MAYOR KENNEDY GONE TO MIDDLE EAST JG

SANTA CRUZ?S MAYOR LEFT ON FRIDAY TO VISIT ISRAEL AND PALESTINE. MAYOR SCOTT KENNEDY IS CO-LEADING A GROUP OF 10 PEOPLE TO THE AREA TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES AND OTHERS ABOUT THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. THE TRIP WILL INCLUDE VISITS TO SEVERAL CITIES AND TOWNS, AS WELL AS MEETINGS WITH ACTIVISTS, JOURNALISTS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.