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Having provided thousands of people from around the world with top-quality

critical tours for over 15 years, the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions

(ICAHD) is widely known for its knowledgeable tour guides and its grounded

approach to the politics of Occupation and the difficulties of Palestinian life. On

our tours you will see how Israels settlement project has created irreversible

facts on the ground. You will better appreciate what a truly just and lasting

peace would entail. If you wish, you can meet Palestinian families sufferingunder Israeli policies of separation and home demolitions. ICAHD believes that

first-hand learning is the only way to grasp the social, cultural, political, and

historical issues that underlie the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) is an Israeli peace

and human rights organization established in 1997 to end Israel's Occupation of

Palestine and to advance a just peace between the two peoples.

Join us for Alternative Toursof Israel and Palestine

Tour Registration

To book a tour, contact the ICAHD Tour Coordinator at

tours@icahd.org

+972-2-6245560

or fill out the on-line form at

www.icahd.org

For group fees, please contact the Tour Coordinator.

Tours depart from ICAHD's office located at 12 Hillel Street

in downtown West Jerusalem. Groups can arrange for tour

departures and briefings at their hotels.

We look forward to seeing you on one of our tours.

Contact UsICAHD12 Hillel St. 91020 Jerusalem

P.O. Box 2030

T +9722-624-5560

F +9722-622-1530

E info@icahd.org

www.icahd.org

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East Jerusalem Tour

Visit the settlements in East Jerusalem and

the Palestinian neighborhoods threatened

with takeover by Israeli settlers, the

Separation Wall, the segregated Israeli

roads that connect to Jewish settlements

while isolating Palestinian neighborhoods,

and see Palestinian homes demolished by

Israel. Explore Jabel Mukaber, Silwan, ShiekhJarrah, and Ras al-Amod to witness rst-hand

the Israeli policy o ethnic displacement and

the disparity between the quality o lie

provided or Palestinians and that enjoyed by

Israelis in Jerusalem.

3 hours / 150 ILS per person.

"Greater Jerusalem Tour

Te tour o whatthe Israeli government calls

Greater Jerusalem explores the historical

and political signicance o Judaizing the

West Bank in order to orestall any viable

Palestinian state. We visit the settlement

o Pisgat Zeev to assess the impact o the

settlement enterprise; ollow the Separation

Wall that separates Palestinian communities;

and visit the Bedouin community o Khan

al-Ahmar, at risk o demolition due to the

expansion o Maale Adumim, a key to

establishing a Judaized Greater Jerusalem in

the center o the West Bank, distrupting the

integrity o a uture Palestinian state. Te tour

lasts approximately

4 hours / 200 ILS per person.

Jordan Valley Tour

On this tour you will be exposed to the

Matrix o Control that Israel has laid over

the strategic and ertile Jordan Valley,

and to the exclusion o its Palestinian

residents. Departing Jerusalem, we will visit

the Palestinian villages o Fasayil al-Wusta

and Al-Jilik. We meet Palestinian residents

whose homes have been illegally d emolished

due to nearby settlement expansion. We

observe the al-Hamra checkpoint and

learn about restrictions on Palestinianmovement throughout the Jordan Valley.

our participants learn about the ways in

which Israels Matrix o Control results in the

immensely disproportionate amounts o water

used by Israelis in settlements as compared to

Palestinians in the region. Participants also

observe how Israel expropriates Palestinian

land by declaring closed military zones and

nature reserves.

5 hours / 250 ILS per person.

Jerusalem Old City Audio Tour

ake yoursel on a unique journey that

weaves tog ether anci ent history and cu lture

with modern lie and politics in Jerusalem.

While many Old City ours ocus solely

on religious and cultural history, ICAHDs

Audio our provides the listener with an

understanding o the religious, historical,

and political backdrop to lie in present-

day Jerusalem. For a ree, guided tour o

Jerusalems Old City simply download the

audio les and print out the inormation

yer available at www.icahd.org

Extended Study Tours

Te extended study tours target internationals

who seek participation in a tour which goes

beyond the traditional tourist sites. We

explore Middle Eastern history and culture

and the social and political realities that afect

Palestinians and Israelis. Participants witness

the situation on both sides o the divide and

travel to diferent geographical areas. Unique

opportunities are provided to meet with key

leaders to gain rst-hand, in-depth knowledge

and some o the latest analysis. Participantsalso sit with local pe ople and hear their stories.

ours take place in spring and autumn, and

usually last or 11 days. Shorter thematic tours

cater to specic interests and include health-

care and international law. Contact or more

inormation and pricing.

Beit Arabiya

Located in the West Bank, on the outskirts o

the village o Anata, just to the northeast o

Jerusalem, Beit Arabiya is a living symbol

o resistance to Occupation and the desire

or justice and peace. As its name suggests,Beit Arabyia s a home belonging to Arabiya

Shawamreh, her husband Salim and their

seven children, a Palestinian amily whose

home has been demolished our times by the

Israeli authorities and rebuilt each time by

ICAHDs Palestinian, Israeli and international

peace activists. Te home is still threatened,

but Arabiya and Salim have dedicated it as a

center or community empowerment.

Beit Arabyia provides a welcoming and

unctional setting accessible to everyone. It can

accommodate up to 150 people, and provides

home-cooked Palestinian rereshments.

Israel has laid a complex Matrix oControl over the Occupied Palestinianerritory in order to make its presenceand dominance permanent, and toeliminate the possibility o a two-statesolution. By the end o our tours youwill g rasp the reality o the Judaization

o the Occupied West Bank through thelinked policies o home demolitions,the practice o land expropriation andsettlement expansion, the resultingterritorial ragmentation, and thedevastating restriction o movement.see map >>

THE MATRIX OF CONTROL

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