Alternative Information Center

The Alternative Information Center (AIC ) is an Israeli- Palestinian non-governmental organization that enters on the basis of international law on the rights of the Palestinians. The AIC is headquartered in West Jerusalem and Bait sahur.

Operation

The AIC sees itself as a platform for Israelis and Palestinians for an open exchange through which the possibility is created to develop new ideas and projects. In the foreground a responsible cooperation is based on the values ​​of social and political justice, equality, solidarity, including community involvement and respect for the national right of the Palestinians, especially the right to self-determination, the end of the Israeli occupation and the right of return for refugees.

In particular, the work of the AIC focusing on both the elaboration of publications that analyze the events in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, from a critical perspective, as well as on the support of social and political movements that are associated with the needs and objectives.

History

The AIC was founded in 1984 by Israeli and Palestinian grassroots activists. At the time of inception, the AIC both one of the first NGOs Israel and one of the first organizations was the Israeli -Palestinian is defined as explicit. Since its inception, the AIC was involved in the Israeli and Palestinian peace movements, for example in the successful anti - torture campaign of Palestinian prisoners Adnan Anan. One year after the founding of the AIC was involved in the secret negotiations between the Israeli government, the organization of Ahmad Jibril (PFLP - GC) and the Red Cross, where the exchange of prisoners between Israel and Jibril 's organization was organized.