Program at Glance

Heritage Study Programs presents:

A Fact Finding Expedition to Israel
focusing on the region's defense, security and intelligence.

with

Frank Gaffney, William F. Federer
And
William F. Murray

U.S.- Israel relations, Hamas, Hesbollah, Radical Islamists and the regional turmoil are not only critical to Israel's welfare and survival, but also to the entire Western Society. How does the Jewish state and the West deal with the issue of security and defense?

In our visit to Jerusalem we will focus on the status of Jerusalem and the region's security & defense with some of the most acclaimed experts and teachers.

The expedition will also follow the footsteps of Jesus in Judea, Samaria and the Galilee, this includes worship and on location advanced bible study program. Some of the sessions will be in the:
Garden of Gethsemane, Temple Mount (Southern steps), Mount Carmel (Elijah contest with the Baal priests), Mount of Beatitudes, Sea of Galilee (on board a cruise), Garden Tomb (Calvary), Mount of Zion (Upper Room)

Monday, September 30 – Wednesday, October 9, 2013

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Preliminary list of speakers and presenters

Dr. Dore Gold, General (ret) Amos Yadlin, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, Deputy Prime Minister Moshe Ya'alon, Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Ambassador Ali Yahya, Dr. Barry Rubin, Dr. Ron Wexler, Tom Trento, Marc Kahlberg

Please see speakers information on the bios page.

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Invited guests

Natan Sharansky, Member of Knesset
Dan Meridor, Deputy Prime Minister
Uzi Rubin, Fmr. Head of Israel's Strategic Missile Defense Agency
Yaakov Katz, The Jerusalem Post's Senior Military Correspondent
Uzi Landau, Minister of National Infrastructure/Former Minister of Internal Security

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Itinerary

Monday, September 30, 2013
Depart for Israel

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

• Arrive Ben Gurion airport

TEL AVIV

• Overnight – Tel Aviv

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

• Visit the security wall (dividing the West Bank from Israel)
• Tour of Ariel, Carmel, Haifa, Jesrael Valley
• Overnight – Tiberias

Thursday, October 3, 2013
Galilee

• Sea of Galilee, Golan Heights
• Evening panel discussion on "Israeli Arabs in the Galilee”
• Overnight – Tiberias

Friday, October 4, 2013
Lower Galilee, Nazareth, Jordan River Valley

• Nazareth – the historic Christian town of the Galilee. Lower Nazareth is 100% Arab
• Wadi Ara - a region that is 100% Arab
• Travel to Jerusalem through Beit Shaan, the Jordan Valley, and Jericho.
• Shabbat in the “Kotel” (Western Wall)
• Overnight - Jerusalem

Saturday, October 5, 2013
Dead Sea and Massada

• Evening panel discussion: “Lines on the sand – Divisions of the Middle East”
• Overnight in Jerusalem

Sunday, October 6, 2013

• Tour of Jerusalem
• Evening panel discussion: "Jerusalem & Islam"
• Overnight in Jerusalem

Monday, October 7, 2013

• Additional Jerusalem sites
• Evening panel discussion: “Security, defense & intelligence – the reality of the Middle East”
• Overnight in Jerusalem

Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Garden tomb, Yad VaShem

• Judea & Samaria - between the lines.
• Evening panel discussion - "West Bank"
• Overnight in Jerusalem

Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Garden tomb, Yad VaShem

• Farewell dinner with political and military leaders.
• Leave Israel tonight (or extend your stay in Israel on your own)
• Next day, Eilat-Petra Extension

Eilat and Petra extension tour
4 days 3 nights

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Program

Thursday, October 10, 2013

• Domestic flight to Eilat, the beautiful resort city on the shores of the Red Sea.
• Enjoy the rest of the day in this little paradise…

Friday, October 11, 2013

• Free day in Eilat

Saturday, October 12, 2013

• Full day tour to the amazing "red city" of Petra
• In the late afternoon return to your hotel in Eilat.

Sunday, October 13, 2013

• AM free in Eilat
• Late afternoon flight to Ben Gurion International Airport

See Detailed Itinerary for more details