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Features
https://theconversation.com/spare-a-thought-for-bethlehem-this-christmas-as-politics-and-tourism-collide-88573 - https://twitter.com/freyahd/status/944686020489916416 [|stealing-palestine-study-historical-and-cultural-theft] [|Activists roll out a red carpet] [|10 Tips for Visiting Bethlehem - Gadling]

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Bethlehem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem [|Bethlehem Municipality] [|Bethlehem Peace Center]

Hebron
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebron http://abrahamtours.com/tours/hebron-tour https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrd6QFZ9_x1F0L2MaN-OkpQ

Ramallah
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramallah http://www.ramallah.ps/english.aspx

Recommended Listening
http://www.radionisaa.ps

News
http://mondoweiss.net

Who's Who in Palestine Working on Responsible Tourism
The Alternative Tourism Group (ATG) is a Palestinian NGO specializing in tours and pilgrimages that include critical examinitions of the history, culture, and politics of the Holy Land. Established in 1995, ATG operates according to the tenets of ‘justice tourism’, that is, tourism that holds as its central goals the creation of economic opportunities for the local community, positive cultural exchange between host and guest through one-on-one interaction, the protection of the environment, and political/historical education. They can also arrange for homestays with local families. <[]>

The Palestinian Initiative for Responsible Tourism (PIRT) is a network of organisations, associations and public bodies committed to work for responsible tourism to the Holy Land and to act as advocates for this approach of tourism. pirt@atg.ps

A Code of Conduct for Tourism in the Holy Land was initiated by the PIRT: “Responsible and just forms of tourism offer communities opportunities to share their cultures, tell their stories, request solidarity and foster tolerance and greater understanding. This is the principle of the Code of Conduct which has been developed to inform pilgrims and tourists of the reality of Palestine and to seek their support in using tourism to transform contemporary injustices. At the same time, the Code aims to raise awareness amongst Palestinian toursm stakeholders of how tourism in Palestine can be transformed and enhanced to truly benefit both hosts and visitors. <[|http://www.atg.ps]>

The Horse Carriages Project is aiming at promoting tourism and improving the commercial situation in Hebron old city by encouraging locals and internationals to visit the area. The Hebron Rehabilitation Committee thought of mobilizing Horse Carriages in Hebron old city to transfer people to the city center and the Ibraheemi Mosque. <[]>

The Nativity Trail is a 160 km long trail that leads from Nazareth to Bethlehem. The scheduled journey lasts about 12 days. Overnight accommodation will be in villagers’ homes, monasteries, local Bed-and-Breakfasts, Bedouin tents, or at campsites. <[]>. Detailed information is also available via ATG [|http://atg.ps]

The Old Bethlehem Museum is dedicated to the arts and popular traditions located in a house dating to the seventeenth century. Inside, the rooms recreate a typical home at the end of the 19th century, with a reception room, kitchen, taboun (oven) and other artefacts typical of that time. It displays also a collection of traditional embroidery and costumes and some photographs of Palestine during the 1920s and 1930s. It is run by the Bethlehem Arab Women’s Union (bawu8@hotmail.com )

A Palestine & Palestinians Guidebook, published by ATG is available in French, English and German. Further information is available on the website [|http://atg.ps]

The Environmental Education Center Beit Jala / Bethlehem arranges nature interpretation and birdwatching packages in the West-Bank with environmentalists of the Talitha Kumi Birds Monitoring and Ringing Station. www.eecp.org <[]>

Near Jericho`s main square, next to the Municipality, two shops offer bicycles for rent, which is a great way to explore the various sights located around the city (Old Jericho, Herod’s Winter Palace).

This week in Palestine is a weekly magazine about Palestine. It covers background stories, travel issues and contains maps and an event calendar. The website has a tourism and a statistic section. []