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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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

Subcollections

  • Arab Perspectives on Palestine
    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
    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
    Human Rights in Palestine
    Various publications about Israeli Human Rights abuses against Palestinians.
  • International Perspectives on Palestine
    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
    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
    Palestinian Revolutionary Organizations
    Literature from revolutionary groups in struggle to liberate Palestine.

Documents

Middle East Comments Middle East Comments
Publisher: The NationDate: 8/1982Format: ArticleCollection: Anti-Zionism
From the August 7-14, 1982 issue of The Nation. Features comments on the Israeli invasion of Lebanon and Israeli nationalism by Yael Lotan and Henry Schwarzchild.
Zionists Vote Against Israeli Settlements Zionists Vote Against Israeli Settlements
Publisher: Associated PressDate: 12/16/1982Volume Number: 12-DecFormat: ArticleCollection: Anti-Zionism
Photocopy of newspaper clipping about uproar around the World Zionist Congress' 1982 non-binding vote to condemn Israeli settlements in Palestine.
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.
Warsaw Ghetto Tal Al Zaatar Beirut Program Warsaw Ghetto Tal Al Zaatar Beirut Program
Date: 8/1/1982Call Number: Format: ProgramCollection: Anti-Zionism
Program for Warsaw Ghetto Tal Al Zaatar Beirut event, a benefit for Lebanon Relief. Designs by Miranda Bergman, adopted from a drawing by Kamal Boullata. Program: Introductory Speech, Poetry, Songs, Poetry, Dramatic Reading, Songs.
Packet with Report and Flyers by Committee Against the Israeli Invasion of Lebanon Packet with Report and Flyers by Committee Against the Israeli Invasion of Lebanon
Publisher: Committee Against the Israeli Invasion of LebanonDate: 7/21/1982Call Number: Format: CompilationCollection: Anti-Zionism
Packet Contents - "A Brief Visit to the People's Republic of the Holy Land" (Report), "My Friends in Beirut" (Poem), untitled prose, "Fakhani" (Essay relating Beirut to the South Bronx), "At the Front" (Essay recounting events of Beirut trip), "In the Guerrilla Camp" (Essay), by Hilton Obenzinger; Flyer for "Warsaw 1943 and Beirut 1982 event (8/1 at Victoria Theater, San Francisco); Questionnaire for those interested in taking action Against the Israeli invasion. Packet addressed to Gayle Markow, Lincoln Bergman, in San Francisco. Postmarked 7/21/82.
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;
American Jews Opposed to Israeli Aggression - Statement American Jews Opposed to Israeli Aggression - Statement
Publisher: Ameircan Jews Opposed to Israeli Aggression (AJOIA)Year: 1982Call Number: Format: StatementCollection: Anti-Zionism
Request for signatures endorsing statement that condemns the Israeli invasion of Lebanon for an ad in the New York Times. Also requesting contributions to help pay for the ad.