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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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

The Struggle for Palestine: A Reader The Struggle for Palestine: A Reader
Publisher: www.justiceinpalestine.netDate: 10/2004Volume Number: OctoberFormat: CompilationCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
An accompanying reader for the 4th anniversary of the intifada at Horace Mann Middle School on October 2nd, 2004. a. What does the word “Intifada” mean?, electronicintifada.net; b. Palestine: A Short Primer, Justice in Palestine Coalition; c. The Implementation of the Right of Return, Salman Abu Sitta; d. Zionism as a Racist Ideology, Kathleen and Bill Christison; e. Blind Imperial Arrogance, Edward Said f. From Iraq to Palestine and Beyond, Toufiq Haddad; g. Gaza Disengagement: Palestinian Concerns Ignored, Linh Truong; h. The Future of Palestine’s children and society at rise, Genevieve Cora Fraser; i. The Wall – Not its Route – Creates Apartheid, PENGON/Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign; j. Palestinian Political Prisoners, Rafeef Ziadah; k. The Crisis in America’s Prisons, James J. Zogby; l. Overstating the Benefits of Palestinian Nonviolence, Ali Abunimah; m. Oil and Empire in the Middle East, Bilal El-Amine; n. Israel and Palestine, Choosing Sides, Alison Weir; o. Israel’s Violations of UN Resolutions, Various Sources; p. US Aid: The Lifeblood of the Occupation, Matt Bowles; q. Queer for Palestine, Deeg; r. Media Activism Advice, Ali Abunimah; s. Activist Hand-Book, SUSTAIN, D.C.; t. Boycott Call Strikes a Responsive Chord, Laila El-Haddad; u. Anti-Aparthied Call to Action, PENGON/Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign
Palestine Human Rights Bulletin Palestine Human Rights Bulletin
Publisher: Palestine Human Rights CampaignDate: 6/30/1977Volume Number: No. 1Format: PeriodicalCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Contains reports written by Felicia Langer and Leah Tsemel detailing a hunger strike by Arab prisoners at the Ashkelon jail. The strike was undertaken in response to poor conditions at the prison.
Palestine Human Rights Bulletin Palestine Human Rights Bulletin
Publisher: Palestine Human Rights CampaignDate: 8/30/1977Volume Number: No. 2Format: PeriodicalCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Contains an excerpt from a letter written by Noam Chomsky to Roger Baldwin of the International League for Human Rights (ILHR). Letter takes issue with the ILHR's stance towards Israeli and their neglect in reporting certain Israeli abuses, such as the use of torture against Palestinian prisoners.
Political Prisoners and Human Rights in Israel Political Prisoners and Human Rights in Israel
Author: Mr. Louis EaksPublisher: Union of Liberal StudentsFormat: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Provides detailed information and data about Palestinian political prisoners, the use of torture against Palestinian prisoners, the Israeli practice of Collective Punishment against Palestinians, the destruction of Arab homes, and the deportation of Palestinians. Also details the discrimination against Arabs living in Israel, the deprivation of Arab land rights, and Israel's use of military law.
Poems From an Israeli Prison Poems From an Israeli Prison
Author: Fouzi El AsmarPublisher: Know BooksYear: 1973Format: BookCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Book of poems written by Fouzi El Asmar, an Arab Israeli political prisoner. His poems deal with his imprisonment, identity, and political struggle.
Israeli Torture of Palestinian Political Prisoners in Jerusalem and the West Bank: Three State Department Reports Israeli Torture of Palestinian Political Prisoners in Jerusalem and the West Bank: Three State Department Reports
Author: Alexandra U. JohnsonPublisher: Americans for Middle East UnderstandingYear: 1979Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Summary of three U.S. State Department reports on the Israeli use of torture against Palestinian political prisoners.
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in NYC Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in NYC
Date: 1/20/1976Call Number: KP 294Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Question period of a 1976 talk by PLO representatives in New York City to a large audience. These are representatives to United Nations Security Council (PLO granted observer status and to attend Security Council). Wide-ranging discussion, articulate spokespeople for positions of the PLO at this time. Includes discussion of Palestinian political prisoners, relations with China and Soviet Union.
Ziad Abu Eain Fact Sheet Ziad Abu Eain Fact Sheet
Publisher: Palestine Congress of North AmericaYear: 1980Format: FlyerCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Timeline and facts surrounding the unjust extradition trial of Ziad Abu Eain, a 19-year-old Palestinian accused of setting off an explosive in Tiberias.