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The Action Women of Beirut - Part 1 The Action Women of Beirut - Part 1
Date: 11/1/1969Call Number: CE 222Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: The Action Women of BeirutCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interviews with North American women active in pro-Palestinian information organizations in Beirut, Lebanon. Conducted two years after June 1967 war. Eyewitness accounts of Jerusalem in 1967, Israeli army home looting, car theft, destruction of villages, mass assassinations, and reports from Israeli socialist organization on assassinations, mass graves, bodies floating in the Jordan River as a result of Israeli army repression. Mentions formation of “Americans for Justice in the Middle East,” which publishes a newsletter on Palestinian resistance and conditions in occupied territories to counter Zionist propaganda, an allied Arab Women’s organization the 5th of June Society, Institute for Palestine Studies, and Palestine Research Center (associated with PLO).
The Action Women of Beirut - Part 2 The Action Women of Beirut - Part 2
Date: 11/1/1969Call Number: CE 223Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: The Action Women of BeirutCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interviews with North American women active in pro-Palestinian information organizations in Beirut, Lebanon. Conducted two years after June 1967 war. Eyewitness accounts of Jerusalem in 1967, Israeli army home looting, car theft, destruction of villages, mass assassinations, and reports from Israeli socialist organization on assassinations, mass graves, bodies floating in the Jordan River as a result of Israeli army repression. Mentions formation of “Americans for Justice in the Middle East,” which publishes a newsletter on Palestinian resistance and conditions in occupied territories to counter Zionist propaganda, an allied Arab Women’s organization the 5th of June Society, Institute for Palestine Studies, and Palestine Research Center (associated with PLO).
Interview with George Tuma Interview with George Tuma
Call Number: CE 345AFormat: 3 3/4 ips Side AProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Syrian Ambassador to the UN, George Tomeh, affirms that the Palestinian right to resist occupation is supported by International Law. Argues that resistance is necessary in the context of “bankrupt diplomacy” and harsh realities for young Palestinians. He discusses the fallacy of Zionist doctrine and the illegal ways the state of Israel was established. He also discusses the work of many American and British scholars and journalists to expose Israeli aggression against Palestinians, despite the US media control by Zionists, and details Israeli illegal occupation of Jerusalem and its impact on Palestinians.
Interview with Phyllis Kotite Interview with Phyllis Kotite
Call Number: CE 346Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Phyllis Kotite discusses UN Resolution 242 calling for Israel to end its illegal occupation of Palestinian and Arab lands since 1967. Israeli non-compliance is criticized and Arab (particularly Egyptian President Nasser) support for the Resolution. She criticizes the role of the US media for its uncritical support of Israel and the US position. How US policy in the Arab world, and its relationship with Israel, creates animosity towards the US and closer ties to the USSR. The relationship of the USSR to Arab states and its position towards Palestinian guerrillas.
Mayor of Jerusalem - Part 1 Mayor of Jerusalem - Part 1
Date: 1/1/1969Call Number: CE 460Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Extensive interview on Israeli occupation with Rouhi al-Khatib who was mayor of Jerusalem at the 1967 Israeli conquest of the city. He was first elected in 1951 and twice reelected, until his dismissal by Zionist authorities in June 1967 for his opposition to occupation. Deported in March 1968, Khatib was allowed to return to the West Bank in 1993 and died the next year.
Mayor of Jerusalem - Part 2 Mayor of Jerusalem - Part 2
Date: 1/1/1969Call Number: CE 461Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Extensive interview on Israeli occupation with Rouhi al-Khatib who was mayor of Jerusalem at the 1967 Israeli conquest of the city. He was first elected in 1951 and twice reelected, until his dismissal by Zionist authorities in June 1967 for his opposition to occupation. Deported in March 1968, Khatib was allowed to return to the West Bank in 1993 and died the next year.
Two Mayors Expelled from Palestine Two Mayors Expelled from Palestine
Date: 1/1/1969Call Number: CE 463Format: 1/4 1 7/8 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Two Mayors Expelled from PalestineCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interviews with two militant Mayors, of Jerusalem and Ramallah, expelled by the occupation, on the situation in Palestine and prospects for the future.
The Action Women of Beirut - Part 2 The Action Women of Beirut - Part 2
Date: 11/1/1969Call Number: CD 897Format: CDProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: The Action Women of BeirutCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Interviews with North American women active in pro-Palestinian information organizations in Beirut, Lebanon. Conducted two years after June 1967 war. Eyewitness accounts of Jerusalem in 1967, Israeli army home looting, car theft, destruction of villages, mass assassinations, and reports from Israeli socialist organization on assassinations, mass graves, bodies floating in the Jordan River as a result of Israeli army repression. Mentions formation of “Americans for Justice in the Middle East,” which publishes a newsletter on Palestinian resistance and conditions in occupied territories to counter Zionist propaganda, an allied Arab Women’s organization the 5th of June Society, Institute for Palestine Studies, and Palestine Research Center (associated with PLO).
News Reports (Urban Rebellions and The 1967 Middle East Crisis) News Reports (Urban Rebellions and The 1967 Middle East Crisis)
Date: 6/12/1967Call Number: CE 618Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
The first two news reports on this reel discuss urban rebellions in Black communities in Tampa, Florida (1/4 million dollars in damage) and Cincinnati, Ohio. The reports then move to the Middle East Crisis, news from Algeria, Cairo and Jerusalem including information on Arab military losses and casualties. It is reported that the UN is unable to accurately monitor the conflict because of Israeli restrictions. Reports from the armistice line in Syria, UN moves for an emergency session, Nasser resigns and then returns to presidency, site of the Wailing Wall recaptured by Israel. More news reports from Israel, interview with General Rabin, commentary on the “misery of Egypt.” Reel and represented news reports are pro-Israel.
News Briefs and Interview with Mayor of Jerusalem News Briefs and Interview with Mayor of Jerusalem
Call Number: CE 629Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
1. Alan Jackson commentary Jan 28th 1969 on Iraqi execution of nine Israeli spies (4 Jews, 4 Muslims, 1 Christian Arab). 2. William Buckley interviews the Jewish mayor of Jerusalem in November or December of 1969. Lots of topics are covered but specifically safety conditions, Jewish/Arab tensions, legitimacy of occupation, not wanting Jerusalem to be an international city and more.