[2][3] According to Birthright Unplugged, it was founded in 2003 by Dunya Alwan and Hannah Mermelstein.

[4] Alwan, an Iraqi-American of Muslim and Jewish descent, serves as the organization's current director.

[6] The Unplugged trip sought to expose mostly North American people to the Palestinian side of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict through travel and conversations with a range of Palestinian activists.

In six days, they visited Palestinian cities, villages, and refugee camps in the West Bank and spend time with Palestinian refugees[vague] living inside Israel.

In two days, they visit Jerusalem, the Mediterranean Sea, and the children's ancestral villages.