After meeting BOTH SIDES, my view CHANGED | The Holafly Podcast #07

​‪@harryjaggardtravel‬ traveled through Israel and Palestine to document life beyond the headlines. In this episode of the Holafly Podcast, ‪@harryjaggardtravel‬ sits down with ‪@Travelwithchris‬ to explain why he chose Israel and Palestine over a paid trip to the Maldives, and why this became the most controversial travel series he has ever produced. Harry recounts being flagged before landing in Tel Aviv and questioned by Israeli immigration authorities for almost five hours. He also discusses everyday life in Israel during the conflict, cycling through Palestinian villages in the West Bank and the contrast between what people had warned him about and what he experienced on the ground. The conversation explores the difficulty of remaining neutral in the Israel-Palestine conflict, how different media narratives shape what each side believes and what Harry learned from interviewing an Israeli settler overlooking a Palestinian village. He also reflects on hospitality, Israeli and Palestinian attitudes towards peace and the mistakes he believes he made while covering such a complex subject. Finally, Harry explains how his Palestine series helped raise $15,000 for medical relief in Gaza and why he believes meeting people directly can challenge assumptions created by politics, propaganda and social media. This is not a complete history of the Israel-Palestine conflict. It is a firsthand conversation about travel, storytelling and what happens when a creator tries to show both sides of one of the world’s most divisive issues. Get your eSIM here: https://hfly.co/qbdem More from Holafly: Newsletter with exclusive content: https://theholaflypodcast.substack.com More from Holafly: LinkedIn: LinkedIn: holafly Instagram: Instagram: holafly_esim Website: https://esim.holafly.com/ LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST ON: 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033Eroc... 🎧 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.es/podcasts/e78b... 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... #Holafly #HolaflyPodcast #Israel #Palestine #WestBank #Gaza #Travel #Journalism #Peace #Propaganda #Storytelling #HolaflyPodcast 00:00 Trailer 01:00 Why Harry traveled to Israel and Palestine 07:18 Staying neutral, losing sponsors and receiving death threats 13:05 Reported on the plane and questioned for five hours 23:04 Tel Aviv and everyday life during the conflict 30:07 Cycling through the West Bank 35:14 Hospitality in Israel and Palestine 41:32 Money, navigation and staying connected 43:37 Interviewing an Israeli settler 49:05 How propaganda shapes both sides 56:07 Do Israelis and Palestinians still believe in peace? 01:05:05 Raising $15,000 for Gaza relief