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Gaza Strip Gaza Strip
Date: 1/1/2001Call Number: V 113Format: DVDProducers: James LongleyCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Gaza Strip Directed by James Longley Produced in Palestine/US, 2002 Running Time: 74m Distributor: Arab Film Distribution Website: www.arabfilm.com A refreshingly unfettered look at the Israeli-Palestinian situation in the occupied territory, Longley's documentary is a unique experience, a film which gives a voice to a population largely ignored by the mainstream media. Shot almost entirely in a cinema vérité style and presented without narration, the film focuses on ordinary Palestinians rather than politicians and pundits. GAZA STRIP is an extraordinary and painful journey into the lives of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip struggling with the day-to-day trials of the Israeli occupation. In January of 2001, Longley traveled to the occupied territory. His plan was to stay for two weeks to collect preliminary material for a documentary film on the Palestinian Intifada. It was during his stay that Ariel Sharon was elected as Israeli Prime Minister. As violence erupted around him, Longley threw away his return ticket and filmed for the next three months, acquiring nearly 75 hours of footage. GAZA STRIP follows a range of people and events following the election, including the first major armed incursion into "Area A" by IDF forces during this intifada. More observation than political argument, GAZA STRIP offers a rare look inside the stark realities of life under Israeli military occupation.
Gaza Strip: A Film by James Longley Gaza Strip: A Film by James Longley
Call Number: V 750Format: VHSProducers: James LongleyCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Gaza Strip follows a range of people and events following the election of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, including the first major armed incursion into Area A by IDF forces during this intifada. This film focuses on ordinary Palestinians rather than politicians and pundits and offers a rare look inside the stark realities of Palestinian life and death under Israeli military occupation.
Camp David and Palestine - A Preliminary Analysis Camp David and Palestine - A Preliminary Analysis
Author: Fayez A. SayeghPublisher: Americans for Middle East UnderstandingDate: 10/20/1978Volume Number: 20-OctFormat: MonographCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
Contents: Introduction; The Basic Features of the Camp David Palestine Formula; The Establishment of a Transitional Regime in the West Bank and Gaza; Self-Government During the Transitional Period; Beyond the Transitional Period; Resolution of the Palestine Problem in All Its Aspects; Conclusion.
Beyond Security: Private Perceptions among Arabs and Israelis Beyond Security: Private Perceptions among Arabs and Israelis
Author: John Edwin MrozPublisher: International Peace AcademyYear: 1980Format: BookCollection: Arab Media
During 1978 and 1979, 175 Arab and Israeli political leaders, diplomats, military officers, educators, businessmen, and journalists participated in a series of off-the-record discussions on the security dimensions of the Arab-Israeli conflict. An analysis of the contents of the notes taken from those discussions forms the framework for this volume.
Israeli Settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip Israeli Settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Author: Ibrahim MatarPublisher: The Institute for Palestine Studies and Kuwait UniversityYear: 1981Volume Number: Vol. 11-1 AutumnFormat: ArticleCollection: Institute for Palestine Studies
Article reprinted from Journal of Palestine Studies
PFLP Bulletin PFLP Bulletin
Publisher: Popular Front for the Liberation of PalestineYear: 1981Volume Number: No. 50-51 May-JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
A revolutionary Palestinian publication in the English language dedicated to the struggle for liberation and return published by the PFLP. It is a predecessor to the magazine, "Democratic Palestine." Cover Story: "International Workers Day"
PFLP Bulletin PFLP Bulletin
Publisher: Popular Front for the Liberation of PalestineYear: 1981Volume Number: No. 55 Oct.Format: PeriodicalCollection: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
A revolutionary Palestinian publication in the English language dedicated to the struggle for liberation and return published by the PFLP. It is a predecessor to the magazine, "Democratic Palestine." Cover Story: "Strategic Alliance for Aggression"
PFLP Bulletin PFLP Bulletin
Publisher: Popular Front for the Liberation of PalestineYear: 1982Volume Number: No. 59 Feb.Format: PeriodicalCollection: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
A revolutionary Palestinian publication in the English language dedicated to the struggle for liberation and return published by the PFLP. It is a predecessor to the magazine, "Democratic Palestine." Cover Story: "Another Face of Military Occupation"
The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Publisher: American Educational TrustYear: 1988Volume Number: Vol. 7-1 MayFormat: PeriodicalCollection: US and British Foreign Policy on Palestine
Special Reports on Ballistic Missiles in the Middle East; Lobbying for Mideast Peace; Palestinians: Consensus and Questions; Economics Under Occupation.
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: Palestine Related Academic Papers
A study of Palestine-Israel relationships, the differences between the two histories