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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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

Military Prison No. 7 (K'tziot) Military Prison No. 7 (K'tziot)
Author: Tamar Peleg SryckPublisher: Association for Civil Rights in IsraelDate: 5/2/1988Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Report on the conditions for Palestinian detainees at Military Prison No. 7 (K'tzoit).
Appeal to All Unions and Lovers of Freedom All Over the World Appeal to All Unions and Lovers of Freedom All Over the World
Author: Mahmud DuwickPublisher: General Federation of Trade Unions In the West BankDate: 6/18/1988Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Appeal to release members of the General Federation of Trade Unions in the West Bank and other union members jailed by the Israeli military.
Dahriyyeh - Centre for Punishment Dahriyyeh - Centre for Punishment
Publisher: Al-Haq / Law in the Service of Man - West Bank Affiliate of the International Commission of JuristsYear: 1988Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Report on the Dahriyyeh Detention Centre operated by the Israeli military. Details the poor conditions of confinement and the routinely harsh and humiliating treatment of Palestinian detainees by the Israeli soldiers.
New Outlook - War of the Stones New Outlook - War of the Stones
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 Jerusalem - Palestinian Weekly
Publisher: Al FajrDate: 4/3/1988Volume Number: Vol. XI - 411Format: PeriodicalCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
Periodical publishing updates on Palestinian Liberation Movements and other related news from occupied Palestine. a. New Restrictions in Areas; b. Palestinian Press Service Closed; c. Shultz Meets Arab Press; d. Said, Abu Lughod Discuss Meeting with Schultz; e. Academics Refute Israeli Claims; f. What does Schultz want?; g. Shamir: No to Shultz Plan; h. Land Day Marked; i. Pre-Land Day j. Berkeley Twins Jabalia; k. Women in Black; l. Land Day, Reema Hammami; m. The Price of Success, Ibrahim Kara’een
Jerusalem - Palestinian Weekly Jerusalem - Palestinian Weekly
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
Jerusalem - Palestinian Weekly (4/17/88) Jerusalem - Palestinian Weekly (4/17/88)
Publisher: Al FajrDate: 4/17/1988Volume Number: Vol. XI - 413Format: PeriodicalCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
Periodical publishing updates on Palestinian Liberation Movements and other related news. Focus on the assassination of Abu Jihad; Palestinian hospitals during emergencies; interview with Noam Chomsky; more. a. Abu Jihad Assassinated; PLO Blames Israeli Mossad; b. Situation Critical in Areas; c. Beit Ummar Protests Rampage; d. Peace is Possible; e. False Prophecy in a Promised Land; f. Interview with Noam Chomsky; g. Poverty in Israel; h. Origins of the Palestinian Flag; i. Arafat to Al-Ittihad: “We have Friends in Moscow”
Jerusalem - Palestinian Weekly (4/24/88) Jerusalem - Palestinian Weekly (4/24/88)
Publisher: Al FajrDate: 4/24/1988Volume Number: Vol. XI - 414Format: PeriodicalCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
Periodical publishing updates on Palestinian Liberation Movements and other related news. Cover story: West Bank, Gaza Strip Closed Off and After a 36-Day-Long Curfew Situation Critical at Jalazoun. Also, Palestinians Mourn Abu Jihad; Attacks on the Press; Interview with Elias Sanbar; poetry. Main focus on the assassination of Abu Jihad. a. West Bank, Gaza Strip Closed Off; b. After A 36-Day- Long Curfew, Situation Critical at Jalazoun; c. Palestinians Mourn Abu Jihad; d. Killing Sparks Wide Condemnations; e. Abu Jihad Buried in Damascus; f. The Life of a Fatah Founder; g. Britain Rebukes Israel; h. … And so Does Canada; i. Arab and Diaspora News; i. Israel Denounced at Oregon State; ii. Tokyo Meeting Marks Land Day; j. Interview with Elias Sanbar: IPS Promotes Better Understanding of Conflict; k. War Crimes Ad Nauseam, Review of The Palestinian Catastrophe: The 1948 Expulsion of a People from their Homeland, Michael Palumbo; l. Poems: The Sad Melody, Mahira Jaber; The Land, Mahira Jaber; An Israeli Soldier Speaks, Edith Segal; Whoever Would Pay Me, Ian Fogerty, Ballad for a Palestinian, Ian Fogerty; m. Weekly Review
A Tribute to the Spirit of Resistance: The Warsaw Ghetto / Tal al Zaatar A Tribute to the Spirit of Resistance: The Warsaw Ghetto / Tal al Zaatar
Publisher: Jewish Alliance Against Zionism (JAAZ)Date: 4/23/1988Call Number: null Format: TranscriptCollection: Anti-Zionism
Most likely taken from the San Francisco presentation of the Warsaw Ghetto/Tal al Zaatar program. This transcript of the opening draws parallels between struggles and the spirit of resistance of the communities who were involved in the uprising against Nazi violence in the Warsaw Ghetto, on April 19th, 1943, and the Zionist-backed, Lebanese right's repression of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) mobilization within the Tal al Zaatar refugee camp. This transcript goes on to highlight the resistance of those affected by the Israeli invasion of Lebanon and siege of Beirut, noting the U.S. government's implication in Israeli violence, through financial and military aid. Lastly, this transcript centers the historic and contemporary continuation of resistance by the peoples' and communities marginalized, in contrast to the nations and political actors whose solidarity to these struggles remains verbal and immaterial.
Press Release No. 15 - AL-HAQ Calls for the Immediate Closure of Ketziot/Ansar 3 Press Release No. 15 - AL-HAQ Calls for the Immediate Closure of Ketziot/Ansar 3
Publisher: Al-Haq / Law in the Service of Man - West Bank Affiliate of the International Commission of JuristsDate: 5/31/1988Volume Number: No. 15Format: Press ReleaseCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Press Release by al-Haq calling for the closure of the Ketziot Military Detention Centre, also known as Ansar 3. Includes a letter from Palestinian detainees at Ansar 3, detailing the conditions at the camp.