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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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

Documents

Appeal to All Unions and Lovers of Freedom All Over the World Appeal to All Unions and Lovers of Freedom All Over the World
Author: Mahmud DuwickPublisher: General Federation of Trade Unions In the West BankDate: 6/18/1988Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Appeal to release members of the General Federation of Trade Unions in the West Bank and other union members jailed by the Israeli military.
Protectection of Human Rights in Occupied Territories Protectection of Human Rights in Occupied Territories
Publisher: UN Office of Public InformationFormat: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
UN Report on Israeli offenses and human rights violations in their policies of annexation and settlement in the West Bank.
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.
Israeli Oppression in the Occupied Territories Israeli Oppression in the Occupied Territories
Author: Felicia LangerPublisher: 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 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.
Bringing the Lessons Home - American Eyewitness Accounts of Palestinians Uprising and Israeli Repression Bringing the Lessons Home - American Eyewitness Accounts of Palestinians Uprising and Israeli Repression
Publisher: Palestinian Aid Society of AmericaYear: 1990Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Accounts from American delegates who visited Occupied Palestine. Details Israeli abuses against Palestinians, as well as general tensions between Palestine and Israel. a. Introduction b. The Reality of the Occupation, Bernard McFall, human rights activist, New York c. Bringing the Lessons Home, Betsy Barlow, Episcopalian, peace and human rights activist, Ann Arbor Michigan d. A Place to Belong, Boulos Catafago, journalism student, New York e. A Jew in Palestine, Gene Bruskin, union organizer, Boston f. Nation Building in a Prison, Mark Solomon, university professor, and Pauline Solomon, member of the Boston peace council and Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers, Boston g. A Life with the Rhythm of the Earth, Najat Rahman, Palestine Aid Society, New York h. On the Other Side of Fear, Rachel Krantz, tenant organizer, New York i. Back Home, Steps Toward Palestine, David Thomas, healthcare planner, Louisville Kentucky j. Seeing the New Palestine, Jeff Cooper, high school teacher, Los Angeles k. On Israel and Palestine, Reverend Paul Washington, clergyman, Philadelphia l. How the Eighties Went Out in Jerusalem, Jane Power, labor journalist, Washington DC
Prisoners of War - Palestinians Under Israeli Occupation Prisoners of War - Palestinians Under Israeli Occupation
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" Israel: "Therefore Justify Not Yourselves"
Publisher: Arab Information CenterFormat: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Details the Israeli use of napalm against Arab forces during the Six Days War.
The Ruthless Vengeance - Israel's attack on refugee camps in Lebanon The Ruthless Vengeance - Israel's attack on refugee camps in Lebanon
Publisher: Arab Information CenterYear: 1974Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Details the Israeli military's 1974 attacks on Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, including the distribution of booby-trapped children's toys.