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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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

Documents

Children of The Stones Children of The Stones
Publisher: Palestinian Center for the Study of Non-ViolenceYear: 1988Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Report on the violence and suffering perpetrated against Palestinian children by the Israeli military. Includes signed affidavits from numerous witnesses detailing the abuses of children.
Najda Newsletter - Women Concerned about the Middle East (June 1987) Najda Newsletter - Women Concerned about the Middle East (June 1987)
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!
The Palestinians The Palestinians
Publisher: Minority Rights GroupYear: 1982Volume Number: No. 24Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Provides extensive background information on the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Discusses the roots of Zionism and the creation of Israel, Palestinian resistance and the numerous factions within the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Palestinian refugees, and conditions and conflict in the West Bank.
Israeli Atrocities Against the Palestinian People Israeli Atrocities Against the Palestinian People
Publisher: The American Jewish Committee on Human RightsYear: 1971Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Compiles newspaper articles and other reports detailing abuses and atrocities committed by Israel against Palestinians since 1948. Discusses looting, censorship, forced expulsion, the use of torture against prisoners, collective punishment, napalm, and various massacres, such as those at Deir Yasin and Kafr Qasim.
Occupation and Resistance - American Impressions of the Intifada Occupation and Resistance - American Impressions of the Intifada
Publisher: Alternative MuseumYear: 1990Format: BookCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Book from Occupation and Resistance: American Impressions of the Intifada, Alternative Museum, May 5-June 30, 1990 containing essays and photographs by American artists who visited the Occupied West Bank. Focuses on conditions of Palestinian life under Israeli occupation, Palestinian resistance and the Infitada, the role of art in Palestinian resistance, and role of the U.S. in the conflict. a. G. Roger Denson (writer and curator in NYC), Know Thine Enemy: Americans Face the Palestinian Intifada b. Geno Rodriguez, Occupation and Resistance c. The People of Beit Sahour, No Taxation without Representation d. Jay Murphy, “The Intifada Makes Many Artists” e. Ken Bloom, Bill Biggart: Photographs of Resistance f. Noam Chomsky, The Art of Evasion: Diplomacy in the Middle East g. Gadi Gofbarg, Divorcing Zionism h. Derek Guthrie, Impressions i. Karen White, an Affidavit j. Artists in the Exhibit k. Aritsts Biographies l. Notes
Al-Haq newsletter Al-Haq newsletter
Publisher: Al-Haq / Law in the Service of Man - West Bank Affiliate of the International Commission of JuristsYear: 1987Volume Number: No. 21Format: PeriodicalCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Sept.-Dec. 1987 Newsletter of al-Haq. Includes reports on al-Haq's legal interventions regarding deportations of Jenin and Gaza residents, the arming of Israeli civilians in the West Bank, shootings of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers, and an appeal to the IV Geneva Convention. Also includes updates on the confiscation of Palestinians' ID cards, the practice of house sealing, and the treatment of Palestinian detainees.
Arab Palestinian Resistance (May 1970) Arab Palestinian Resistance (May 1970)
Publisher: Palestine Liberation Army - People's Liberation ForcesDate: 5/1970Volume Number: Vol. II No. 8Format: 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. Includes pieces by Dr. Constantine Zurayk, Dr.Abdul Fattah Haykal.
Arab Palestinian Resistance (October 1970) Arab Palestinian Resistance (October 1970)
Publisher: Palestine Liberation Army - People's Liberation ForcesDate: 10/1970Volume Number: Vol. II No. 12aFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Monthly publication from the Palestine Liberation Army-People's Liberation Forces including short stories, book reviews, poems, analyses and histories relating to Israeli oppression and Palestinian liberation. Issue includes pieces by M. T. Bujairami,George Jabbour, Walid Haj Abed, Ibrahim Al-Abid, V. Pyatigorov, and Shawkat Uthmani.
Arab Palestinian Resistance (December 1971) Arab Palestinian Resistance (December 1971)
Publisher: Palestine Liberation Army - People's Liberation ForcesDate: 12/1971Volume Number: Vol. III - No. 12Format: PeriodicalCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Monthly publication from the Palestine Liberation Army-People's Liberation Forces including short stories, book reviews, poems, analyses and histories relating to Israeli oppression and Palestinian liberation. Issue includes pieces by M. T. Bujairami, Sabry Jiryis, Husam Khatib, Shafiq Al-Hout, V. Lavrovsky, Irene Beeson.
Arab Palestinian Resistance (January 1971) Arab Palestinian Resistance (January 1971)
Publisher: Palestine Liberation Army - People's Liberation ForcesDate: 1/1971Volume Number: Vol. III - No. 1Format: PeriodicalCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Monthly publication from the Palestine Liberation Army-People's Liberation Forces including short stories, book reviews, poems, analyses and histories relating to Israeli oppression and Palestinian liberation. Issue includes pieces by M. T. Bujairami, Yousef Khatib, Yahya Makhlof, and Ibrahim Al-Abid.