The Alternative Information Center (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. In doing so, the AIC promotes responsible co-operation between Palestinians and Israelis based on the values of social and political justice, equality, solidarity, community involvement and respect for the full inalienable national rights of all Palestinian people.
The AIC believes that true social co-operation and communication between Palestinians and Israelis is possible. We have embodied this ideal for the past twenty years through our joint and collective structure. However, we acknowledge that this can only come to pass in the region if the root cause of the conflict is targeted and challenged - that being the long Occupation and dispossession of the Palestinian people. Based on these convictions, the AIC will continue to work towards the establishment of genuine and responsible grassroots bridges between the two communities.
The AIC believes that the gap between the two peoples and the intensifying cycle of violence is rooted in several factors, including but certainly not limited to: the failure of any proposed solution to acknowledge the ongoing injustice to Palestinians; the harsh closure and control policy unilaterally imposed by Israel on the Occupied Territories; Israeli aggression toward Palestinian civilians; the construction of illegal settlements and the Apartheid Wall in the West Bank; the exploitation of vital Palestinian resources; and the escalation and ever-growing policy of segregation against the Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel.
The AIC’s activities and publications provide a critical discussion of the political realities that shape the current situation, with special attention given to the radical democratic and feminist struggles, critical perspectives on the colonial nature of Israel and the alarming authoritarian features that emerge in the Palestinian Authority. Please feel free to contact us at any time.
AIC Partners
AIC activities are made possible through the generous support of numerous individuals and organisations including Alternatives, Associazione Comunita Papa Giovanni XXIII, the Austrian Development Agency, Basque government with the help of PTM-Mundubat, Broederlijk Delen, CCFD, Cimade, DanChurchAid, Diakonia, Diputacion de Guipuzkoa, ICCO, the Irish Government through the Christian Aid/Development Cooperation Ireland Multi-Annual Partnership Scheme (MAPS), Medico International and SIDA
The Alternative Information Center’s website is intended to provide information about the AIC and its goals and objectives.
We make every effort to ensure that the information on our websites is up to date and correct but we cannot guarantee that it is 100 per cent free of inaccuracies, errors or omissions. In particular, where information is provided to or compiled by us, we endeavour to ensure that it is the most complete and accurate information available but we cannot take responsibility for any inaccuracies, omissions or errors attributable to the author of such materials.
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Contact:
The Alternative Information Center (AIC)
Building 111 Main Street - Beit Sahour
Queen Shlomzion Street 4 - Jerusalem
PO Box 31417
erusalem 91313
Israel
02-2775444 (Beit Sahour)
02-6241159 (Jerusalem)
To contact us from outside Palestine / Israel
Beit Sahour
Tel: 00972-2-2775444
Fax: 00972-2-2775445
Jerusalem
Tel: 00972-2-6241159
Fax: 00972-3-7256006