Based in Jerusalem and Bethlehem the AIC is a Palestinian-Israeli organization which disseminates information, research and political analysis on Palestinian and Israeli societies as well as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while promoting cooperation between Palestinians and Israelis based on the values of social justice, solidarity and community involvement.

One might have expected that after the signing of the Oslo Accords, in September, 1993, between the State of Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization, the values of democracy, partnership and solidarity would have come to be shared in the two societies, as the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip came to an end. What happened, however, was quite the opposite: there is no clear end in sight to the occupation and the gap between Israelis and Palestinians became wider than ever, mistrust, ignorance, and misunderstanding increased.

The collapse of the Oslo Process, the harsh closure policy that was unilaterally imposed by Israel on the Occupied Territories, the escalation of the low intensity war in Lebanon, and the growing policy of segragation against the Palestinian citizens of Israel have only deepened the gap between the two peoples and intensified the vicious cycle of violence.

The Alternative Information Center activities and publications offer a critical discussion of the political realities which have been created since the Oslo Accords and their implementation, with special attention given to radical democratic struggles, critical perspectives on the colonial nature of the State of Israel, and the Authoritarian features emerging in the Palestinian Authority.