Image A delegation from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government visited Palestine, organized by the Palestine Caucus at that school.
The 53-strong delegation was comprised of alumni from the Kennedy School, the Business School, and the Law School, together with Harvard College former missionaries.

Wednesday, 11 April 2012 01:59

Group from Japan, March 1st – 10th, 2012

Hosted by the Siraj Center, a group of nine Japanese professors, journalists, and film directors has made a tour of Palestine to learn more about the reality of the situation on the ground.

A delegation of 10 people from the Diocese of Tokyo in Japan, together with friends from Europe, hiked the Nativity trial from Nazareth to Bethlehem.

The Siraj Center arranged for a delegation of 21 high-school students from Westtown School in the US to travel through Palestine.

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A Swedish delegation has completed a three day tour of the West Bank.  The group of 19 people began with a walk down the Wadi Qelt to Jericho, followed by a tour of the city and a swim in the Dead Sea.

 

Thursday, 22 March 2012 01:41

Watford Friends February 17th – 25th, 2012

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A UK delegation planted an olive tree in Salfit to mark the twinning of the town with Watford, outside London, in the UK. The event was part of a tour of Palestine organized by the Siraj Center for the Watford Twinning Communities group.

Monday, 27 February 2012 01:18

ITB Berlin - March 7th - 10th, 2012

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Participates in ITB Berlin- International Travel Fair

Hall 22.B/203 

The Executive Director of Siraj Center for Holy Land studies Micheal Awad, will represent Siraj in the International Travel Fair ITB in Berlin from March 7th- 10th 2012 .   Siraj will participate under the Umbrella of the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.  The Siraj Center booth will be at the Stand of the Ministry Tourism Hall 22.B/203. 

 

ImageAn American delegation from Colorado led by Pastor Jeff Wright and his wife Janet visited Palestine. The delegation, which was twenty personnel, was comprised of pastors, former missionaries and retired people aged forty to eighty. The main purpose of their visit was to see the sacred sites of the monotheistic faiths, as well as to witness and learn about the conflict in the region.