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Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Autumn 2022

No amount of reading, attending lectures or watching films can convey a genuine understanding of the facts on the ground compared to being there.

These tours offer unique time with Jeff Halper, ICAHD’s Co-Founder and Director, who sets the scene by describing the current reality in Palestine/Israel within its historical and political context. Near the end of the tour there is an additional session with Jeff to discuss the way ahead and the strategic role that internationals can play.

Participants visit Palestinians dealing with all the constraints and the suffering brought about from living under Israel’s Occupation with its Apartheid and genocidal policies:

• the demolition of their homes and land confiscation
• deliberate impoverishment
• the inability to move freely
• issues of water discrimination and the environment
• imprisonment and torture
• the psychological impact of generations existing under violent military occupation
• women’s rights, traumatised families, and refugees

There is also engagement with critical Israeli Jews and the acknowledgement that the future must embrace a just and sustainable democratic future for all who reside between the river and the sea.

As Jeff Halper explains, “The tour is not merely a litany of suffering; it is inspiring. You will meet people who refuse to give in, Palestinians who are sumud -steadfast- and who resist their oppression in a myriad of ways. You will also meet their Israeli partners working to end the Occupation and colonisation, both politically and “on the ground.” And you will explore elements required for a just, workable and creative future for both people groups thus enabling you to return home as a strong advocate for peace in your own community.”

These itineraries are individual, developed over twenty years and come with hundreds of recommendations from people world-wide. The tours provide engagement with inspiring Palestinians and Israelis and meeting them will change your life. Travel through different areas in the West Bank including the Jordan Valley, go north into the Galilee, south into the Negev and along the Mediterranean coastline in Israel. The itinerary includes much walking, including over rough terrain, therefore participants should be fit and with the capacity to cope with a full daily programme.

Transportation during the tour is by our own private comfortable coach with an expert local driver from a licensed bus company. The group is kept to a maximum of 20 participants.

Security – Throughout the tour the safety and security of tour participants is paramount. We only work with the best of those on the ground who are highly experienced and trustworthy. We do not engage in any acts of resistance during the study tours. Should there be any suggestion of risk in visiting a location, we are prepared and able to change the itinerary, even at short notice, with another equally informative and powerful experience provided.

The cost of the November 2025 tour is £1,460 which includes the full tour programme staying at good three-star hotels at half-board (bed, breakfast, and evening meal), sharing a twin-bedded room with ensuite facilities, guidance from the tour leader, other day-guides, information pack and tips. An online briefing meeting will be scheduled before the tour commences.

Not included are flights, independent travel from the airport to our meeting place in Jerusalem, lunches, and travel insurance. An additional supplement of £335 is available for single room accommodation by request. Previous study tour participants have engaged in fund-raising for some of the organisations met and this has proved to be a great way to gain interest from friends and family.

To join, an application form must be completed electronically, and an interview will be arranged. When participation is confirmed, a detailed booking form is completed, and a £350 non-refundable deposit is due. We advise that travel insurance is obtained when this happens. A comprehensive tour information pack is provided which includes the full itinerary and details about all aspects of the tour. Personal pre-departure guidance is provided for each study tour participant. Israel requires internationals to obtain  Electronic Travel Authorisation to Israel in advance of travel.