILEE / Drive to the city of Nahariya and and street art. DAVID INTERCONTI- meet with the director of its main NENTAL (B) Drive along the Jordan Rift Valley hospital to learn about Syrian to Bet She’an, one of Israel’s patients—victims of the ongo- THURSDAY, MARCH 30 largest archaeological sites. ing civil war—who have received TEL AVIV Continue to the Sea of Galilee medical care there. In Nazareth Visit the Jaffa Overlook to view and visit Tabgha, where Jesus visit the Church of the Annuncia- the port where, according to is said to have performed his tion, which has been venerated tradition, Jonah emerged from miracle of multiplying the loaves since Byzantine times as the the whale and St. Peter was and fishes. Explore Capernaum, place where the Virgin Mary is born. Visit Independence Hall, which served as a base for Je- said to have been visited by the where Prime Minister Ben Gurion sus during his Galilean Ministry, Archangel Gabriel. On our way declared Israel’s independence and enjoy a spectacular view to Tel Aviv, stop in the town of in 1948, and stroll through a from the Mount of Beatitudes, Baqa al Gharbiyye to meet the neighborhood famous for its traditional site of Jesus’ “Sermon vice president of Al-Qasemi Bauhaus buildings, the prolif- on the Mount.” Drive through the College, an academic institution eration of which won Tel Aviv charming town of Rosh Pinna to founded as an institute of Sharia recognition as a World Heritage our hotel. MITZPE HAYAMIM (B,L,D) and Islamic studies that fosters site. Enjoy the rest of the day a culture of dialogue between at leisure before gathering for MONDAY, MARCH 27 religions and cultures. DAVID a festive farewell reception and GOLAN HEIGHTS / INTERCONTINENTAL (B,L,D) dinner. DAVID INTERCONTINENTAL (B,D) TZFAT Travel into the Golan Heights WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 FRIDAY, MARCH 31 to visit former Israeli and Syrian TEL AVIV TEL AVIV / U.S. fortifications and drive to the top Meet with a former IDF briga- Check out of our hotel this morn- of Mount Bental for a view of dier general and member of the ing and transfer to the airport for Quneitra, the largely destroyed Israeli-Palestinian Trade Office, flights home. (B) and abandoned Syrian garrison then explore the Yitzhak Rabin MOUNT OF BEATITUDES THE SHRINE OF THE BOOK (DEAD SEA SCROLLS), ISRAEL MUSEUM

GOLAN HEIGHTS AND THE SEA OF GALILEE Trip Information DATES AIR ARRANGEMENTS March 18 to 31, 2017 (14 days) International and U.S. domestic airfare is not included in the program cost. Round-trip, SIZE economy-class airfare on United Airlines between 34 participants; single accommodations San Francisco and Tel Aviv is approximately $1,625 are limited—please call for availability as of July 2016 and is subject to change without notice. Information on booking flights will be sent COST* to confirmed participants. $9,995 per person, double occupancy $12,695 per person, single occupancy WHAT TO EXPECT *Association nonmembers add $300 per person We consider this program to be moderately strenu- ous and at times physically demanding and busy. INCLUDED We will have a very full schedule of excursions, 12 nights of deluxe hotel accommodations lectures and special events, with very little downtime, 12 breakfasts, 9 lunches, 8 dinners Welcome and most days will require early-morning starts. and farewell receptions Gratuities to guides Daily excursions involve one to three miles of walking and drivers for all group activities All tours as with tours lasting as long as four hours. Much of the described in the itinerary Transfers and baggage walking takes place at ancient sites, where paths handling on program arrival and departure days can be rocky and uneven and you may be required Minimal medical, accident and evacuation insur- to walk through tunnels, caves or in dimly lit spaces, ance Educational program with lecture series as well as on city streets, which can be uneven, and pre-departure materials, including recom- cobblestoned and slippery. In some instances, such mended reading list, a selected book, map and as museums, guided tours require standing in one travel information Services of our professional place for up to 50 minutes at a time and climbing tour manager to assist you throughout the program up and down several flights of stairs that may not have handrails. Many sites and buildings do not have NOT INCLUDED elevators and also do not allow buses to pull up in International and U.S. domestic airfare Passport front, thus requiring a walk of several minutes, some- and visa fees Immunization costs Meals and times uphill, to reach the entrance. Our journey at beverages other than those specified as included times requires several hours of travel by motorcoach, Independent and private transfers Trip- the longest drives being up to six hours long (with cancellation/interruption and baggage insurance stops). Participants must be physically fit, in good Excess-baggage charges Personal items such health and able to keep up with an active group of as internet access, telephone and fax calls, laundry travelers. We welcome travelers 15 years of age and and gratuities for nongroup services older on this program. PAVLOVSK PALACE

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“Stanford Travel/Study allowed us to do things and meet people that would not have been possible for the ordinary traveler.” CAROLE MCCORKLE, ISRAEL PAST AND PRESENT, 2016

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