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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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

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.
Children of The Stones Children of The Stones
Publisher: Palestinian Center for the Study of Non-ViolenceYear: 1988Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Report on the violence and suffering perpetrated against Palestinian children by the Israeli military. Includes signed affidavits from numerous witnesses detailing the abuses of children.
Children of Palestinian Refugess vs. The Israeli Military - Personal Accounts of Arrest, Detention, and Torture Children of Palestinian Refugess vs. The Israeli Military - Personal Accounts of Arrest, Detention, and Torture
Authors: Dina Lawrence and Kameel NasrPublisher: BIP PublicationsYear: 1987Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Accounts of Palestinian children arrested and detained by the Israeli military. Details Israeli use of abuse and torture against these children.
The Palestine Children's Relief Fund Annual Report The Palestine Children's Relief Fund Annual Report
Publisher: The Palestine Children's Relief FundYear: 2002Format: ReportCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Report by the Palestine Children's Relief Fund detailing Palestinian children who were able to get medical treatment abroad in 2002 through the organization, as well as various medical programs undertaken during the year.
Najda Newsletter - Women Concerned about the Middle East (June 1987) Najda Newsletter - Women Concerned about the Middle East (June 1987)
Publisher: Najda: Women Concerned About the Middle EastDate: 6/1987Format: PeriodicalCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
a. UN Symposium, June 24-26, New York b. United Nations Relief and Works Agency's (UNRWA) response to the Six Day War in 1967 c. Data from an opinion poll conducted in the Occupied Territories d. Sameeha S. Khalil, A Mother’s Plea e. Audrey Shabbas, “Shootout at the M.E.S.A. Corral” f. Palestinian Women’s Conference a Success!
The Palestinians The Palestinians
Publisher: Minority Rights GroupYear: 1982Volume Number: No. 24Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Provides extensive background information on the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Discusses the roots of Zionism and the creation of Israel, Palestinian resistance and the numerous factions within the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Palestinian refugees, and conditions and conflict in the West Bank.
Israeli Atrocities Against the Palestinian People Israeli Atrocities Against the Palestinian People
Publisher: The American Jewish Committee on Human RightsYear: 1971Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Compiles newspaper articles and other reports detailing abuses and atrocities committed by Israel against Palestinians since 1948. Discusses looting, censorship, forced expulsion, the use of torture against prisoners, collective punishment, napalm, and various massacres, such as those at Deir Yasin and Kafr Qasim.
Occasional Paper No. 1 - Administrative Detention in the Occupied West Bank Occasional Paper No. 1 - Administrative Detention in the Occupied West Bank
Author: Emma PlayfairPublisher: Al-Haq / Law in the Service of Man - West Bank Affiliate of the International commission of JuristsYear: 1986Volume Number: No. 1Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Examination of the use and legality of administrative detention by the Israeli military against Palestinians in the West Bank.