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
7 Documents Found
![Our Socialism - Israel and Palestine: The Search for Justice](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: American SocialistsYear: 1983Volume Number: Vol. 1-6Format: PeriodicalCollection: Anti-Zionism
November/December issue of Our Socialism featuring a special report on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Includes articles on debates and contentions over Zionist policies among the Israeli population, Jewish extremism in Israel, the Palestinian struggle for national self-determination, life in the occupied West Bank, and Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation. Also includes interviews with Israeli economist Ehud Ein Gil, Yesh G'vul member Gideon Spiro, Dr. Emile Touma of the Communist Party of Israel, Nayef Hawatmeh of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), and Jordanian writer Salem Nahhas.
![Issues](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: American Council for JudaismYear: 1961Volume Number: Vol. 15-5 FallFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Anti-Zionism
Fall 1961 publication of Issues. Contents include: "Open Secrets of the Lavon Affair"' by Moshe Menuhin, "Reflections on Jewish Nationalism" by Phillip Sigal, "Way to Israeli-Arab Unity: A British View" by Fenner Brockway, "The Arab Refugees Still Wait" by Roger Baldwin, "Integration of the Jew into America's Three-Religion Society" by Will Herberg, "Zionism is Not What It Seems" by Clarence L. Coleman Jr., and "The Constitution and the Balfour Declaration" by Elmer Berger. Also includes an open letter to Ben-Gurion written by Mrs. Raymond Arsht, a statement by Clarence L. Coleman Jr. on U.S. Jews and Israel, and a review of the book "Prelude to Israel: An Analysis of Zionist Diplomacy" by Alan R. Taylor, reviewed by Maurice Harari.
![Najda Newsletter - Women Concerned about the Middle East (June 1987)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: Najda: Women Concerned About the Middle EastDate: 6/1987Format: PeriodicalCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
a. UN Symposium, June 24-26, New York
b. United Nations Relief and Works Agency's (UNRWA) response to the Six Day War in 1967
c. Data from an opinion poll conducted in the Occupied Territories
d. Sameeha S. Khalil, A Mother’s Plea
e. Audrey Shabbas, “Shootout at the M.E.S.A. Corral”
f. Palestinian Women’s Conference a Success!
![New Outlook - War of the Stones](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: New Outlook MagazineYear: 1988Volume Number: Vol. 31-2Format: PeriodicalCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
Monthly periodical dedicated to issues of peace in the Middle East.
![Jerusalem - Palestinian Weekly](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: Al FajrDate: 4/10/1988Volume Number: Vol. XI - 412Format: PeriodicalCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
Periodical publishing updates on Palestinian Liberation Movements and other related news. Stories include Uprisings Enters Fifth Month; The PLO must deal with the terrorism issue; BZU (Bir Zeit University) Discusses Uprising; Land Day; more.
a. Uprising Enters Fifth Month; b. Three Killed in Beita; c. Ansar 3 Condemned; d. Medics Hold Sit-In; e. Police Enter Al-Fajr Office; f. Schultz’s Mission Fail; g. Cars Arsoned; h. 2 Town arrested; i. Pastors Visit Wounded on Easter; j. Unwise Despite the Fact; k. Consider Arab Public Opinion; l. Nothing New; m. The PLO Must Deal with the Terrorism Issue; n. Open Letter to the Christian Embassy, Jerusalem, from Foreign Christians Living in the Holy Land; o. US insists on PLO concessions; p. GUPS marks Land Day; q. Birzeit University Discusses Uprising: Two Decades of Occupation: From Resistance to Uprising (March 25-26, 1988); r. The Israeli Army; s. A Profile: Dr. Ahmad Harb; t. A Liberal’s Dillemmas; u. Weekly Review; v. A Plan to Save Israel
![Arab Palestinian Resistance (October 1971)](images/thumbnails//30190.jpg)
Publisher: Palestine Liberation Army - People's Liberation ForcesDate: 10/1971Volume Number: Vol. III - No. 10Format: PeriodicalCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Monthly publication from the Palestine Liberation Army-People's Liberation Forces including short stories, book reviews, analyses and histories relating to Israeli oppression and Palestinian liberation. Issue includes pieces by Felicia Langer, Samih El -Kasim, Yousef Khatib, Edmund Ghareeb, I. Dadiani.
![Najda Newsletter - Women Concerned about the Middle East (Sept/Oct 1987)](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: Najda: Women Concerned About the Middle EastYear: 1987Call Number: Volume Number: September - OctoberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Includes articles on the U.S. policy of not engaging in discussion with the PLO, the representation of Arabs in U.S. school curriculum, the Israeli occupation of Lebanon, the repression of some progressive Israeli Jews, and the involvement of Israel in the Iran-Contra affair.
a. First Amendment Rights Under Attack
b. Key to Peace or Future Conflict?
c. Progressives Face Repression (Hilton Obenzinger)
d. A Two Way Street (Maher Abukhater)
e. Dial Country Number One (Jane Hunter)
f. Shades of the Prison House (Phil Auserwald)
g. PLO Structure Chart
h. Peace Conference Sought (NGO Symposium Report)
i. Women’s Constituency Workshop
ii. Final Declaration
7 Documents Found