JAI received a delegation from TV2 ØST – Denmark

Category: Advocacy Programs in Palestine Created: 01 June 2017

TV2 May2017 1On the 31st of May and 1st of June, the JAI organized a program and accompanied a group of 12 people from and through TV2 ØST in Denmark. Their program included, on the first day: guided tour to see the wall-settlements-bypass road in the Bethlehem area, with explanation, then a visit and meeting with one of the JAI' Olive Tree Campaign farmers in Al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem. After visiting the Church of Nativity, in the afternoon, the group were gived a guided tour in the old city of Hebron to witness closures, settlements, closed streets, checkpoints and old city.

TV2 May2017 2On the second day, the group were accompanied to St. Saba Monastery east of Bethlehem, then to Ramallah were a meeting was arranged at the Danish House in Palestine with Lieutenant and Journalist Ms. Samar Thawabteh, on her perspective and role as a girl in this field, and Palestinian community' reception of it. Later on the day, a visit was made to Taybeh village and the Taybeh Beer factory, where they had an illustration on the beer production process, and challenges they face.