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
6 Documents Found
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.
A Tribute to the Spirit of Resistance: The Warsaw Ghetto / Tal al Zaatar
Publisher: Jewish Alliance Against Zionism (JAAZ)Date: 4/23/1988Call Number: null Format: TranscriptCollection: Anti-Zionism
Most likely taken from the San Francisco presentation of the Warsaw Ghetto/Tal al Zaatar program.
This transcript of the opening draws parallels between struggles and the spirit of resistance of the communities who were involved in the uprising against Nazi violence in the Warsaw Ghetto, on April 19th, 1943, and the Zionist-backed, Lebanese right's repression of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) mobilization within the Tal al Zaatar refugee camp. This transcript goes on to highlight the resistance of those affected by the Israeli invasion of Lebanon and siege of Beirut, noting the U.S. government's implication in Israeli violence, through financial and military aid. Lastly, this transcript centers the historic and contemporary continuation of resistance by the peoples' and communities marginalized, in contrast to the nations and political actors whose solidarity to these struggles remains verbal and immaterial.
Event Flyer - "Warsaw 1943, Beirut 1982"
Publisher: Committee Against the Israeli Invasion of LebanonCall Number: Format: FlyerCollection: Anti-Zionism
Flyer for event, "Warsaw 1943, Beirut 1982," at the Victoria Theater in San Francisco. Diaries, poetry, and song of resistance fighters from Tal al Zaatar, Warsaw, and West Beirut. A benefit for Lebanon Relief. Sponsored by the Committee Against the Israeli Invasion of Lebanon.
For the Children of Palestine [CD - Part 1]
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.
For the Children of Palestine [CD - Part 2]
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.
War in the Mideast
Publisher: World View PublishersDate: 7/1972Call Number: Volume Number: 5Format: PamphletCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Pamphlet published by the Committee to Support Middle Eastern Liberation on various national liberation struggles in the Middle East
Chapters include: The Roots of Zionism; An Old Colonialism Finds a New Pawn; World War II and the Great Betrayal; Partition: A Few Calculated Massacres...; Rumblings in the Empire of Oil; The U.S. $ Behind Israeli Aggression; Wall Street's Proxy War; Occupation - and Again, Diaspora; The Rebirth of Palestine; End of a Myth; When Worlds Collide
6 Documents Found