Palestine
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This collection includes a wide range of audio tapes and English publications about the Palestinian struggle for self determination, the colonization of Palestine and Zionism. Political journals and monographs from multiple viewpoints on topics such as Zionism, Israeli abuses of human rights and international law, the role of the US and Britain policy in shaping Palestine, as well as on the Middle East and the Arab world. Perspectives in this collection are drawn from international organizations in the West and the Middle East, Palestinian revolutionary organizations, academics, thinkers and students, and voices of everyday Palestinian resistance. The majority of the materials in this collection are paper documents; monographs, periodicals, articles and pamphlets; however it also includes a number of important and unique audio materials. The bulk of the collection focuses on Palestinian resistance between 1948 and the early 1990s.
News and information about Palestine: Institute for Middle East Understanding; If Americans Knew; B’TSELEM (Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories);
Analysis on Palestine: ElectronicIntifada; Mondoweiss; +972 Magazine
Subcollections
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Arab Perspectives on Palestine
Various publications concerning the Arab world produced by members of the Arab community both in the Middle East and within the diaspora. -
Anti-Zionism
Numerous publications challenging the Zionist ideology and the use of Zionism by the Israeli State to justify territorial claims. -
Human Rights in Palestine
Various publications about Israeli Human Rights abuses against Palestinians. -
International Perspectives on Palestine
The following collection is comprised of sub-collections focusing on perspectives and information about Palestine from three non-Palestinian organizations. -
Institute for Palestine Studies
The Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) was established in Beirut in 1963 as an independent non-profit research institution, unaffiliated with any political organization or government. -
Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Literature from revolutionary groups in struggle to liberate Palestine.
Documents
![The Wandering Palestinians: Every Man Has a Right to a Country](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: The GuardianDate: 1/20/1973Call Number: Format: ArticleProducers: The Guardian, Le MondeCollection: Palestine
This article, published in The Guardian, is the first part of a series on the history of the Palestinian peoples' struggles against Zionism, occupation, ethnic cleansing, forced displacement, labor violations, and numerous human rights violations.
![Towards a Democratic State in Palestine](images/thumbnails//30241.jpg)
Publisher: General Union of Palestine Students: Kuwaiti Graduate SocietyYear: 1970Format: ArticleCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
Article discussing and analyzing idea of "democratic, non-sectarian Palestine" as a one-state inclusive solution to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. This article was contributed by the Palestine National Liberation Movement, Fatah, to the 2nd World Conference on Palestine held in Amman, Sept. 2-6, 1970.
![Unholy Alliance: Christian Fundamentalism and the Israeli State](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: American-Arab Anti-Discrimination CommitteeDate: 4/1984Volume Number: No. 16Format: ArticleCollection: Anti-Zionism
Extensive article on the growth of the American Fundamentalist Christian movement and their ardent support for the state of Israel. Specifically discusses the rise of television evangelicalism (televangelists), the Fundamentalist Christian movement's alliance with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and anti-Arab sentiments present in the evangelical movement.
![Farewell Israel Book Review](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Book Review of Farewell, Israel by Ephraim Sevela. Reviewed by Allan C. Brownfeld.
![Israel Haunted](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Format: ArticleCollection: Anti-Zionism
Book Review of Jews Against Zionism by Thomas A. Kolsky. Reviewed by Murray Polner.
![Israeli Paper Hits Anti-Arab Policy](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Details discrimination against Israeli Arab workers in Israel.
![Jew Supports Palestinians](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Article on Edmund Hanauer, the executive director of the "Search for Justice and Equality in Palestine" organization and an outspoken Jewish critic of Israeli actions against Palestine.
![Middle East Comments](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
From the August 7-14, 1982 issue of The Nation. Features comments on the Israeli invasion of Lebanon and Israeli nationalism by Yael Lotan and Henry Schwarzchild.
![Prominent Jews Issue Warning](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Open letter denouncing the oppressive and fascist Israeli government under Menachem Begin.
![Rage, Reason and Reaction - Letters to the Editor](images/thumbnails//29933.jpg)
Photocopy of letter to the editor written by Moshe Menuhin. Condemns Israeli atrocities in the Six Days War.