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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.
Mayor of Hebron Lecture on Palestine Mayor of Hebron Lecture on Palestine
Date: 6/10/1980Call Number: KP 197Format: CassetteCollection: Palestine
The Mayor of Hebron, Palestine, speaks in the US to explain the situation in which his city was shut down by the Israeli army for 27 days. Under this lock down, families were confined to their homes, denied access to their day to day needs, telephones were disconnected, and anyone attempting to enter Hebron from Jerusalem were denied entry. The lock down was part of an occupation that saw people pushed off their land, as well as the rise of 92 settlements.
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.
Torture and Occupation Excerpts Torture and Occupation Excerpts
Call Number: CE 473Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Out-takes from programs on Palestine and Israel, primarily on torture of Palestinian prisoners and on occupation. Includes women prisoners. Also an Israeli soldier telling about the blowing up of Palestinian towns and "collective punishment," including the town of Yalu.
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.
World Public Opinion and Israel World Public Opinion and Israel
Publisher: United Arab Republic Ministry of National Guidance State Information ServiceYear: 1968Volume Number: Series 4Format: CompilationCollection: US and British Foreign Policy on Palestine
Articles and letters published by the world press on the situation in the Middle East and the Israeli occupied territories.
World Public Opinion and Israel World Public Opinion and Israel
Publisher: United Arab Republic Ministry of National Guidance State Information ServiceVolume Number: Series 6Format: CompilationCollection: US and British Foreign Policy on Palestine
A History of the Balfour Declaration as published in London by the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding in October 1967.
World Public Opinion and the Current Aggression in the Middle East World Public Opinion and the Current Aggression in the Middle East
Publisher: United Arab Republic Ministry of National Guidance State Information ServiceVolume Number: Series 1Format: CompilationCollection: US and British Foreign Policy on Palestine
Articles and letters published by the world press on the situation in the Middle East and the Israeli occupied territories.
Who are the Terrorists? Aspects of Zionist and Israeli Terrorism Who are the Terrorists? Aspects of Zionist and Israeli Terrorism
Publisher: Institute for Palestine Studies and The Arab Women's Informations CommitteeYear: 1972Format: MonographCollection: Institute for Palestine Studies
A record of facts and testimonies by eyewitnesses concerning Zionist and Israeli terrorist activities in the Palestine conflict.