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
Arab Palestinian Resistance (February 1972)
Publisher: Palestine Liberation Army - People's Liberation ForcesDate: 2/1972Volume Number: Vol. 4-2Format: PeriodicalCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Topics of coverage include the British betrayal of Palestine; the Jews of Syria; Resistance Operations; China and the Middle East; Ralph Bunche and the Palestine Conflict. Also poems, books reviews, documents, questions and answers, the Palestine Question in world press, more.
The Peaceful Solution: Illusions and Realities
Publisher: Fifth of June SocietyYear: 1970Format: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Excerpt form an address by Professor Hisham Sharabi, given on Nov. 4, 1970 to the Americans for Justice in the Middle East in Beirut. Reveals "political settlement" as Zionist propaganda and instead asserts the "only solution lies in the defeat of Zionism and the restoration of Palestinian and Arab rights by armed struggle."
The Palestinian National Convenant
Publisher: Israel Information CenterDate: 5/1978Format: PamphletCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Reproduction of text of Palestinian National Covenant, used as charter of Palestine Liberation Organization published officially, in English, by the PLO, articulating goals of PLO.
Political and Armed Struggle
Publisher: The Palestine National Liberation Movement: FatehFormat: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Detailed information about Fateh's position on political struggle and armed struggle as compliments in the battle for national liberation.
Portraits from the Struggle of Palestinian Women
Publisher: General Union of Palestine Women and Unified Information - PLOCall Number: Format: BookCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
This quadrilingual pamphlet in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish is primarily comprised of photographs and accompanying text which document the participation and integral role of women in the Palestinian revolutionary struggle.