MEPI Peace Trips

Middle East Peace Initiative in the Holy Land

American Clergy Leadership Conference Pilgrimageprocession to bury the cross, May 2003

A Jewish ceremony welcoming American clergy to Jerusalem by Dr. Shuki Ben Ami, September 2003

Peace March in the Old City of Jerusalem, October 2003

Peace March beginning at Jerusalem’s Jaffa Gate, October 2003

Peace Rally at Jerusalem’s Independence ParkOctober 2003

Peace Rally at Jerusalem’s Independence ParkOctober 2003

Peace Rally at Jerusalem’s Independence ParkOctober 2003

Delegates from 7 nations pray at the Western WallDecember 2003

Reconciliation ceremony between Jews, Christians, and Muslims, December 2003

An interreligious celebration, 2004

A Mother’s Heart for Peace marching in the heart of Jerusalem, 2004

Heart to Heart for Peace Rally, 2004

Planting trees in the Peace Forest

Intercultural celebration at Israel’s National Hall

Heart to Heart for Peace Rally in Jerusalem

Visiting a synagogue

Conference with Druze leaders

Conference in Ramallah

Enjoying a concert

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Italian youth meeting Israeli and Palestinian youth

Building connections with international youth

Welcome to Jerusalem

Sharing insights from diverse traditions

Visiting the Garden of Gethsemane

Praying at holy sites

Learning from Jewish traditions

Excursion on the Sea of Galilee

Enjoying the Dead Sea

Exploring the countryside

Visiting Haifa

Cross-cultural experiences

Visiting sites in Jerusalem

Outside the wall of the Old City of Jerusalem

Briefings by Jewish scholars

Learning about Israel’s diverse communities

At the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth

At the Druze shrine of Nebi Shueib

Participants in an international interfaith consultation

Examining Hebrew scrolls, praying at the Western Wall

The Middle East Peace Initiative is a program of the Universal Peace Federation.For more information, see upf.org/programs/mepiEmail Jeremy Jordan, Secretary General, UPF-Israel