Syria: the Middle East's tipping point

The struggle for Syria isn't just about Syria--it's the struggle for a free, democratic Middle East versus one that lives under the yoke of American and Israeli hegemony.    See more details

Ethiopian Israelis face increasing discrimination

Racism is on the rise in Israel and it is sometimes directed towards Ethiopian Jews, citizens of the state who face discrimination and rejection on the basis of their skin color. See more details

IN PHOTOS: on hunger strike in Gaza

A number of Gazans have joined Khader Adnan's hunger strike to protest the inhumane conditions that Palestinian political prisoners face in Israeli jails. Israel often holds Palestinians in administrative detention without charges, depriving detainees of their right to due process. See more details

Where is the Bedouin Intifada?

In 2004, Israeli officials were up in arms about an impending Bedouin Intifada. But the Bedouin didn't rebel and now, despite plans to expel tens of thousands of Bedouin from their homes in the West Bank and the Negev, things remain relatively quiet. Why? See more details

Opinion

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February 09, 2012 - Syria: the Middle East's tipping point
The struggle for Syria isn't just about Syria--it's the struggle for a free, democratic Middle Eas...Read more
February 09, 2012 - Where is the Bedouin Intifada?
In 2004, Israeli officials were up in arms about an impending Bedouin Intifada. But the Bedouin didn...Read more
February 08, 2012 - The death of the Palestinian Authority
Do Palestinian unity and Israeli intrasigence spell the death of the Palestinian Authority? ...Read more
February 06, 2012 - On normalization and cooperation
Moroccan activist Sion Assidon responds to the Alternative Information Center's recent series...Read more
February 05, 2012 - Where is the Palestinian Spring?
The Egyptian Revolution recently marked its first anniversary. When is the Arab Spring coming to P...Read more

AIC Events

AICafe 9.2.12: Screening of The Battle of Algiers

Please join us on Thursday, February 9, at 8:00 pm for a free screening of The Battle of Algiers

08-02-2012
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Israeli Society

Ethiopian Israelis face inc
Racism is on the rise in Israel and it is sometimes directed towards Ethiopian Jews, citizens of the state who face discrimination an...
Moving towards a Jewish-only Knesset Israeli Knesset Member Danny Danon and othe
Israeli boycotters call for end to greenwashing Boycott from Within stands in oppositi

West Bank and Settler's Violence

Elderly woman injured by se
A Palestinian woman was seriously injured Wednesday after a number of Israeli settlers hurled stones at a vehicle on the Yitzhar-Nablus...
Without water, Palestine can forget about statehoo The recent French report denounci
Israel bulldozes two houses without demolition ord In the morning of January 25,&nbs

Jerusalem

Six activists arrested in I
Israeli forces, accompanied by bulldozers, arrived in the East Jerusalem village of Issawiya early this morning and reportedly arrested...
Israel ramps up settlement of East JerusalemAccording to the Palestinian news agency WAFA
Arab students banished for boycotting Peres speechThe Arabs48 news website reported on Wednesda

Economy of the Occupation

Turning a profit from norma
The debate about normalization, and the ways it undermines the struggle against occupation, revolves mostly around issues such a...
Short history of BDS in France As 2012 begins, a French activist looks at
Students paid to spread Israeli propagandaThe Israeli government has launched a new pro