Sunday morning is more than just a song by Lou Reed; it was the start of our Tel Aviv experience. We started at Kikar Rabin, standing in the footsteps where the great Yitzhak Rabin stood for the very last time. We discussed the Oslo Accords, the implications and the lessons learned from its function.

Later in the afternoon, the students were addressed by Simon Fischer of Save A Child's Heart, and learned about a foundation that goes beyond politics to treat children of all races and creeds.

In the evening, students met with documentary filmmaker Joshua Faudem who screened his work, "Blues by the Beach" and then joined the students for a night out at the bar featured in the movie.

We stayed overnight at the Grand Beach Hotel and enjoyed our time on the Tel Aviv beachfront.

Monday was our movie marathon starting with a screening of Discordia which showed the uprising after Bibi Netanyahu was refused entry by pro-Palestinian rioters. The movie was followed by a discussion on the importance of creating and maintaining strong bonds with respective student governments and building coalitions with other key student groups for support.

The second part of our double feature was Honestreporting's own "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West" which took a close look at the dangers looming in fundamentalist Islamic society and that have been threatening the fabric of western culture.

Students capped off the evening with a discussion session led by Hasbara Fellowship's Director Elliot Mathias who spent time brainstorming with the participants and breaking down the information presented during the day.