My name is Lyon, I’m American, and I study and work out of the Political Science department of Penn State University. This trip was my first time in the Middle East, and of course Palestine, and it was both incredibly rewarding and highly educational. As someone who operates in left-wing political circles, I was not naïve of the situation in Palestine when I arrived, and Read More …
My name is Shadi Abdelaziz. I am a 20 years old boy from Palestine and Italy, currently studying Internationally Relation in my second year of university in Birmingham, in the United Kingdom. Although I have been to Palestine every summer to visit my relatives in Nablus, I have never been in Hebron. Hebron is a beautiful city full of humble and friendly people. In fact, during Read More …
My name is Haneen Eldalk. I am a 27-year-old female residing in Canada. I am original of Palestinian background. I came to Palestine for a few reasons: to see the greenery and nature of this beautiful country, to experience first-hand what goes on here, to sit and reside with its residents for a while, and to teach communicative English. My two weeks stay was one Read More …
My name is Claire Liddy. I am from a small town in the West of Ireland and this was my first visit to Palestine. I have always had a deep interest in Palestine and the treatment of the Palestinians by the Israeli occupation and the fact that the rest of the world appears to be looking on while another apartheid takes place. I used to Read More …
Why you choose Palestine? My fourth time visiting the holiest land on Earth led me to decide to conduct English lessons for Palestinian primary school students through the Palestinian Center (Go Palestine) in Hebron, as my previous visits didn’t provide me with enough time to stay in one place for a long period. Back home in Australia, I study a Master of International Relations at Read More …
My experience with the Palestine center was one of the most fulfilling experiences I have done in my many years of travelling. Whilst, I was here I was able to help teach school children in a refugee camp an essential English skill that could really change the course of their future. The center was also great in preparing visits in our free time to see Read More …
My name is Laurence and I’m a freelance musician from Scotland. I’m 27 years old and I enjoy travelling and experiencing different cultures. My time in Hebron and the Palestinian centre has been insighftul, fulfilling and the experience of a lifetime. I have been able to engage with Palestinians on a daily basis and learn about daily life here whilst making new friends along the Read More …
My name is Patrick, and I come from Denmark. During my stay in Hebron, the Palestinian Center has helped me obtain deeper knowledge about the conflict and the conditions here. Through teaching English in Hebron and at a nearby refugee camp, I was given an amazing opportunity to interact with people, learning about their point of views, and their local customs, all the while making Read More …
My name is Calum and I am from the United States, I spent the last year in Lebanon studying Arabic and wanted to continue with the progress I made in the Levantine Dialect. Therefore, naturally Palestine was the perfect fit! Don’t let the proximity of the occupation dissuade you, Hebron is the most fascinating city in the West Bank. I loved exploring both sections of Read More …
Hello, my name is Amin Abdelaziz, I am a 20-year-old student studying Law at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom and I have just completed the Volunteering with Refugees program at Go Palestine. My experience volunteering in Hebron, Palestine was very different from my other volunteering experiences. Volunteering in Hebron was an eye-opening experience for me, even as a Palestinian who knows fully Read More …
Hello, My name is Lamont, and I’m from the USA. I came to Hebron, Palestine to volunteer in the West Bank with Go Palestine. Some of the activities I engaged in included: teaching English, visiting the Hebron glass factory, the Hirabaw scarf factory and the Old Town garden area. In addition, I started learning the Palestinian dialect of Arabic and we handed out dates to Read More …
As a circus artist, I had the chance to come around Hebron and the small villages around it and make shows and workshop for many children. I always had somebody from Palestinian center with me and felt useful and safe. I would not have the chance to do it on my own. The workers from the center were professional and flexible all the time with Read More …
My name is Adam Suleman, they call it the Excellence centre and personally I could not think of a more fitting name for the centre as my experience here has been nothing short of excellent. During my time with Go Palestine I have been shown around the different parts of Hebron such as the old town which is rich in history. I was also shown Read More …
“On February 1st, 2016, I took my first step onto Palestinian soil. I had come a long way; over 9,500 kilometers from my native Minneapolis. This was my first time traveling abroad, and I had chosen a place far removed from the typical tourist locale. I wasn’t going to Paris or London, or Madrid-I was going to Hebron. And I was going there alone, to Read More …