http://www.lightstalkers.org/keywords/show/israel This feed shows posts at Lightstalkers. en-us I'm supposed to leave for Israel on Thursday for a week, and for a variety of reasons, the people I am going with just bailed! Any suggestions, tips, warnings for a single woman traveling in Israel right now? Should I cancel the trip? Is it easy to meet fellow travelers? Safety concerns? Any ad... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:58:03 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/israel-adcive-asap Hi all, BZ newspaper (based at Berlin/Germany) needs a photographer at Sderot/israel on Feb 15, 10a.m. - 4p.m. for covering the visit of an entrepeneur from Berlin at a Sderot home for children. pictures must taken digitally & transfered immediately fee will be negotiable reply to Dirk at dirk... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:57:06 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/assignment-at-sderot-israel-feb-15 Hi all, I was planning to get into Ramallah from Jerusalem on sunday (jan 13th), but didn't count on Bush's visiting Israel at the same time. Any word on whether the territories will be sealed until he leaves? Bush was in Ramallah today, and the borders with Jordan were closed. They're suppose... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:01:03 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/access-to-ramallah-during-bush-s-visit "WAR DNA" Book Launch and the slideshow by Q. Sakamaki At the Bubble Lounge, 228 West Broadway, New York, New York. Ph: 212-431-3433. Slideshow features singles from the book "WAR DNA", as well as stories from Turkey, Sri Lanka, and Rio, Brazil. The door opens at 5pm, and the slideshow at ... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:56:48 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/book-launch-and-slideshow-by-q-sakamaki Hi fellow stalkers, I was in Lebanon just prior to the Israel/Hezbollah conflict, and am planning a return in Feb next year for an essay. I have been in touch with the PIO for UNIFIL and am awaiting to hear back for confirmation, but I was wondering if anyone has some recent experience in t... Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:44:26 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/southern-lebanon I'll be headed to Israel in about a month and was also thinking about going into Syria or Lebanon. Problem is neither of these 2 countries will let you in if they find out you've even been to Israel, much less let you through the border. I've got 2 passports but that doesn't really solve the i... Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:44:54 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/how-to-get-to-syria-or-lebanon-from-israel Hi everyone... Just wondering if anyone could give me any advice regarding passports that have stamps from previous visits to Israel in them. I'm part of a team hopefully heading out to the Middle East this time next year but one of the girls has visited Israel for work in the past. Looking on th... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:54:35 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/israeli-stamps-on-my-passport So I'm planning a little trip to the Middle East starting in January and am working out the visas. I've been in touch with the Syrian Embassy in London, Ottawa and D.C. The one in D.C. offers a 6-month visa, the embassy in London (where I'll be for a bit before heading off) won't issue visas to n... Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:05:49 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/visa_questions Spare a thought for the senior Middle East photographer fired by Reuters after two tampered photographs from a Beirut stringer got through the system during the Lebanon war. Company officials have trumpeted Reuters “swift, strong response” to this “unfortunate human error” and proclaimed that he ... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:55:28 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/spare_a_thought_for_the_senior_middle_east_photographer_fired_by_reuters NOTE: I am finished with this issue and don't need more photos on these subjects now. Thank you to the many who helped me with this! -Michelle Hello all, -- Thanks to everyone who has written to me already. If you saw this post before October 13, I have just changed the deadline t... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:55:01 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/iran__basra__libya_photos_needed Read the latest complete conclusions and denunciations from Amnesty International regarding israeli war crimes in Lebanon during the last events. "link text"http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE180072006?open&of=ENG-LBN Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:54:49 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/israel_lebanon__amnesty_intl__complete_report So it's time to upgrade my body armor, and somebody mentioned to me that it was a lot cheaper to pick it up in Dixie, aka Israel. Does anybody have experience with this? Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:53:41 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/cheaper-body-armor-in-israel