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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.
The People and The Land The People and The Land
Call Number: V 054Format: VHSProducers: Riad BahhurCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Palestinian filmmaker Riad Bahhur takes a critical look at U.S. support of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, its impact on daily life there, and its surprising effect on U.S. public policy. By award winning photographer Tom Hayes - Public Broadcasting Corporation paid for this film, then refused to air it. Filmed at great risk to film crew and civilian population, filmed in Gaza, West Bank and Haifa. For those who are seeking the truth about the war of rocks against rifles, 1 hour, professional quality. Learn why many professing Christians support war, repression and torture.
People and the Land People and the Land
Date: 1/1/1997Call Number: V 120Format: VHSProducers: Tom Hayes, Raid BahhurCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Ahlan w'Sahlan (Our People and Our Lands)is a Palestinian expression of greeting offering everything between earth and sky for the comfort of a guest. It also sums up the dual responsibilities placed on an occupying power by the Geneva Accords; administration of the occupied territory and responsibility for the well-being of the people on it. People and the Land airdrops viewers into the universe of an occupied people, unreeling images of a new form of apartheid based on ethnicity. Challenging U.S. foreign policy and the conventions of the documentary form itself, People and the Land examines the concrete realities of Israel's conduct in the West Bank and Gaza, the level of U.S. support for that conduct through foreign aid, and the human cost of that aid in Palestine and the U.S.
Lee O’Brien: Lebanon/West Bank Lee O’Brien: Lebanon/West Bank
Call Number: KP 179AFormat: Cass ACollection: Palestine
Interview with Lee O’Brien on her experiences in Lebanon and the West Bank. O’Brien has observed many changes during the past year and a half and she explains the current situation. Since the signing of the Israeli-Egyptian treaty, O’Brien describes war and suffering being forced onto Southern Lebanon and the West Bank. After signing the treaty, O’Brein explains Israel’s policies toward Southern Lebanon and its change since 1978. Previously, limited retaliatory raids and occasional massive invasions were used. After the treaty, preemptive strikes to crush Palestinian resistance and Lebanese citizenship have been facilitated by Major Hadad a renegade fascist Lebanese official. As the autonomy talks approached on May 26, Israel is using massive amounts of force to weaken anti-Zionist resistance. Due to murders, bombings, indiscriminate shelling, and house raids, the Autonomy talks are also affecting the West Bank as well. Similar to Lebanon, the west bank is receiving an intense amount of violence.
Roman Catholic Bishop of East Jordan Roman Catholic Bishop of East Jordan
Call Number: CE 466Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Roman Catholic Bishop of East JordanCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interview with Roman Catholic Bishop of East Jordan on expulsions and other repression in 1967 war and occupation.
Impact of Israeli Occupation on Palestine Economy Impact of Israeli Occupation on Palestine Economy
Call Number: CE 468Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Impact of Israeli Occupation on Palestine EconomyCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interviews on post-1967 Israeli occupation's extremely negative effects on Palestinian economy, including unemployment, decline of tourism, taxation, and other aspects.
Jordan Under Fire Jordan Under Fire
Call Number: CE 482Format: Cass A & BProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interview with Jordan's Director of Planning and Research; interview with man deported from West Bank on conditions in Israel under occupation and torture.
Israeli Occupation and Torture Israeli Occupation and Torture
Call Number: CE 483Format: Cass A & BProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interview with man deported from West Bank on conditions in Israel under occupation and torture.
Break the Silence Mural Project 2 Break the Silence Mural Project 2
Call Number: FI 272Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln BergmanProgram: Freedom is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Portion of interview with four Jewish women muralists who went to Palestine (West Bank, Ramallah, Bir Zeit) and created murals with Palestinian artists and youth in solidarity with the struggle of the people of Palestine. The four artists are Miranda Bergman, Susan Greene, Dina Redman, and Marlene Tobias. Tape also includes full song by Bob Dylam--Mr. Johnes.
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.