The Peace Camp 2016 in Israel-Palestine has come to an end. I am full to the brim with impressions, feelings and learnings that will take some time to integrate and understand more deeply. And yet, I would like to put words to some of the experiences from out there in the Judean Desert, to share them with you, and let the world know what...

During the Peace Camp 2016 in Israel/Palestine, I took a half-day trip to Jericho on a mission to experience this part of the Occupied Territories and to find… tea light candles — for the purposes of giving a diminutive pot of eclectic souvenirs to all the participants. And so, the cousin of a local man we bumped into turned up in a yellow taxi...

I am lying on the sand and stone of the Judean desert, on top of a foam mattress. It’s too hot to have even the thinnest cover over me. A very bright full moon lights the sky, and insects fill the air with their calls. In the distance, I hear the sounds of the desert highway – the odd car or truck comes rumbling...