Witnessing Palestine

1948

Creation & Catastrophe

Streaming Video - 2019

"Tells the story of the establishment of Israel as seen through the eyes of the people who lived it." -- Distributor. "Tells the story of the establishment of Israel as seen through the eyes of the people who lived it." -- Distributor. Show less

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200 meters

Streaming Video - 2022

"Mustafa will do anything to reach his son, and after being denied access through the checkpoint on a technicality, Mustafa embarks upon a journey to cross the border illegally." -- Distributor. "Mustafa will do anything to reach his son, and after being denied access through the checkpoint on a technicality, Mustafa embarks upon a journey to cross the border illegally." -- Distributor. Show less

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A Day in the Life of Abed Salama

Anatomy of A Jerusalem Tragedy

by Thrall, Nathan

Book - 2023

Abed meets obstacle after obstacle as he crisscrosses Jerusalem to find his son. Interwoven with his quest are the stories of other characters whose lives converge due to a single horrific accident. Abed meets obstacle after obstacle as he crisscrosses Jerusalem to find his son. Interwoven with his quest are the stories of other characters whose lives converge due to a single horrific accident. Show less

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Determined to Stay

Palestinian Youth Fight for Their Village

by Sokolower, Jody

Book - 2021

Interviews with youth living in Silwan, a village south of Jerusalem's Old City. Interviewees and interviewer alike discuss similarities among racialized youth in Palestine and in the U.S. Interviews with youth living in Silwan, a village south of Jerusalem's Old City. Interviewees and interviewer alike discuss similarities among racialized youth in Palestine and in the U.S. Show less

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Gaza

A History

by Filiu, Jean-Pierre

Book - 2014

Translated from the French, the first comprehensive history of the struggle to control Gaza. Translated from the French, the first comprehensive history of the struggle to control Gaza. Show less

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Kingdom of Olives and Ash

Writers Confront the Occupation

Book - 2017

Edited by Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, a collection of essays about each writer's time in the occupied territories and their conversations with its residents. Also available in Spanish (e-book). Edited by Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, a collection of essays about each writer's time in the occupied territories and their conversations with its residents. Also available in Spanish (e-book). Show less

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Palestine Speaks

Narratives of Life Under Occupation

Book - 2014

"In Palestine Speaks men and women from the West Bank and Gaza describe in their own words how their lives have been shaped by the conflict. This includes eyewitness accounts of the most recent attacks on Gaza in 2014." -- Publisher "In Palestine Speaks men and women from the West Bank and Gaza describe in their own words how their lives have been shaped by the conflict. This includes eyewitness accounts of the most recent attacks on Gaza in 2014." -- Publisher Show less

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Salt Houses

by Alyan, Hala

Book - 2017

A sweeping family saga following four generations of the Yacoub clan, from the Six-Day War to the present day. A sweeping family saga following four generations of the Yacoub clan, from the Six-Day War to the present day. Show less

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They Called Me A Lioness

A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom

by Tamimi, Ahed

Book - 2022

"Tamimi came to global renown reached an apex in December 2017, when, at 16 years old, she was filmed slapping an Israeli soldier who refused to leav...Show more "Tamimi came to global renown reached an apex in December 2017, when, at 16 years old, she was filmed slapping an Israeli soldier who refused to leave her front yard. But this is not just a story of activism or imprisonment. It is the human-scale story of an occupation that has riveted the world and shaped global politics, from a girl who grew up in the middle of it ." -- Publisher Show less

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Side by Side

Parallel Histories of Israel-Palestine

Book - 2012

"Struck by how different the standard Israeli and Palestinian textbook histories of the same events were from one another...a group of Israeli and Pa...Show more "Struck by how different the standard Israeli and Palestinian textbook histories of the same events were from one another...a group of Israeli and Palestinian teachers began to explore how a new understanding of history itself might open up different kinds of dialogue in an increasingly hostile climate." -- Publisher Show less

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The Way to the Spring

Life and Death in Palestine

by Ehrenreich, Ben

Book - 2016

"I do believe this is a work of optimisim, and of hope. Not because I see any imminent 'solution' to the Palestinian 'problem,' or the easy advent of...Show more "I do believe this is a work of optimisim, and of hope. Not because I see any imminent 'solution' to the Palestinian 'problem,' or the easy advent of something called 'peace.' On the contrary, I am optimistic because even in their despair, with no reason to hope, people continue to resist." -- Introduction Show less

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Censored voices

DVD - 2016

Documentary about the 1967 Six-Day War (June 5-10, 1967), a major turning point in Palestinian-Israeli relations. Combines archival newsreels with previously censored recordings of Israeli soldiers discussing their fears and doubts. Documentary about the 1967 Six-Day War (June 5-10, 1967), a major turning point in Palestinian-Israeli relations. Combines archival newsreels with previously censored recordings of Israeli soldiers discussing their fears and doubts. Show less

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Decolonizing Palestine

The Land, the People, the Bible

by Raheb, Mitri

Book - 2023

"[B]uilds on the latest research in settler-colonialism and human rights to place traditional theological themes within the wider socio-political con...Show more "[B]uilds on the latest research in settler-colonialism and human rights to place traditional theological themes within the wider socio-political context of settler colonialism as it is practiced by the modern nation-state of Israel." -- Publisher. Show less

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Except for Palestine

The Limits of Progressive Politics

by Hill, Marc Lamont

eBook - 2021

Hill and Plitnick "take seriously the political concerns and well-being of both Israelis and Palestinians, demonstrating the extent to which U.S. pol...Show more Hill and Plitnick "take seriously the political concerns and well-being of both Israelis and Palestinians, demonstrating the extent to which U.S. policy has made peace harder to attain. They also unravel the conflation of advocacy for Palestinian rights with anti-Semitism and hatred of Israel." -- Publisher. Show less

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Footnotes in Gaza

by Sacco, Joe

Book - 2010

A classic piece of comics journalism and war reportage. Discuss events Gaza during the Suez Crisis (1956), including the Rafah massacre of November 12. A classic piece of comics journalism and war reportage. Discuss events Gaza during the Suez Crisis (1956), including the Rafah massacre of November 12. Show less

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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017

by Khalidi, Rashid

Book - 2020

"Drawing on a wealth of untapped archival materials and the reports of generations of family members...The Hundred Years' War on Palestine upends acc...Show more "Drawing on a wealth of untapped archival materials and the reports of generations of family members...The Hundred Years' War on Palestine upends accepted interpretations of the conflict, which tend, at best, to describe a tragic clash between two peoples with claims to the same territory. " -- Publisher Show less

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The Lemon Tree

An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East

by Tolan, Sandy

Book - 2006

Originally presented in 1998 on NPR's "Fresh Air," and published as nonfiction narrative in 2007. Tolan shares the story of Bashir and Dalia, whose decades-long friendship would be repeatedly tested in ways that neither could imagine. Originally presented in 1998 on NPR's "Fresh Air," and published as nonfiction narrative in 2007. Tolan shares the story of Bashir and Dalia, whose decades-long friendship would be repeatedly tested in ways that neither could imagine. Show less

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Palestina en pedazos

by Meruane, Lina

Book - 2023

In Spanish. "In the early 2000s, the possibility of returning to Palestine began to take shape for Chilean writer Lina Meruane, with the paradoxes co...Show more In Spanish. "In the early 2000s, the possibility of returning to Palestine began to take shape for Chilean writer Lina Meruane, with the paradoxes contained in the idea of a return to a place that was never inhabited but which, nevertheless, forms part of a personal geography." -- Publisher Show less

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Palestine 1936

The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict

by Kessler, Oren

Book - 2023

Tel Aviv-based journalist Kessler offers a history of pre-state Israel, the 1936-1939 Revolt, and the longest sustained resistance to Mandatory Palestine. Tel Aviv-based journalist Kessler offers a history of pre-state Israel, the 1936-1939 Revolt, and the longest sustained resistance to Mandatory Palestine. Show less

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Spies of No Country

Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel

by Friedman, Matti

Book - 2019

A "meticulously researched tale" about the beginnings of the Mossad, as well as the "complicated identity of Israel." A "meticulously researched tale" about the beginnings of the Mossad, as well as the "complicated identity of Israel." Show less

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Stranger in My Own Land

Palestine, Israel and One Family's Story of Home

by Jurays, Fidá

Book - 2022

"Chronicles a desperate, at times surreal, search for a homeland, asking difficult questions about what the right of return would mean for the millions of Palestinians waiting to come 'home'." -- Publisher "Chronicles a desperate, at times surreal, search for a homeland, asking difficult questions about what the right of return would mean for the millions of Palestinians waiting to come 'home'." -- Publisher Show less

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Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear

Poems From Gaza

by Abu Toha, Mosab

Book - 2022

Debut collection. Work is followed by an interview discussing family background and his foray into poetry. Debut collection. Work is followed by an interview discussing family background and his foray into poetry. Show less

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Un reino de olivos y ceniza

Escritores contra la ocupación de Palestina

by Llosa, Mario Vargas

eBook - 2017

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We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I

A Palestinian Memoir

by Shehadeh, Raja

Book - 2022

"A subtle psychological portrait of the author’s relationship with his father during the 20th-century battle for Palestinian human rights." -- Publisher "A subtle psychological portrait of the author’s relationship with his father during the 20th-century battle for Palestinian human rights." -- Publisher Show less

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The Words of My Father

Love and Pain in Palestine

by Bashir, Yousef Khalil

Book - 2019

"A Palestinian-American activist recalls his adolescence in Gaza during the Second Intifada (2000-2005), and how he made a strong commitment to peace in the face of devastating brutality." -- Publisher "A Palestinian-American activist recalls his adolescence in Gaza during the Second Intifada (2000-2005), and how he made a strong commitment to peace in the face of devastating brutality." -- Publisher Show less

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