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Before you read this: I’m only sharing my understanding of the conflict between Israel and Palestine and I will try to not take any sides here. From a traveler’s perspective, I do not believe in bans, but if you are wondering if you should visit Israel and/or Palestine (or not), reading this could help you make a decision. Before making quick judgments here, I strongly suggest you read until the end – especially the section about hope for a peaceful future. If I’m honest, I always struggled to understand the conflict between Israel and Palestine. I remember watching videos, reading a bunch of news and still – it felt like so many pieces were missing. In 2018, I visited Israel twice (I also went to the Palestinian West Bank) and I felt so overwhelmed with the conflict that I decided that it wasn’t the purpose of my travels, so it would be easier not to think too much about it. Innocent? Maybe, but I really couldn’t understand all the nuances. I’ve never been a fan of politics, what can I say. This year, when I found out I was going to Israel again, I thought it could also be the right timing to try and understand the conflict once and for all. I tried again and I just couldn’t. So, what happened? We had a few meetings with different organizations during this trip. Finally, I was able to ask questions and get real answers from both sides. Unfortunately, many things we see on the news cover only one side of the story. When I got back, I read more and more about it and finally, everything started to make sense. In this post, you’ll find a list of facts about Israel and Palestine. Facts are neutral which means that no opinions will be expressed in this section. Then, you’ll find my “hope section” where we’ll be discussing initiatives for a potential peaceful future for Israel and Palestine. It might seem a bit overwhelming if you have no knowledge about the conflict or about Israel/Palestine. I suggest keeping an eye on the map below. This might help you. If you’re a bit like me you might have heard words such as “Gaza Strip”, “Zionist”, “Something about international law violations” and you might be wondering what is all this. Guilty here – being a non-native English, I even had to google some vocabulary associated with Israel/Palestine conflict. The goal here was to “simplify” the history between the

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