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Can the US-drafted Roadmap Serve as a Basis for Israeli-Palestinian Peace? Print E-mail
Written by Sergio Yahni, Alternative Information Center (AIC)   
Sunday, 11 November 2007

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On Thursday, 8 November, in a prelude to the upcoming Annapolis conference, the Israeli government and Palestinian Authority agreed to stipulations that “any implementation of agreements in the future will be conditional to both sides carrying out what they must in accordance with the first stage of the [2002 US-Drafted] road map.”

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The Garbage Cage Print E-mail
Written by The Alternative Information Center (AIC)   
Wednesday, 07 November 2007

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Trapped by the Separation Wall, many people from the Hebron area are forced to make a living by digging for metal in the Yatta dump yard.

The Garbage Cage describes the life of these people, many children among them, who in spite of their so called low position hold tight to their dreams and hopes, their childhood games and small fights, their laughter and pain, their struggle. Their humanity.

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The Bitter Harvest: The Israeli Occupation’s Effects on Palestinian Olive Production Print E-mail
Written by Ahmad Jaradat and Anahi Ayala Iacucci, Alternative Information Center (AIC)   
Tuesday, 06 November 2007

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Every year at this time, Palestinians begin their olive harvest. Throughout history, this activity has been a very important and special occasion in Palestine. A decade ago, schools and universities would close for two weeks to allow students to help and support their families in this hard, yet enjoyable, work.

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Is Deserting War a Way towards Peace? Print E-mail
Written by Yossi Bartal for the Alternative Information Center (AIC)   
Sunday, 04 November 2007

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A few months ago, the Israeli military published figures on this year’s recruitment, regarding the number of soldiers enlisted and the units they have chosen to join. The statistics revealed that 25 percent of 18-year-old Jewish men, and 40 percent of Jewish women don’t join the military for various reasons. For the first time, the number of non-draftees has reached a quarter of the Jewish population. The proportion of soldiers who leave the military in their first few months of service is around 18 percent, a number that is also on the rise. Moreover, the demand for serving in combat units is decreasing, falling in the course of one year by 1.5 percent. The details regarding reserve soldiers were not published, but it is known that their rate of service avoidance is increasing even faster.

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Notes on a Predictable Failure Print E-mail
Written by Sergio Yahni, Alternative Information Center (AIC)   
Tuesday, 23 October 2007

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The impasse in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process began already in 1995, a few months before the Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, was assassinated.

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