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MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008

11:00 A.M. – ARRIVAL AT BEN GURION AIRPORT
LUNCH AT MOSHAV NECHALIM – ERETZ ZAVAT HALAV
SHEHECHIYANU FROM THE TAYELET
7:30 – DINNER AT ERETZ BERESHIT
OVERNIGHT – REGENCY HOTEL, JERUSALEM

TUESDAY –  MAY 6
OVERVIEWS OF THE JUDEAN DESERT
TOUR MASADA
RELAX AND SOAK AT MORIAH PLAZA HOTEL
ALTERNATIVE HIKE TO EIN GEDI
7:30 – CIE/UIA CANADIAN EREV YOM HAZIKARON CEREMONY WITH THE MECHINAT GALIL PARTICIPANTS AT YAD HASHMONA

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008
CEREMONY AT THE VALLEY OF THE COMMUNITIES AT YAD VASHEM
STAND FOR THE SIREN AT YAD VASHEM
VISIT THE NEW HOLOCAUST MUSEUM AT YAD VASHEM
LUNCH AT YAD VASHEM
TOUR THE JEWISH QUARTER
YOM HAATZMAUT CEREMONY AT MINI ISRAEL WITH 800 CANADIAN YOUTH
YOM HAATZMAUT DINNER AND MUSIC WITH CANADIAN PARLIAMENT MEMBERS AND DISTINGUISHED JEWISH COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN A JERUSALEM VILLA

THURSDAY, MAY 8TH, 20089 (YOM HAATZMAUT)

SESSION WITH PROFESSOR GIL TROY "ISRAELI SOCIETY TODAY"
VISIT A CHECKPOINT OF THE SECURITY FENCE
KAREN HAYESOD/UIA CANADIAN PICNIC
EARLY EVENING VISIT TO THE WESTERN WALL TUNNELS AND THE DAVIDSON
DINNER AT MONTEFIORE RESTAURANT WITH AN OUTSTANDING VIEW OF JERUSALEM

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008

UIA CANADA MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL
LUNCH IN BEIT HANKIN
OVERNIGHT – SHERATON TIBERIUS

SHABBAT, MAY 10TH, 2008
ISRAEL UPDATE WITH KOBI MAROM:OVERVIEW OF LEBANON AND THE SECOND LEBANON WAR
OPTIONAL WALKING TOUR OF THE ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG
DECKS DINNER CRUISE ON THE KINNERET

SUNDAY, MAY 11TH, 2008.

OFF ROAD RANGERS ALONG  THE SYRIAN FORTIFICATIONS AND TOUR OF THE GOLAN HEIGHTS
WINE AND CHEESE LUNCH AT DALTON WINERY
VISIT ROSH PINA
DINNER AT BASE OR DINNER AT THE DUBROVIN ESTATE

MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008

VISIT AND TOUR THE MYSTICAL CITY OF OF TZFAT
LUNCH ON OWN
DRIVE TO TEL AVIV
CHECK IN TO HOTEL FOR THOSE STAYING ON
VISIT INDEPENDENCE HALL
TIME FOR SHOPPING AT DIZENGOFF
9:30 – LATE EVENING BANQUET DINNER AT LE RELAIS IN JAFFA WITH MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT
OVERNIGHT – DAVID CONTINENTAL, TEL AVIV