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Applications are open for BADIL’S INTERNATIONAL MOBILIZATION COURSE ON THE INALIENABLE RIGHTS OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE - 2025
This summer, BADIL will hold the 6th Annual International Mobilization Course (IMC), starting on Monday 21 July and ending on Wednesday 30 July 2025.
Last summer, and despite the Israeli ongoing genocide on the Gaza Strip and intensified repression in the West Bank—as well as the efforts of western states to suppress solidarity for Palestine—BADIL Resource Center successfully held its 5th Annual IMC, bringing together 14 participants from all over the world.
As the Israeli regime has resumed its bombardment and starvation of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, it is even more urgent to hold the course in defiance of its system of domination and oppression. This year, the 10-day program aims to strengthen international mobilization by enhancing participants' advocacy skills and deepening their legal and political knowledge of the situation in Mandatory Palestine. Through a combination of lectures, panel discussions, field visits, and interactive workshops, participants will hear from Palestinians on the ground, witness the Israeli colonial-apartheid policies in practice, increase their understanding and therefore their ability to steer the discourse and advocate more effectively. The course also provides the opportunity and platform for networking and forging future partnerships to improve and unify solidarity actions in participants' respective countries.
Course details:
Dates: 20 July to 31 July 2025 (including arrival and departure days). Selected participants must arrive in Bethlehem on Sunday 20 July at the latest, and must not book their departure before Thursday 31 July.
Requirements:
- Participants must master the 4 English skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing; as the entire training will be held in English.
- Priority will be given to applicants who have experience or are involved in advocacy or solidarity for Palestine.
Fees: 500 USD per person (including course material, field visits, accommodation in shared* double rooms, breakfast & lunch). Participants must cover the transportation costs to Bethlehem, as well as the insurance and potential visa fees. Payment must be made in cash (NIS or USD) at the beginning of the course. If you are unable to cover the fees, please submit your application first and then send an email to [email protected] outlining the reasons for requesting a fee reduction or exemption. (*If you wish to stay in a single room, additional costs will apply.)
Disclaimer: BADIL cannot guarantee participants access to the country, and bears no responsibility regarding the behavior or actions taken by the Israeli authorities. Participants are advised to inform themselves of entry regulations. We recommend to those selected to book their travel to Ben Gurion airport (Tel Aviv), although entry via the Jordanian land border crossings is also possible.
The 10-day course organized by BADIL will include field visits across various locations in Mandatory Palestine, such as Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron. While every effort will be made to ensure the safety and well-being of participants—including adjusting the programme in response to developments on the ground—please note that complete security cannot be guaranteed.
Applicants will be informed of the result of their application by 24 April 2025.
To join BADIL's IMC: Fill the application form by 20 April 2025 midnight CET
For more information, please contact: [email protected]