Study Visit

• An-Najah National University Organizes a visit of the Peace Cycle Delegation to Nablus City
• Zajel organizes two study visits for Irish and Belgian delegation
• Zajel Welcomes 45 priests of the Lutheran Church in Norway
• Zajel Welcomes Group from Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign to Nablus
• University Welcomes Follow the Women to Nablus during their Campaign for Peace
• Zajel Organizes Study Visit for Irish Delegation

•  Zajel Organizes Korean Festival

• PAS Program Visits the University, the City of Nablus and Balata Refugee camp
• American and British Students Visit the University, Nablus city and its Refugee Camps
• A French Delegation Visits the University and Debates with Students
• European Union Delegation of NGOs Visits University, Nablus, and its Refugee Camps
• The Peace Cycle Concludes its Ride and Presents its Guestbook to An-Najah National University
• Zajel Organizes Study Visit for FOBZU
• Zajel organizes study visit for Belgian delegation

• Scottish Delegation Tours the University and the City of Nablus

• Members of the International United Churches of Canada visit An-Najah
• Members of Left Parties of Europe Tour the University and the city of Nablus and its Refugee Camps
• Study Tour for a French Delegation hosted by An-Najah
• Joint Canadian-American Delegation Hosted by Zajel.
• Zajel Organizes Study Visit of Birzeit University’s International Workcamp
• Zajel hosts a Catalan Delegation, touring the City and its Camps
• Zajel Hosts an American Student Delegation
• Zajel  Hosts Delegation from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign of Scotland
• Canadian Delegation Participates in Round-Table Discussion with the Faculty, visits the Old City and its Refugee Camp.
•  French Students Tour Nablus
• Zajel Hosts an American Academic Delegation
• Study Visit: British Delegation
• Zajel Organized Study Tour to French Delegation
• 'Palestina Resists' Tours Najah, the Old City and Balata Refugee Camp
• Spanish Delegation in solidarity with Palestinian People

“Zajel Study Visit is looking for those who are interested in developing a clear, contextual understanding of the situation in the Middle East”

Palestine and Palestinians have been misunderstood for a long time.  Palestinians have been portrayed variously as terrorists, bedouins etc. as a result of a misinformation campaign by Israeli and western mass media.   On the other hand, issues like the chaotic situation faced by Palestinian refugees and the majority of the Palestinian population have not entered into international consciousness. 

Most of western information media continue to fabricate myths, ignore or neglect wrongs done to Palestinians and Palestinians' rights in gaining their own independent state and human dignity, while simultaneously turning a blind eye to the illegal Israeli occupation.  International legal agreements to which Israel is a signatory, such as the 4^th Geneva Convention, are broken with seeming impunity.

Through Zajel Study Visit, participants will get a rare opportunity to know a different version of the conflicts that have been taking place in the Middle East in the last decades, becoming capable of influencing misunderstandings and negative images about the Palestinians and their struggle for their rights.

The Zajel Program is run by well educated persons and experts in history of  The Middle East and the Palestine situation in particular.  Joining the Zajel Study Visit for 2 weeks includes workshop participation, attending lectures, dialogue sessions, field trips, meeting with civic leaders, will open your mind and improve your comprehension of this very difficult and complicated issue.  Other potential experiences may be incorporated, as their value and contextual importance becomes evident.

Study Visit to Nablus

31^st Oct. 2003

Zajel organized a visit to An-Najah and Nablus for a British delegation consisting of 12 members of civil society associations in UK.  Group visited the Rafidia hospital in the company of Zajel volunteers, where they met with wounded people, including several international volunteers working with the ISM whom were shot last week in the Balata Refugee Camp.

The delegation visited Greek Catholic Melkite Church in Nablus, where they met with Father Youssef Saadeh. Who made a presentation about the long history of peaceful coexistence and tolerance between the Christians, Muslims, and Samaritans; the main religious groups in Nablus. He also explained the difficulties caused by the forced deportation of the Palestinian refugee who were expelled from their lands in 1948; stressing the important connections the people still have with their homes, and their basic rights as refugees to return.

Another visit was organized to Josef’s Tomb, which is currently being threatened by more intensive Israeli occupation. The visitors were also taken to the former compound of the Nablus city governorate, which was completely destroyed by repeated Israeli attacks. The delegation was taken around the roads that are used by the local citizens to demonstrate the impact of the siege upon Nablus, and made a trip to the industrial zone, which has also suffered greatly as a result of the Israeli invasions.

Following this, the tour passed through Askar refugee camp, where the delegation visited refugees in their units, and listened to stories about the difficult conditions they have lived in over the past half century. This included a more formal presentation about the right to return, focusing upon the major decisions made by the international community regarding the status of Palestinian refugees. Finally, the delegation went to the old city of Nablus, where they once again had the opportunity to meet with residents, many of whom have had their homes destroyed by the Israelis.

 Zajel is committed to organize similar study visits to the international visitors who would like to get first hand information about the daily life in Palestine.