IPS, among its other research activities, has long been a pioneer in the attempt to make information concerning the Arab-Israeli conflict readily available to a wide range of people. In the 1960s and 1970s, IPS published a regular monthly digest in Arabic of translations from the Hebrew press, the first of its kind in the Arab world. IPS has continued this trend by translating important Hebrew and English sources into Arabic.

IPS also commissions original studies and research for publication in Arabic, English, and French concerning Palestinian history and heritage, as well as current political events in the area. The most recent such endeavor has been a series of research papers on final status issues (e.g., Jerusalem, the settlements, refugees, water rights, etc.) of the Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations.