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
War and Peace in the Middle East: The Present Situation and Future Prospects
Publisher: University Christian Center ForumYear: 1967Format: TranscriptCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
Delivered as part of a lecture series on War and Peace in the Middle East.
A Palestinian View
Publisher: General Union of Palestine Students: 2nd World ConferenceFormat: MonographCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
Essay arguing: "struggle of indigenous Palestinian population against Zionist colonists" is the "origin and cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict as well as the key to its solution."
Palestine Discussion Papers (Vol. 2) - The 1948 War as a Crucial Juncture in the History of the Palestine Problem
Publisher: General Union of Palestine Students: Kuwaiti Graduate SocietyYear: 1971Format: MonographCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
Two essays from the Second International Symposium on Palestine. The first is "The 1948 War as a Crucial Juncture in the History of the Palestine problem" by L.M.C. van der Hoeven Leonhard. The Second is "An Agenda for Research on Settler Colonialism" by Mr. George Jabbour.
Both of these papers were presented at the Second International Symposium on Palestine Feb. 13-17, 1971.
Everything you always wanted to know about the Middle East Conflict...but were afraid to ask
Provides numerous statistics and facts regarding the persecution of Arabs by Israel and the role of Zionist propaganda in promoting the idea that Israel has sole claim to the land of Palestine.
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 Stifling and Smearing of a Dissenter
Essay by Moshe Menuhin on the suppression of anti-Zionist works and opinions in the United States. Reprinted from the publication "Issues."
Zionism: A Political Critique
Provides a history critique of Zionism and the Israeli conquest and occupation of Palestine up to the 1967 War.
Zionism - The Forgotten Apartheid
Publisher: Al-Talib and AlKalimaDate: 12/2001Volume Number: Special EditionFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Anti-Zionism
A collaboration between two news magazines focusing on giving the reader a brief understanding of Zionism and its effects. Includes facts, a timeline, an expose on torture, massacres and human rights violations. Also contains information on foreign aid, Israel's international war crimes and more. Published by the collective staffs of Al-Talib (UCLA) and Alkalima (UC-Irvine).
"All Jews are Zionists"- the Unquestioned Assumption
Flyer for forum on Anti-Zionism at Women's Building in San Francisco.
The Imperialist Roots of Zionism
Format: ArticleCollection: Anti-Zionism
Discusses the role of Imperial Britain in promoting the Zionist colonization of Palestine. Also discusses a June 1967 strike by Arab workers in the West Bank.