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
2 Documents Found
New Outlook - Comparing the Incomparable: Naomi Chazan Considers Israel and South Africa
Publisher: New Outlook MagazineYear: 1988Volume Number: Vol. 31-6Format: PeriodicalCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
Monthly periodical dedicated to issues of peace in the Middle East. Articles include a. Israel and South Africa: Some Preliminary Reflections, Naomi Chazan; b. How Will It End?, Yoram Peri; c. The Uprising, Occupation, and Israel: A Palestinian Perspective, Mahdi Abdel Hadi; d. Special Report: Physicians for Human Rights; e. The Decline of Israel’s Labor Party, Eliyahu Agres; f. The Right to Hear All Sides, Philippa Strum; g. Paths to Peace, Chaim Shur; h. Straight Talk, Gordon Fellman; i. Crossing the Line of Silence, Pat McDonnell Twair; j. The Path to a Traitor, Ghassan Kanafani.
The 1936 - 39 Revolt in Palestine
Publisher: Committee for Democratic PalestineCall Number: Format: PamphletCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Pamphlet written by Ghassan Kanafani discussing the revolt against colonialism in Palestine from 1936-1939, first published in Palestine Affairs, then published later in the "PLFP Bulletin. This study is a scientific analysis of the Palestinian liberation struggle during the 1930s. It presents the class structure of Palestinian society in those years, as well as the causes and consequences of that revolt.
2 Documents Found