"Pioneers of Israel" Mission

AFJS and WZO

Do not miss this once-in-a-lifetime "behind the scenes" Israel experience

This November, The World Zionist Organization (WZO) and American Friends of Judea and Samaria (AFJS) are joining forces to collaborate on a once-in-a -lifetime behind the scenes unique mission to Israel, allowing you to experience the Jewish State like never before.
Join us for a special week-long trip to Israel to meet with top decision makers while visiting entrepreneurial, pioneering communities throughout the country.
Come and see Jewish and Zionist history up close, and learn from those in Israeli society, who are shaping the future of the State – the pioneers in various arenas, while at the same time taking in breathtaking landscapes, and visiting meaningful Biblical sites.
The mission will bring you to Judea, Samaria, the Galilee, and the Golan, and will include a unique tour of Jerusalem.
Dates: November 5-10, 2023
Target audience: U.S. Jewry's next generation of leaders, community heads, rabbis, influencers, entrepreneurs, social media activists, and heads of organizations from North America.
To sign up, please fill out the following form on our website – https://afjs.org/wzo-and-afjs-pioneers-of-israel-mission/

Itinerary (subject to change)

• Sunday November 5 – Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, Lod. Airport bus pickup, drive to Hebron. A visit to Beit Hadassah to learn about the ancient and modern history of Hebron, which shaped the Jewish destiny of the city. Dinner with the mayor of Jewish Hebron, Eyal Gelman, and other area leaders. Overnight in Hebron.
• Monday, November 6 – Guided tour of Hebron. visit the Cave of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs. Gush Etzion – meet with the heads of the Sovereignty movement, Nadia Matar and Yehudit Katzover at the Oz Ve'Gaon Nature Reserve. Lunch at a local agricultural farm with Gush Etzion Mayor, and Yesha Council Chairman, Shlomo Ne'eman.
  Jerusalem – A visit to the city's major Zionist institutions. Drive north, overnight in Tiberias.
• Tuesday, November 7 – Tour of the Golan (precise schedule upcoming), overnight in Tiberias.
• Wednesday, November 8 - Galilee tour (precise schedule upcoming), overnight in Tiberias.
• Thursday, November 9 - A visit to the Kineret Farm. Tour of the Jordan Valley. Meeting with David Elchayani, head of the Jordan Valley Regional Council, and former head of the Yesha Council. Visit to ancient Shilo. Visit to the community of Peduel and the "porch of the country" lookout point over the center of the country, with a briefing from a senior IDF official/security chief. Drop off at Ben Gurion Airport for return flight.

• The mission will also include meetings with local and national leaders, Knesset members, entrepreneurs, and Judea/Samaria security personnel.
• Participants will gain an inside look into Israel’s security establishment
• The cost of local transportation, sleeping accommodations, meals, and tours, will be covered by the mission organizers.
• Participants will cover their own international round-trip flight costs.

_{*AFJS tours are highly subsidized, and therefore the organization reserves the right to restrict participation on specific tours or cancel them at any time, based on budgetary and other considerations.}