Hebron Dual Narrative Tour von Tel Aviv

Diese Tour ist genau das, was ich mir erhofft hatte. Ich kann es jedem wärmstens empfehlen, der mehr über den politischen Konflikt in der Region sowie über jüdische und islamische Religionen und Bräuche erfahren möchte. Mein einziger Kritikpunkt ist, dass Viator nur sehr wenige Informationen darüber bietet, was man mitbringen sollte. Stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie Ihren Reisepass dabei haben! ! Außerdem ist dies ein sehr langer Tag. , wir kamen gegen 21 Uhr zurück in Tel Aviv.

Was für eine tolle Tour! In einer kleinen Gruppe von sieben Personen (Lieblingszahl der Bibel) fuhren wir in einem Kleinbus mit einem äußerst informierten und motivierten Führer Eli zum unbestreitbar aufregendsten Ort nicht nur in Israel, sondern auf der ganzen Erde – der Höhle der Patriarchen in Hebron. Eli gab uns einen umfassenden Überblick über die historische, religiöse, kulturelle und politische Perspektive der Stadt Hebron und der Höhle der Patriarchen. Wir hatten die Gelegenheit, sowohl den palästinensischen als auch den israelischen Teil der Höhle zu besichtigen. Der palästinensische Teil wurde vom örtlichen Reiseleiter vorgestellt und die palästinensischen Interessen und Perspektiven hervorgehoben – dies war sehr informativ und unvoreingenommen. Wir besuchten auch jüdische Siedlungen und einige historische Orte. Mein Favorit davon waren die Gräber von Ruth und Jesse – Großmutter und Vater von König David, wie aufregend. Besuchen Sie die Gräber von Abraham und Sarah, Isaak und Rebekka, Jakob und Lea – eine unvergessliche Reise! Vielen Dank an unseren Guide Eli, er war sowohl informativ als auch unterhaltsam, sodass die Zeit sehr schnell verging

I'm very glad I went on this tour because it was an awesome experience and I truly felt like I was getting two different viewpoints. First off, I could swear I read that we would be taking a public bus to Hebron but instead, we were on a private bus which I liked better as it meant our Israeli Jewish guide could talk to us during the ride there, giving us context for what we would see. I learned a lot during the bus ride there! And on arrival, we had two tour guides for the two different areas, one where Jews weren't allowed to go and one where the Jewish settlers lived. We saw the mostly Muslim side first. It's kind of funny that one of the first things we saw was the decided modern and large mall, but our guide really did seem very proud that something so modern and Westernized was in his city. We walked through a fair bit of the old city area afterward, hearing about what life was like from a Palestinian Muslim perspective. The Tomb of the Patriarchs was especially interesting, talk about a contentiously shared space! I did prefer our Jewish guide more as he was a bit easier to understand (having been born in the US and having that accent) and he conveyed a lot more information about the context of the city and its people. He also was trying very hard to present his perspective of things while also pointing out countering views in a neutral manner. As he was an Orthodox Jew who took his faith very seriously I was impressed with how he was able to give us not just his view but also some neutral context on other views. Visiting the Israeli settlement area was at the end of the day when I was pretty exhausted but one of the highlights. We talked with a woman whose father had been murdered a few decades ago and got her personal view on why the Israeli settlers were there. The emotion on all sides was clearly evident. All in all this was my favorite tour of my trip through the Middle East and I feel like I learned a lot from it, and that I truly got to hear from different perspectives. It's an incredibly complex region with a lot going on and I really hope they can find a better way to live in peace some day soon. I have no idea how to 'solve' the problems, and I do believe it's a small minority actively stoking these conflicts, but really you have a single land where multiple groups have strong ties and with stoked nationalism that is making it very difficult to find a way for all groups to live together in peace.