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Welcome to the Freedom Archives' Digital Search Engine.The Freedom Archives contains over 12,000 hours of audio and video recordings which date from the late-1960s to the mid-90s and chronicle the progressive history of the Bay Area, the United States, and international movements. We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings. Our collection includes weekly news, poetry, music programs; in-depth interviews and reports on social and cultural issues; numerous voices from behind prison walls; diverse activists; and pamphlets, journals and other materials from many radical organizations and movements.

Palestine

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

  • Arab Perspectives on Palestine
    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
    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
    Human Rights in Palestine
    Various publications about Israeli Human Rights abuses against Palestinians.
  • International Perspectives on Palestine
    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
    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
    Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
    Literature from revolutionary groups in struggle to liberate Palestine.

Documents

Arab Liberation Front (A.L.F.) - Some Dimensions of Israeli Colonialism Arab Liberation Front (A.L.F.) - Some Dimensions of Israeli Colonialism
Publisher: Arab Liberation FrontYear: 1971Format: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Publication describing goals of ALF and discussing Israeli colonialism. "The Arab Liberation Front (ALF) is a mass movement independent from Arab regimes, through which many anti-imperialist progressive forces struggle to achieve the aims of the Arab revolution which can be summarized in the following phrases: Liberation of Palestine, Freedom from Imperialist oppression, Socialism and Arab unity." What is the Arab Liberation Front? Some Dimensions of Israeli Colonialism? A message to our international comrades
The Political Manifesto of the Arab Liberation Front The Political Manifesto of the Arab Liberation Front
Publisher: Arab Liberation FrontYear: 1969Format: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Manifesto of Arab Liberation Front (ALF) describing their movement towards Palestinian liberation, socialism, and Arab unity.
The Palestinian Chalk Circle The Palestinian Chalk Circle
Author: Mahmoud DarwishPublisher: Fifth of June Society and Arab Women's Information CommitteeFormat: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Selections of a prose poetry collection by Mahmoud Darwish titled "Diary of a Citizen without a Country."
The United Nations and the Palestine Question April 1947-April 1965 The United Nations and the Palestine Question April 1947-April 1965
Author: Fayez A. SayeghPublisher: Palestine Liberation Organization Research CenterDate: 9/1966Volume Number: Facts and Figures Series No. 2Format: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Statistical summary of the extent and degree to which the United Nations involved itself in Palestine since 1947. Includes statistical analysis of resolutions, decisions, and judgements regarding Palestine.
Palestine and Arab Nationalism Palestine and Arab Nationalism
Author: Dr. Anis SayeghPublisher: Palestine Liberation Organization Research CenterDate: 1/1970Volume Number: Palestine Essay No. 3Format: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Exploration of the inextricable and complex relationship between Palestinian liberation and Arab nationalism.
Palestine, Israel and Peace Palestine, Israel and Peace
Author: Fayez A. SayeghPublisher: Palestine Liberation Organization Research CenterDate: 2/1970Volume Number: Palestine Essays No. 17Format: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Essay arguing: "struggle of indigenous Palestinian population against Zionist colonists" is the "origin and cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict as well as the key to its solution."
Palestinian Children: The Generation of Liberation Palestinian Children: The Generation of Liberation
Author: Bassem SirhanPublisher: Palestine Liberation Organization Research CenterDate: 9/1970Volume Number: Palestine Essays No.23Format: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
"Summary of a sociological study of Palestinian children." "The study aims to measure: 1.The national awareness and identity of the Palestinian children who were born outside Palestine and who have never seen Palestine. 2. The degree of attachment of Palestinian children to their homeland, and how much they are ready to suffer in order to liberate it."
The Struggle of Palestinian Women The Struggle of Palestinian Women
Publisher: Palestine National Assembly Research CenterDate: 9/1975Format: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Analysis of women's involvement in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle.
A Verdict on Sponsored Terrorism - The Bouchiki Case A Verdict on Sponsored Terrorism - The Bouchiki Case
Publisher: The Palestine Research CenterDate: 11/1974Format: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
"Translation of the Oslo magistrate's summary and jurisdiction of the Bouchiki trial" evidencing "Israeli clandestine activities in many parts of the world" and revealing "the manner in which state conducted terrorism was carried out against innocent individuals thought to be Palestinian leaders or activists."
Discrimination in Education Against the Arabs in Israel Discrimination in Education Against the Arabs in Israel
Author: Fayez A. SayeghPublisher: Palestinian Liberation Organization Research CenterDate: 9/1966Volume Number: Facts and Figues Series - No. 3Format: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Study of the exclusion of and discrimination against Arabs in educational institutions in Israel.