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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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

Palestinian Art Behind the Bars Palestinian Art Behind the Bars
Publisher: Palestinian Prisoners CommitteeCall Number: Format: BookletCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Art & analysis curated by the Palestinian Prisoners Committee, written primarily to help inform people of the conditions of incarcerated Palestinians & their various charges.
The Palestine Liberation Organization: A Brief Survey The Palestine Liberation Organization: A Brief Survey
Author: Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)Publisher: Palestine Information OfficeCall Number: Format: MonographCollection: Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
Survey going over the various roles that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) plays in Palestinian society (date unknown).
Lee O’Brien: Lebanon/West Bank Lee O’Brien: Lebanon/West Bank
Call Number: KP 179AFormat: Cass ACollection: International Perspectives on Palestine
Interview with Lee O’Brien on her experiences in Lebanon and the West Bank. O’Brien has observed many changes during the past year and a half and she explains the current situation. Since the signing of the Israeli-Egyptian treaty, O’Brien describes war and suffering being forced onto Southern Lebanon and the West Bank. After signing the treaty, O’Brein explains Israel’s policies toward Southern Lebanon and its change since 1978. Previously, limited retaliatory raids and occasional massive invasions were used. After the treaty, preemptive strikes to crush Palestinian resistance and Lebanese citizenship have been facilitated by Major Hadad a renegade fascist Lebanese official. As the autonomy talks approached on May 26, Israel is using massive amounts of force to weaken anti-Zionist resistance. Due to murders, bombings, indiscriminate shelling, and house raids, the Autonomy talks are also affecting the West Bank as well. Similar to Lebanon, the west bank is receiving an intense amount of violence.
Sparks of a People's War (Ren min zhan zheng de huo hua) Sparks of a People's War (Ren min zhan zheng de huo hua)
Publisher: Shanghai renmin chubansheYear: 1970Call Number: Format: BookCollection: International Perspectives on Palestine
Shanghai renmin chubanshe, Shanghai. 1970, 98p., mildly worn wraps with rubberstamp of an agricultural school in Kunming, closed edge tear. "Sparks of People's War," a collection of vignettes about Palestinian guerrillas.
Poems of the Palestinian Struggle (Balesidan Zhandou shi ji) Poems of the Palestinian Struggle (Balesidan Zhandou shi ji)
Year: 1975Call Number: Format: BookCollection: International Perspectives on Palestine
A collection of poems of the Palestinian struggle.
The battle flag waves (Zhan qi piao piao) The battle flag waves (Zhan qi piao piao)
Year: 1971Call Number: Format: BookCollection: International Perspectives on Palestine
Children's book about a junior guerrilla. In solidarity with armed struggle in Palestine.
Twenty Five Years of Israeli Occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights Twenty Five Years of Israeli Occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights
Publisher: The Arab Association for DevelopmentDate: 2/1993Call Number: Format: MonographCollection: International Perspectives on Palestine
Development Under Occupation; The Arab Association for Development; Dr. Taiseer Maray Comments; Dr. Izzat Abdul Hadi Comments; Dr. Riad Al-Malki Comments; Historical and Political Aspects; The Case of Agriculture; The Case of Building; The Case of Education; The Case of Health.
The Militarist Israel Brochure The Militarist Israel Brochure
Publisher: The League of Arab StatesCall Number: Format: PamphletCollection: International Perspectives on Palestine
This brochure includes a detailed timeline of attacks waged against the Palestinian people by Israeli military forces. Includes information about political prisoners in Israel, expulsion and deportation, collective punishment, and demolition of houses and villages.
Palestine Perspectives [May/June 1982] Palestine Perspectives [May/June 1982]
Publisher: Palestine PerspectivesYear: 1982Call Number: Volume Number: Vol. III, No. 13-14 May - JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: International Perspectives on Palestine
Special Issue. Editorial: Chairman Arafat: Beirut Will Be the Stalingrad of the Arabs. Contents: In Solidarity: Abu Iyyad: We Will Not Surrender; In Solidarity: Go Home, Mr. Begin, Go Home; Forum: Palestinians Will Continue Struggle; Forum: We Deplore U.S. Government Role; In Solidarity: Palestine Congress Statement;