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 We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings.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

Protest Sharon's War Crimes! Protest Sharon's War Crimes!
Publisher: Committee to Protest Sharon's War CrimesFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Zionism
Flyer for a demonstration/vigil to protest Israeli Minster of Industry Ariel Sharon and his role in civilian massacres at Sabra and Shatila.
"All Jews are Zionists"- the Unquestioned Assumption "All Jews are Zionists"- the Unquestioned Assumption
Publisher: Jewish Alliance Against ZionismFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Zionism
Flyer for forum on Anti-Zionism at Women's Building in San Francisco.
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.
Jewish Critics of Zionism - A Testamentary Essay Jewish Critics of Zionism - A Testamentary Essay
Author: Moshe MehuhinCall Number: Format: MonographCollection: Anti-Zionism
Provides a history of Zionist ideology and the numerous Jewish critics who have spoken out against Israeli actions. Photocopy from a book.
Statement of Principles: Jewish Alliance Against Zionism Statement of Principles: Jewish Alliance Against Zionism
Publisher: Jewish Alliance Against ZionismCall Number: Format: StatementCollection: Anti-Zionism
A set of organizational principles developed by JAAZ (Jewish Alliance Against Zionism) in 1978.
Jews Say "NO!" To Begin Statement and Call to Action Jews Say "NO!" To Begin Statement and Call to Action
Publisher: Jewish Lesbians Against the InvasionCall Number: Format: StatementCollection: Anti-Zionism
Call to action and statement rejecting the Israeli invasion of Lebanon demanding immediate Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon and an end to the violations of the rights of the Palestinian people.
Protest! JAAZ Flyer and Statement on Israeli Bombing Protest! JAAZ Flyer and Statement on Israeli Bombing
Publisher: Jewish Alliance Against ZionismCall Number: Format: FlyerCollection: Anti-Zionism
Statement issued by Jewish Alliance Against Zionism condemning Israeli terrorist bombing attacks on the occupied West Bank, where two Palestinian mayors were victims.
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.
"All Jews Are Zionists" The Unquestioned Assumption (with additional info) "All Jews Are Zionists" The Unquestioned Assumption (with additional info)
Publisher: The Jewish Alliance Against ZionismCall Number: Format: FlyerCollection: Anti-Zionism
Multi-panel flyer announcing forum and cultural evening on Jewish anti-Zionism and the Middle East crisis. The program includes background on Zionism, perspective on anti-Semitism, Zionism in practice, and a discussion period. Flyer includes illustrations of fluctuating Palestinian borders under British Mandate, 1947 UN Partition Plan, and the wars of 1948 and 1967. Under the illustrations, pivotal moments in the battle over Palestinian land are listed chronologically. Ruthie Gorton song titled "Free Palestine Now" included on the back.
Eli Lobel Obituary Eli Lobel Obituary
Publisher: Khamsin - Journal of Revolutionary Socialists of the Middle EastYear: 1980Call Number: Volume Number: No. 7Format: ExcerptCollection: Anti-Zionism
Taken from Communist Parties of the Middle East issue.