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Americans for Middle East Understanding

We hold a sizable collection from the Americans for Middle East Understanding. Americans for Middle East Understanding was founded in 1967 to increase understanding in America of the history, goals and values of all the peoples in the Middle East; broaden understanding of their religious beliefs, economic conditions and social customs; strengthen friendships between all people of the Middle East and people of the United States; and understanding of the forces which are shaping American policy in the Middle East.

Documents

A Matter of Morals/ A Matter of Rights A Matter of Morals/ A Matter of Rights
Publisher: Americans for Middle East UnderstandingVolume Number: Public Affairs Series No. 27Format: PamphletCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
A Matter of Morals by Maxim Ghilan (originally appeared in Feb-March issue of Israel & Palestine). A Matter of Rights by Nadia Hijab (originally printed in International Herald Tribune).
U.S.- Arab Relations: The Evangelical Dimension U.S.- Arab Relations: The Evangelical Dimension
Author: Ruth W. MoulyPublisher: National Council on US-Arab relations and Americans for Middle East UnderstandingYear: 1985Volume Number: Occasional Paper Series No. 3Format: MonographCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
Monograph providing information on the aims and activities of America's Christian evangelicals who manifest an intense emotional commitment to the Holy Land.
What's a Jew To Do: A Roundtable discussion with Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg, Nat Hentoff, Irving Howe, Malcolm Hoenlein, Howard Squadron, and Drora Kass, with an Introduction by Ron Plotkin What's a Jew To Do: A Roundtable discussion with Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg, Nat Hentoff, Irving Howe, Malcolm Hoenlein, Howard Squadron, and Drora Kass, with an Introduction by Ron Plotkin
Publisher: Americans for Middle East UnderstandingYear: 1988Volume Number: Public Affairs Series No. 28Format: PamphletCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
Article orignally appeared in the May 1988 edition of The Village Voice
Israel's Treatment of the Arabs in the Occupied Areas Israel's Treatment of the Arabs in the Occupied Areas
Publisher: Americans for Middle East UnderstandingVolume Number: Public Affairs Series No. 9Format: PamphletCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
This pamphlet is divided into 3 sections: An introductory section examines briefly the attitudes of the early Zionist towards the Palestinian Arabs before 1948; the second section covers the period between 1948 and 1967 and examines the pattern of administrative practice adopted by the Israeli government towards the Palestinian minority inside Israel; and the third section examines the policy and practices of the Israeli Military Government in the Occupied Territories since 1967.
Zionist Ideology and the Reality of Israel Zionist Ideology and the Reality of Israel
Author: Nahum GoldmanPublisher: Americans for Middle East UnderstandingYear: 1978Volume Number: FallFormat: MonographCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
The purpose of this article is to review the situation of Israel from a Zionist point of view.
A Critique of The Department of State's 1981 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in the State of Israel A Critique of The Department of State's 1981 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in the State of Israel
Author: Rabbi Elmer BergerPublisher: Americans for Middle East UnderstandingVolume Number: Public Affairs Series No. 19Format: PamphletCollection: Americans for Middle East Understanding
Contents: Pardonable of Unpardonable Superficiality?; The Permanent Emergency; Fundamental Zionist Legislation; The Jewish People; Who is a Jewish People National?; Ideology Into Law; From Law to Social Conductl The Peoples Right to Know.