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Palestine

This collection covers a wide range of audio tapes and English publications about the Palestinian struggle for self determination. Political journals and monographs from multiple viewpoints on issues such as Zionism and anti-Zionism, Israeli abuses of human rights and international law, the role of the US and Britain, as well as on the Middle East and the Arab world.

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Documents

Occasional Paper No. 1 - Administrative Detention in the Occupied West Bank Occasional Paper No. 1 - Administrative Detention in the Occupied West Bank
Author: Emma PlayfairPublisher: West Bank Affiliate of the International commission of JuristsYear: 1986Volume Number: No. 1Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Excessive Secrecy, Lack of Guidelines - A Report on Military Censorship in the West Bank Excessive Secrecy, Lack of Guidelines - A Report on Military Censorship in the West Bank
Author: Virgil FalloonPublisher: West Bank Affiliate of the International Commission of JuristsYear: 1986Volume Number: 2nd issueFormat: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Democratic Palestine Democratic Palestine
Publisher: Popular Front for the Liberation of PalestineYear: 1986Volume Number: No. 16 AprilFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
A revolutionary Palestinian magazine in the English language dedicated to the struggle for liberation and return. Cover Story: "Grabbing the Land, Dividing the People
Democratic Palestine Democratic Palestine
Publisher: Popular Front for the Liberation of PalestineYear: 1986Volume Number: No. 19 OctoberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
A revolutionary Palestinian magazine in the English language dedicated to the struggle for liberation and return. Cover Story: "September 70 Jordan- September 82 Sabra- Shatila. We Will Not Forget"
Democratic Palestine Democratic Palestine
Publisher: Popular Front for the Liberation of PalestineYear: 1986Volume Number: No. 20 NovemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
A revolutionary Palestinian magazine in the English language dedicated to the struggle for liberation and return. Cover Story: "Defending Palestinian Rights to Combat Zionist Occupation"
The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Publisher: American Educational TrustYear: 1986Volume Number: Vol. 4-11 January 27Format: PeriodicalCollection: US and British Foreign Policy on Palestine
Special Report on Lebanon radical political sects.
The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Publisher: American Educational TrustYear: 1986Volume Number: Vol. 4-12 February 24Format: PeriodicalCollection: US and British Foreign Policy on Palestine
Special Report on US recognition of Yassir Arafat and the PLO.
Palestine Focus Palestine Focus
Publisher: The November 29th Committee for Palestine/ Palestine FocusYear: 1986Volume Number: March-AprilFormat: PeriodicalCollection: US and British Foreign Policy on Palestine
This is the US American national newspaper of the 29th Committee for Palestine. Some of the featured articles in this edition include: An editorial on the discourse of "terrorism," An article reporting Ramsey Clark speaking for Palestinian rights, and an interview with Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali.
Palestine Focus Palestine Focus
Publisher: The November 29th Committee for Palestine/ Palestine FocusYear: 1986Volume Number: May-JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: US and British Foreign Policy on Palestine
This is the US American national newspaper of the 29th Committee for Palestine. Some of the featured articles in this edition include: An editorial on the US denial of Palestinian right to self-determination, An article on the US bombing of Libya, and an article on the connection between Israel and South African Apartheid.