MADAR was created to meet the urgent Palestinian and Arab need for a research centre that is dedicated to studying Israeli affairs. Its main goal is to produce solid and critical research and analysis about the Israeli scene. It aspires to make an avant garde contribution and to provide Palestinian and Arab decision-makers and citizens with access to a comprehensive scientifically sound body of knowledge on the different aspects of Israeli society.

MADAR continues to work persistently on the following projects to achieve its main goal:

• Conduct and publish research studies on Israel’s political, social, economic, and cultural fields.
• Translate books published in Hebrew and other languages, about Israeli affairs, into Arabic.
• Publish special reports, and position papers on interesting phenomena and current affairs.
• Publish MADAR’s annual strategic report.
• Publish the Israeli Scene newspaper supplement, which monitors Israel’s latest developments in issues of particular interest to an Arab audience.

Organise seminars, lectures, and conferences on various Israeli related affairs and topics of interest to an Arab audience.