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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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

For the Children of Palestine For the Children of Palestine
Date: 1/1/1992Call Number: KP 051Format: Cass A & BProducers: KPFACollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Poets and writers express support for Palestine through spoken word, poetry, stories, and songs. Gloria Emerson reads a poem about the experiences of children living under war in Palestine. Sarah Diamond discusses attacks against the Middle East Children's Alliance by the UC 17, a group of University of California academics who censored information about the Palestine-Israel conflict under the banner of political correctness. Susan Griffin reads "On the Attitude Towards Children in Wartime," a poem by Dahlia Ravikovitch; she also reads her own poems, "On the Path of Ideal," which considers the Persian Gulf War, gender, sexuality, and patriarchy, and "Hunger" written about photographs of post-atomic Chernobyl. [poet] reads a poem by Mahmoud Darwish on the poet's connection to Palestinian land. [poet] also reads his own poems which touch on Jewish ceremonial traditions and advocates for Jewish and Palestinian solidarity. June Jordan reads "Apologies to All the People of Lebanon," dedicated to the 600,000 men, women, and children who lived in Lebanon from 1948-1983, "To Sing a Song for Palestine," "Nightline," "Intifada," "Moving Towards Home," and others. Allen Ginsberg reads poems from 1973-1971, accompanied by an accordion.
Self-Determination in the Mideast - A Debate from the pages of the Militant and Daily World Self-Determination in the Mideast - A Debate from the pages of the Militant and Daily World
Publisher: Pathfinder PressDate: 4/1974Volume Number: AprilFormat: MonographCollection: Anti-Zionism
A debate between Dave Frankel and Tom Foley about self-determination in the Middle-East.
Two Articles on Palestine - The Palestine Problem/The Class Nature of Israel Two Articles on Palestine - The Palestine Problem/The Class Nature of Israel
Authors: Moshe Machover, Akiva Orr, Fawwaz Trabulsi, Haim HanegbiPublisher: Free Palestine PressFormat: CompilationCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
Compilation of two articles offering a Marxist analysis of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Arab Palestinian Resistance (December 1970) Arab Palestinian Resistance (December 1970)
Publisher: Palestine Liberation Army - People's Liberation ForcesDate: 12/1970Volume Number: Vol. II - No. 12cFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Monthly publication from the Palestine Liberation Army-People's Liberation Forces including short stories, book reviews, poems, analyses and histories relating to Israeli oppression and Palestinian liberation. Issue includes pieces by M. T. Bujairami,Dr. George Tomeh, Abdul-Samad Hasan, and Ibrahim Al Abid.
Arab Palestinian Resistance (January 1974) Arab Palestinian Resistance (January 1974)
Publisher: Palestine Liberation Army - People's Liberation ForcesDate: 1/1974Volume Number: Vol. VI - No. 1Format: PeriodicalCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Monthly publication from the Palestine Liberation Army-People's Liberation Forces including short stories, book reviews, poems, analyses and histories relating to Israeli oppression and Palestinian liberation. Issue includes pieces by M. T. Bujairami, Bozisar Kicovic, Jos. L. Ryan, Mahmoud Darwish, Edward Ghorra, Alfred Lilienthal, Donna Scheibe, and Janice Terry.
The Palestinian Revolution/The Right to Self-Determination and the Independent State The Palestinian Revolution/The Right to Self-Determination and the Independent State
Publisher: The Democratic Front for the Liberation of PalestineFormat: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Report following the convening of the 13th Palestinian Council, the Martyr Kamal Junblatt session, and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine's eighth anniversary of its foundation. Report includes several examples of the activities of the eighth anniversary celebration including an interview of General Secretary of the DFLP on that occasion." "The report also contains the position of the DFLP and the documents it presented in the thirteenth session of the Palestinian National Council (Cairo, March 12-29, 1977), the results of the work of the Council," and the DFLP's view of the results.
Palestine Lives: Address by Mr. Yasser Arafat Palestine Lives: Address by Mr. Yasser Arafat
Publisher: People's PressDate: 11/13/1974Call Number: Format: TranscriptCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Speech given at the 29th Session of the UN General Assembly. Chairman of the PLO, Yasser Arafat summarizes the struggle for Palestine and a clear statement of the Palestinian goal of a democratic secular states in all of Palestine.
Statement of Principles: Jewish Alliance Against Zionism Statement of Principles: Jewish Alliance Against Zionism
Publisher: Jewish Alliance Against ZionismCall Number: Format: StatementCollection: Anti-Zionism
A set of organizational principles developed by JAAZ (Jewish Alliance Against Zionism) in 1978.
Jewish Alliance Against Zionism - Principles and Mission Statement Jewish Alliance Against Zionism - Principles and Mission Statement
Author: The Jewish Alliance Against ZionismPublisher: The Jewish Alliance Against ZionismCall Number: Format: StatementCollection: Anti-Zionism
Brochure outlining the Jewish Alliance Against Zionism mission and principles. As an organization, the Jewish Alliance Against Zionism supported the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and recognized the Palestine Liberation Organization as the legitimate representative of Palestinians.
For the Children of Palestine [CD - Part 1] For the Children of Palestine [CD - Part 1]
Date: 1/1/1992Call Number: CD 1212Format: CDProducers: KPFACollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Poets and writers express support for Palestine through spoken word, poetry, stories, and songs. Gloria Emerson reads a poem about the experiences of children living under war in Palestine. Sarah Diamond discusses attacks against the Middle East Children's Alliance by the UC 17, a group of University of California academics who censored information about the Palestine-Israel conflict under the banner of political correctness. Susan Griffin reads "On the Attitude Towards Children in Wartime," a poem by Dahlia Ravikovitch; she also reads her own poems, "On the Path of Ideal," which considers the Persian Gulf War, gender, sexuality, and patriarchy, and "Hunger" written about photographs of post-atomic Chernobyl. [poet] reads a poem by Mahmoud Darwish on the poet's connection to Palestinian land. [poet] also reads his own poems which touch on Jewish ceremonial traditions and advocates for Jewish and Palestinian solidarity. June Jordan reads "Apologies to All the People of Lebanon," dedicated to the 600,000 men, women, and children who lived in Lebanon from 1948-1983, "To Sing a Song for Palestine," "Nightline," "Intifada," "Moving Towards Home," and others. Allen Ginsberg reads poems from 1973-1971, accompanied by an accordion.