is a podcast of the Alternative Information Center (AIC). The AIC is a joint Palestinian-Israeli organization which prioritizes political advocacy, critical analysis and information sharing on the Palestinian and Israeli societies as well as on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
News from Within: Palestine/Israel is a podcast of the Alternative Information Center (AIC). The AIC is a joint Palestinian-Israeli organization which prioritizes political advocacy, critical analysis and information sharing on the Palestinian and Israeli societies as well as on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Akiva Orr has been writing on the issue of the relation between Zionism and the search for a secular Jewish identity for many years, including the book Israel: Politics, Myths and Identity Crises, published in English by Pluto Press in 1994.
News from Within Podcast: Zionism as an Attempt to Solve the Jewish Identity Complex of Secular Jews
On Monday, the 26th of May, 2008, Akiva Orr spoke at the
offices of the Alternative Information Center in West Jerusalem. Akiva was born
in Berlin in 1931 and immigrated to Palestine with his family in 1934, growing
up in Tel Aviv. He served in the Israeli Navy in 1948 and after the war studied
mathematics and physics at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In the early
1950s, Akiva became critical of Zionism, joining the Israeli Communist Party in
1953. However, in 1962, he broke from the party and jointly founded the
anti-Zionist Israeli organization Matzpen. He has written several books
including “The Un-Jewish State:The
Politics of Jewish Identity in Israel,” “The Other Israel: The Radical Case
Against Zionism,” and the “Direct Democracy Manifesto.” You can read and download
his books on his website at akiorrbooks.org.
On 21 April in Jerusalem, former US President Jimmy Carter delivers a speech during a meeting held by the Israeli Council of Foreign Relations.
News from Within Podcast: A Palestinian Perspective on Carter's Visit and the Prospects of an Israeli/Palestinian Ceasefire
On
Monday the 28th of April, 2008, I spoke with Nassar Ibrahim in the
offices of the Alternative Information Center in Beit Sahour.Nassar, a longtime Palestinian writer,
journalist and activist, is Policy Director of the AIC. We discussed the
implications of the recent visit of former US President Jimmy Carter to the Middle
East, the possibility of a long-term ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the context
of recent US and Israeli diplomatic maneuvers in the region, and Palestinian
plans for events to commemorate 60 years since the Nakba.
"Occupied Minds: A Journey Through the Israeli Psyche" by Arthur Nelsen
On "Occupied Minds: A Journey Through the Israeli Psyche"
On 29 March 2008, Arthur Neslen spoke at the AICafe in the offices
of the Alternative Information Center in Beit Sahour. Arthur is the author of Occupied
Minds: A Journey Through the Israeli Psyche, which was published in 2006 by
Pluto Press. The book features a series of first person narratives,
gathered from interviews with more than 50 Israelis from across the social and
political spectrum, shedding light on the dynamics of Israeli identity and consciousness.
Arthur was formerly the London correspondent for Aljazeera.net and
the website's only Jewish journalist. He was international editor of Red Pepper
Magazine for five years, and worked between 2001 and 2004 as a broadcast
journalist at the BBC. Additionally, he has written for publications including the
Guardian, the Independent, the Observer, the New Statesman and Private Eye.
On 14 February, in separate parts of Beirut, two public events occured, embodying the contrasting currents of Lebanese society: One, the funeral of assassinated Hezbollah leader Imad Mugniyah and the other, the third anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri.
On
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, Alter-Inter spoke with Nahla Chahal at her office in Paris, France.
Nahla is an author, journalist, researcher and columnist at
the al-Hayat pan-Arab daily newspaper. During the 1970s, she was one of
the leaders of the Organization of Communist Action of Lebanon (OACL) and a participant in the Lebanese Communist Party. She is
currently president of the Arab Women Researchers Association and Coordinator
of the International Civil Campaigns for the Protection of the Palestinian
People (CCIPPP).
They discussed the current
social and political situation in Lebanon, the position of
the Lebanese Left and progressive forces, Hezbollah domestic strategies, the
implications of the assassination of Imad Magniyah, the continuing impact of
the summer 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon, and a look towards
the near future in Lebanon
and the region.
A Personal and Historical Perspective on the Joint Palestinian/Israeli Struggle
On 29 January 2008, Michael (Mikado) Warschawski spoke at the offices of the Alternative Information Center (AIC) in Beit Sahour. Michael is a well-known Israeli anti-colonial activist, journalist and author. A former activist in the seminal anti-Zionist Israeli organization Matzpen from the 1960s through the 1980’s, he is a cofounder of the Alternative Information Center and a leader in the global anti-war movement and World Social Forum Process.
Michael discussed the formation and historical role of the joint Palestinian-Israeli struggle for peace and justice and its current trajectory, examining it through the prism of personal experience and the history and sociopolitical perspective of the AIC.
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