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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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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

Transnational Links Between Arab Community in the US and Arab World Transnational Links Between Arab Community in the US and Arab World
Author: Ayad Al-QazzazPublisher: Cal Central PressYear: 1978Format: MonographCollection: Palestine
The Democratic Progressive State in Palestine The Democratic Progressive State in Palestine
Format: MonographCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
Palestinian youth attending the 10th International Youth Festival in Berlin, Germany write to international youth about the slogan of the democratic progressive state as a strategic goal in the national liberation struggle against Zionist colonization.
Jewish Influence on the United States Media Jewish Influence on the United States Media
Publisher: The Palestine Arab DelegationFormat: MonographCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
Following an introduction to the subject, this monograph features systematically organized data indicating Jewish presence in the television networks and selected TV stations, selected magazines and daily newspapers throughout the United States.
Tension and Peace in the Middle East: An Account of the Tragedy of the Holyland Tension and Peace in the Middle East: An Account of the Tragedy of the Holyland
Author: Izzat TannousPublisher: The Palestine Arab Refugee OfficeDate: 5/1957Format: MonographCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
A brief account of the historic background of the tragedy in Palestine, the tension it has caused in the Middle East and the disastrous effects it will have on the whole world if a just solution to the Palestine problem is not found.
The ABC of the Palestine Problem: Part 1 (1896-1949) The ABC of the Palestine Problem: Part 1 (1896-1949)
Publisher: The Arab Women's Information CommitteeFormat: MonographCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
A detailed timeline laying out the specific process and set of events that facilitated the Zionist takeover of Palestine. Includes facts, statistics, names, places, very comprehensive. Chapter 1: The Idea of a Zionist State leads to the Balfour Declaration 1896-1917. Chapter 2: The Years of the Promise: Jewish Development Under British Protection 1917-1939. Chapter 3: The Years of Militant Zionism and American Support 1939-1947. Chapter 4: The Big Takeover 1947-1949
A Palestinian View A Palestinian View
Author: Fayez A. SayeghPublisher: General Union of Palestine Students: 2nd World ConferenceFormat: MonographCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
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."
Palestine Discussion Papers (Vol. 2) - The 1948 War as a Crucial Juncture in the History of the Palestine Problem Palestine Discussion Papers (Vol. 2) - The 1948 War as a Crucial Juncture in the History of the Palestine Problem
Authors: L.M.C. van der Hoeven Leonhard, George JabbourPublisher: General Union of Palestine Students: Kuwaiti Graduate SocietyYear: 1971Format: MonographCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
Two essays from the Second International Symposium on Palestine. The first is "The 1948 War as a Crucial Juncture in the History of the Palestine problem" by L.M.C. van der Hoeven Leonhard. The Second is "An Agenda for Research on Settler Colonialism" by Mr. George Jabbour. Both of these papers were presented at the Second International Symposium on Palestine Feb. 13-17, 1971.
How Can the Jews Survive? - A Socialist Answer to Zionism How Can the Jews Survive? - A Socialist Answer to Zionism
Author: George NovackPublisher: Merit PublishersYear: 1969Format: MonographCollection: Anti-Zionism
Uses the concept of the "non-Jewish Jew" to argue that Zionist Israel is an institution of Capitalist Imperialism and that the solution for the Jewish people would be to embrace Socialism.
Israel's Bid for "Peace and Security" Israel's Bid for "Peace and Security"
Author: Arlette TessierFormat: MonographCollection: Anti-Zionism
Offers a critique of the Israeli claims regarding their desire to promote peace, especially in regards to their aggression during the 1967 War. Also includes translations of two articles published in Israeli newspapers; "Hollow Words and No Action," by David Ben Gurion, and "We are doomed to War," by General Moshe Dayan.
Jewish Critics of Zionism - A Testamentary Essay with The Stifling and Smearing of a Dissenter Jewish Critics of Zionism - A Testamentary Essay with The Stifling and Smearing of a Dissenter
Author: Moshe MehuhinPublisher: Arab Information CenterYear: 1974Format: MonographCollection: Anti-Zionism
Provides a history of Zionist ideology and the numerous Jewish critics who have spoken out against Israeli actions. Also includes an essay entitled "The Stifling and Smearing of a Dissenter," on the suppression of anti-Zionist works and opinions in the United States.