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The Freedom Archives search site also understands Boolean search logic. Click on this link for a brief tutorial on how to use Boolean search logic. Our search function also understands “fuzzy searches.” Fuzzy searches utilize the (*) and will find matches even when users misspell words or enter in only partial words for the search. For example, searching for liber* will produce results for liberation/liberate/liberates/etc.
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First Intifada: interview with Monique Vanguise First Intifada: interview with Monique Vanguise
Date: 2/19/1990Call Number: JG/ 016Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
interview with Monique Vanguise (?) on her visit to the West Bank with the Ramallah/ Albiree - Cambridge sister city program, committed to educating Americans about the reality of life for Palestinians living in the Israeli occupied West Bank. Some good discussion of the Intifada.
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.
The Colonization of the West Bank Territories by Israel: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization of the Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate The Colonization of the West Bank Territories by Israel: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization of the Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing OfficeDate: 10/1978Volume Number: OctoberFormat: Government DocumentCollection: US and British Foreign Policy on Palestine
The Question of West Bank Settlements and the Treatment of Arabs in the Israeli-Occupied Territories, October 17-18, 1977.
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.
Israel and Torture Israel and Torture
Publisher: Americans for Middle East Understanding Format: CompilationCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
Compilation of articles from the Sunday Times publishing the Insight report on Israeli torture of Arab prisoners and subsequent reactions to the report.