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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
![On Zionism and the Role of the Arab-American Community](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: Mission of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to the U.N. Info SectionVolume Number: Libyan Papers No. 5Format: PamphletCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
The pamphlet is adopted from remarks at a banquet on the occasion of the eight anniversary of The Source.
![Fact Sheet from the Committee to Protest Sharon's War Crimes](images/thumbnails//31789.jpg)
Provides a list of facts regarding the career Ariel Sharon and his role in the 1982 massacres at Sabra and Shatila.
![Zionism and Apartheid](images/thumbnails//39212.jpg)
United Nations and International Response to: Israel and South Africa Collaboration. This pamphlet provides a number of General Assembly Resolutions related to the international response of the United Nations to the issue of Palestine and South African apartheid. Resolutions include condemnation of states and companies who provide the South African military regime with equipment and supplies, elimination of all forms of racial discrimination, and more. Of emphasis are concerns regarding the strengthening relations between Israel and South Africa.
![Protectection of Human Rights in Occupied Territories](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
UN Report on Israeli offenses and human rights violations in their policies of annexation and settlement in the West Bank.
![Israeli Oppression in the Occupied Territories](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: The British Committee for Palestinian RightsFormat: ReportCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Report compiled from speeches given by Felicia Langer. Details the oppressive actions taken by Israeli forces. Includes discussions of the use of torture and imprisonment against Palestinians, as well as the struggle over land in the Occupied Territories.
![Political Prisoners and Human Rights in Israel](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
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.
![Prisoners of War - Palestinians Under Israeli Occupation](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: Jews Against the U.S./Israeli Invasion of LebanonFormat: ArticleCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Article detailing life in the Occupied Territories and the Israeli invasion of Lebanon and U.S. involvement. Article is based on three talks given by Lea Tzemel.
![Israel: "Therefore Justify Not Yourselves"](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Details the Israeli use of napalm against Arab forces during the Six Days War.
![Enforced Exile: A Study of Israeli Deportation and Depopulation Techniques](images/thumbnails//39118.jpg)
Publisher: The Permanent Committee for Palestinian DeporteesCall Number: Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Reprinted by Free Palestine Press. Monograph focused on the ways in which the Israeli army carries out and justifies deportations of Palestinians in violation of international law.
Introduction / Aims of Deportation / Legal Aspects of Deportation / The Genocide Aspect / Manner of Deportation / Individual Cases of Deportation / Deportation and Uprisings / Other Leading Deportees / Common illnesses in Israeli Prisons / Conclusion.
![Torture and Intimidation in the West Bank](images/thumbnails//39186.jpg)
Publisher: International Commission of Jurists and Law in the Service of ManCall Number: Format: PamphletCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
This is the second report by Law in the Service of Man (LSM) on al-Fara's Prison stemming from LSM's concern about the condition of detainees and prisoners, especially regarding intimidation tactics. Includes a number of affidavits reflecting first-hand accounts of experiences with torture inside.