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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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

Information Papers No.8 - Altered Realities: The Palestinians Since 1967 Information Papers No.8 - Altered Realities: The Palestinians Since 1967
Author: Ibrahim Abu-LughodPublisher: Association of Arab-American University GraduatesDate: 12/1973Volume Number: DecemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
A study of Palestine-Israel relationships, the differences between the two histories
Information Papers No.18 - Arab Peace-Efforts and the Solution of the Arab-Israeli Problem Information Papers No.18 - Arab Peace-Efforts and the Solution of the Arab-Israeli Problem
Publisher: Association of Arab-American University GraduatesDate: 2/1976Volume Number: FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
A close study of the history of peace efforts and the search for a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict, covering three periods: 1920-1948; 1948-1967; 1967-present
Bibliography Series, No. 1 - Arab-Israeli Conflict: An Annotated Bibliography Bibliography Series, No. 1 - Arab-Israeli Conflict: An Annotated Bibliography
Author: Hatem HussainiPublisher: Association of Arab-American University GraduatesDate: 2/1975Volume Number: FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Arab Perspectives on Palestine
A bibliography with both Arab and non-Zionist perspectives on publications that deal with the Arab-Israeli confrontation.
Unholy Alliance: Christian Fundamentalism and the Israeli State Unholy Alliance: Christian Fundamentalism and the Israeli State
Author: Alan DehmerPublisher: American-Arab Anti-Discrimination CommitteeDate: 4/1984Volume Number: No. 16Format: ArticleCollection: Anti-Zionism
Extensive article on the growth of the American Fundamentalist Christian movement and their ardent support for the state of Israel. Specifically discusses the rise of television evangelicalism (televangelists), the Fundamentalist Christian movement's alliance with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and anti-Arab sentiments present in the evangelical movement.
The Imperialist Roots of Zionism The Imperialist Roots of Zionism
Format: ArticleCollection: Anti-Zionism
Discusses the role of Imperial Britain in promoting the Zionist colonization of Palestine. Also discusses a June 1967 strike by Arab workers in the West Bank.
Middle East Perspective Middle East Perspective
Publisher: Middle East Perspective, IncDate: 1/1984Volume Number: Vol. XVI-9Format: PeriodicalCollection: Anti-Zionism
Newsletter on Eastern Mediterranean and North African Affairs. This issue focuses on Jewish identity in conflict with Zionism.
Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Warsaw Ghetto/Tal al Zaatar Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Warsaw Ghetto/Tal al Zaatar
Date: 4/23/1988Call Number: FI 307Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln BergmanProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Anti-Zionism
Dramatic reading that compares two struggles--the Warsaw Ghetto resistance to fascism and the Palestinian resistance to Zionist-backed invasion of the Tal al-Zaatar refugee camp in Lebanon A back-and-forth reading of poems, testimonials, and commentaries from both emphasizing the common strand of oppressed people resisting against all odds. Singing of "Zog Nit Kenymol," an anti-fascist WW 2 song at the end.
Anti-Zionist Songs and Poems #1 Anti-Zionist Songs and Poems #1
Date: 12/16/1983Call Number: FI 309Format: Cass A & BProducers: Lincoln BergmanProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Anti-Zionism
Ruthie Gorton sings songs in Yiddish and English and Hilton Obenzinger recites his poetry related to Jewish anti-Zionism, Palestine, Israel, and the situation in the Middle East, including "This Passover or the Next I Will Never Be in Jerusalem."
Hilton Obenzinger on Lebanon Hilton Obenzinger on Lebanon
Call Number: FI 312Format: Cass A & BProducers: Lincoln BergmanProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Anti-Zionism
Hilton Obenzinger speaks on situation in the Middle East following his return from a conference in Lebanon. Program sponsored by or in association with the Jewish Alliance Against Zionism (JAAZ).
The Wandering Palestinians: Every Man Has a Right to a Country The Wandering Palestinians: Every Man Has a Right to a Country
Author: Eric RouleauPublisher: The GuardianDate: 1/20/1973Call Number: Format: ArticleProducers: The Guardian, Le MondeCollection: Palestine
This article, published in The Guardian, is the first part of a series on the history of the Palestinian peoples' struggles against Zionism, occupation, ethnic cleansing, forced displacement, labor violations, and numerous human rights violations.