Living with a host family might be an interesting idea for some people and it might not be for others. To live for a period of time with a family you do not even know can be a totally different experience, but it is worth it! For those who want to volunteer, intern or study Arabic in Palestine you will get the chance to live Read More …
Many people who visit Palestine wonder before they come how people who are under ‘occupation’ live their daily lives. International people who come to Palestine and stay with a Palestinian host family quickly discover that life here goes on normally, just like in any other country in the world. The only things that differ are that the people are restricted, controlled, and observed. This impacts Read More …
You may not know that there are numerous checkpoints which separate Palestinian cities. These checkpoints have been erected on the Palestinian territories in order to divide the geographical unity of the Palestinian West Bank and to preserve the security of Israeli settlements and the State of Israel. Checkpoints effect the daily life of Palestinians by impacting their routine movements. According to statistics collected in 2011, Read More …
