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
Israel's Bid for "Peace and Security"
Format: 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.
Rage, Reason and Reaction - Letters to the Editor
Photocopy of letter to the editor written by Moshe Menuhin. Condemns Israeli atrocities in the Six Days War.
The CAABU Anthology
Publisher: Council for Arab-British Understanding (CAABU)Date: 5/1979Format: CompilationCollection: Anti-Zionism
Compiles quotes on Zionism and the Israeli-Palestine conflict by numerous people and from numerous viewpoints. Topics include the origins of Zionism and early Zionist views, critics of Zionism, the establishment of the state of Israel, Israeli militarism, Israeli territorial claims in Palestine, and the relationship of Israel to the international community.
Zionism: A Political Critique
Provides a history critique of Zionism and the Israeli conquest and occupation of Palestine up to the 1967 War.
The June War - In the Light of its Aftermath
Details the June 1967 War (Six Days War), Israeli aims during the war, and the legacy of the war.
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!
Arab Palestinian Resistance (June 1972)
Publisher: Palestine Liberation Army - People's Liberation ForcesDate: 6/1972Volume Number: Vol. IV - No. 6Format: 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 M. T. Bujairami, Misbah Al-Budairi, Odeh Aburdeneh, S. Hasa, and Edmund Ghareeb.
Palestine in Focus
Publisher: Palestine Liberation Organization Research CenterDate: 3/1969Volume Number: Palestine Essay No. 7Format: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict giving historical context to the conflict, contending Zionist narratives of this history, and placing Palestinian Arabs at the center of understanding the conflict.
Israel and Negotiations
Publisher: Palestine Liberation Organization Research CenterDate: 7/1970Volume Number: Palestine Essays No. 20Format: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Essay on the Israeli attitude and dismissals of international agreements and peaceful settlements with Palestine.
Palestine: Illustrated Political History
Publisher: Cultural Arts Section: Palestine Liberation OrganizationYear: 1972Format: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
"This book is an attempt to carry the voice of the Palestinian people to the world" "by means of illustrations, maps, charts, along with a few words of text." Maps, graphs, and illustrations tracing history of Israeli colonialism and Palestinian resistance.