JET_V9_N1_RP4 Asmaa N. Ganayem Journal of Educational Technology 2230 - 7125 9 1 56 67 Digital Divide, Information Society, Diffusion Of Innovation, Education, Arab-palestinians In Israel This study aims to explore the nature of Internet access and use within Arab-Palestinian society in Israel. The research focuses on two points: (i) examining the pace of Internet growth during the last decade and studying the nature of the digital gaps within the studied society in a specific time, (ii) studying the extend of the effect of cultural factors in comparison to demographic factors on Internet diffusion and adoption. Measuring the digital gaps uses a new tool to measure different facets of Internet diffusion and adoption: nature of Internet access (duration of access, use locations) and nature of use (frequency, variety of use, type of use and language/s used when surfing). Arab-Palestinian society in Israel is a minority that has been distanced from the Israeli mainstream because of ongoing Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Wide gaps exist between Arabs and Jews in Israel in different socio-economic aspects. These gaps exist also in the diffusion of the Internet. This study examines the effect of various demographic (such as age and gender) and cultural (such as residency and religion) factors on Internet use and the position of cultural factors among all these factors. April - June 2012 Copyright & copy; 2012 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=1814