Tent of Nations. Holy Land Trust

We left Bethlehem in the morning. Before leaving we had a meeting with a group called Holy Land Trust. It is an organization that is providing various services to the Palestinian society, including media education, peace education and non-violent resistance training. Its leader, Dan, explained how the group operates. What is interesting is that he said that he would prefer volunteers to money, since he wants people to see the reality on the ground and take the facts back home.

We left Bethlehem and stopped by the Tent of Nations, an organization that is fostering Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. The "Tent of Nations" is on a Palestinian farm. It is sorrounded on 4 sides by Israeli settlements. Some of the settlers are trying to build roads that cut into the farm. They have also came by and cut down olive trees, a main source of income. In spite of all this, Daoud Nassar refuses to allow himself to hate. He has had Palestinians, Israelis and internationals over at his farm. These include settlers.

It is really great to meet all of these various organizations that are working to bring peace to Israel and Palestine.
 
Dan Koski from Holy Land Trust
 
Holy Land Trust office
 
Tent of Nations stones
 
An anti-hate message