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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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

Our Socialism - Israel and Palestine: The Search for Justice Our Socialism - Israel and Palestine: The Search for Justice
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.
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.
Aims of Palestinian Resistance Movement with Regard to the Jews - Quotations from Resistance Leaders and Documents Aims of Palestinian Resistance Movement with Regard to the Jews - Quotations from Resistance Leaders and Documents
Publisher: Fifth of June SocietyDate: 4/1970Format: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Select quotations from Palestinian resistance leaders and organizations including Al Fateh, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Sa'iqa, and The Palestine Liberation Organization.
Basic Political Documents of the Armed Palestinian Resistance Movement Basic Political Documents of the Armed Palestinian Resistance Movement
Author: Leila S. KadiPublisher: Palestine Liberation Organization Research CenterYear: 1969Volume Number: Palestine Books - No. 27Format: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Description of "the organizational development of Palestinian resistance together with an examination of the political ideologies of the various groups and their relations with the Arab governments." Particular focus on documents of Al-Fateh, the Palestine Liberation Organization, the Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
The August Program and A Democratic Solution The August Program and A Democratic Solution
Publisher: Democratic Popular Front for the Liberation of PalestineFormat: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Analysis by the "Marxist-Leninist wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine who later split from the front in February of 1969 and formed the Democratic Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine" of "the struggle of the Palestinian people against imperialism, Zionism, and Arab reaction. It also explains the failure of the Palestine revolts in 1936 and 1948 and the factors which caused these failures. The analysis also explains the failures of the present Arab regimes."
Democratic Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - Committees for Solidarity with the Palestinian Revolution Democratic Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - Committees for Solidarity with the Palestinian Revolution
Publisher: Committees for Solidarity with the Palestinian RevolutionDate: 11/1969Format: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Introduction to the Democratic Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine with a goal of correcting the British Left's "understanding of the present liberation struggle of the Palestinian people and transform[ing] this understanding into active support."
Information Papers No. 14 - The Development of Palestinian Resistance Information Papers No. 14 - The Development of Palestinian Resistance
Author: Walter LehnPublisher: Association of Arab-American University Graduates Inc.Date: 6/1974Volume Number: JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
A history of Palestinian Arab resistance to colonialism, beginning in 1882 to 1971
The 1936 - 39 Revolt in Palestine The 1936 - 39 Revolt in Palestine
Author: Ghassan KanafaniPublisher: 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.