Highlights of SSI’s Advanced Homeland Security Training in Israel
Day 7
May 2015 Mission.
We are proud partners of Saint Leo University – one of the nation’s best
Homeland Security and Criminal Justice programs. Accredited for Undergraduate
and Graduate Students through Saint Leo.Participants traveled to Jerusalem. Start at Gilo, under attack during second intifada; drive to the checkpoint into Bethlehem; see how Israel has protected one its holiest sites, Rachel's Tomb: Visit the new Jewish neighborhood of Har Homa; drive through the Arab neighborhood of Sur Baher to east Talpiot; pass UN Headquarters--Armon Hanatziv; Goldman promenade view over the Temple Mount; view over the Temple Mount from the 7 Arches Hotel on top of the Mt of Olives; head to Mt Scopus for a view over E-1 area; drive north to Tel Ful, King Hussein's unfinished summer palace to look over the northern city borders with Ramallah. Pass along the security barrier to understand the proximity of Pisgat Zev and Beit Hanina, return via Mandelbaum Gate area. Visit Israel's Red Cross Headquarters and learn about their vast experience with attacks.
