“The world should be aware of the human implications of Israel’s policy of ‘no development, no prosperity’ in the Gaza Strip,” noted AIC economist Shir Hever, as he testified today (2 Jul...
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"Fatenah," Palestine's first 3D animated feature film, is inspired by a true story about a Palestinian woman living in the Gaza Strip who discovers a lump in her breast. Director, Ahmad Habash and Producer, Saed Andoni, talk about the craft of making an animated feature, challenges of filmmaking in Palestine, and their motivations in making "Fatenah."
As part of its efforts to connect the work of local Israeli organizations to the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Alternative Information Center spoke with Eitan Bronstein, the director of Zochrot, about teaching the Nakba to Israelis, the new Netanyahu government, and the Palestinian right of return.
There are lives that have to be narrated. There are persons that deserve to be defended at the precise moment of need. As a Palestinian I feel both the duty and the responsibility to raise my voice...
At a press conference held on 22 June in East Jerusalem, representatives of Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, spoke about a changing trend in the ownership of historically...
Often I am asked, as a writer and social activist, to say to my Mizrahi brethren what they are required to do in order to better their desperate situation. Every time that I appear in media panels,...
Last Friday, any Tel Aviv resident walking by Levinsky Park would have found rows of African food stalls and photo exhibits, and heard the sounds of Israeli and African live performances. As part...
Shawqi Issa, Palestinian human rights lawyer and Director of the Jensan Center for Democracy and Human Rights, discusses the implications of US Lt.-Gen. Keith Dayton recent speech in May of this year to the Washington Institute's 2009 Soref Symposium. Dayton is responsible for leading a team in training Palestinian Authority's security forces.
[23 miles off the coast of Gaza, 15:30pm] - Today Israeli Occupation Forces attacked and boarded the Free Gaza Movement boat, the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, abducting 21 human rights workers from 11 countries, including Noble laureate Mairead Maguire and former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney ...
While the Israeli government has conscripted its eighteen-year-olds into the military since 1948, only in recent decades have mental health professionals begun studying the psychological effects of military service on young veterans. At a conference held at Tel Aviv University on 29 June, severa...
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Since August 2005, a Welfare to Work plan (called the Wisconsin Plan) has been operating in Israel, the stated goal of which is to decrease the number of people receiving income guarantees by integrating them into the job market. The plan is implemented by private companies and has functioned, to da...
Last Thursday’s pride parade marked the eighth consecutive year that gay activists and supporters celebrated tolerance and freedom of self-expression in Jerusalem. Beginning at Liberty Bell Park, the parade drew thousands of participants for singing, cheering, and the public acknowledgment of ...
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Press Conference of the Parents of American Activist Tristan Anderson, Who was Critically Injured by Israeli Military
On Monday, March 23, 2009, the parents of American activist Tristan Anderson held a press conference at the Alternative Information Center. They gave a medical update on their son, who was shot in the head with a high velocity tear gas canister by Israeli border police on March 13th.
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