Educational Material
A library of books, articles, films, and other forms of media to educate yourself and those around you on what's happening in Palestine now, and what's been happening for decades.
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Palestine in Israeli School Books by Nurit Peled-Elhanan
Ideology and Propaganda in Education
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017
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Drinking the Sea at Gaza by Amira Haas
Days & Nights in a Land Under Siege
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The Departure of Jews from Turkey
For Jews, a 500-Year Turkish Haven: Sanctuary: In 1492, 60,000 of them driven from Spain were welcomed in Istanbul, where they have flourished.
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The Departure of Jews from Morroco
The Jews of Morocco. A Journey Through a Community Become Diaspora
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The Departure of Jews from Yemen
Operation Magic Carpet
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The Departure of Jews from Iraq
Zionist role in 1950s attacks on Iraqi Jews 'confirmed' by operative and police report
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In Israel’s Rising Violence, Ripples From 1948
A historical analysis of how the town of Lydda posed an early test of how the Israeli state would treat Palestinians. The article critiques that it is a legacy playing out today in violence between Jews and Arabs in Lod, as it’s now known.
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Malcolm X’s moral courage and the challenge of Palestine
Dr. Omar Suleiman explains that moral courage is not often found within the confines of our rigid partisan establishment lines. Neither political party has a monopoly on morality. Courage is displayed precisely when we rise up against the comfortable, prevailing view of our times.
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Palestine-Israel Books (PDFs)
Various books on Palestine and Israel made available on Google Drive
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Why is Gaza Important? Honoring a Land of Ribat | Blog
Gaza and its people hold a unique place in our hearts, but what is the origin of their esteemed status? Whether in honoring the Prophet’s lineage or serving as a strategic stronghold for the defense of Muslim lands, Gaza boasts a history steeped in nobility, virtue, and honor.
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The Departure of Jews from Iran
Jews of Iran: A community on borrowed time
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Insightful resources on Palestine from Yaqeen Institute
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Your kids’ questions on Israeli-Palestinian violence, answered
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is hard to understand — here’s a guide to getting started
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Teach your kids about #Gaza. Now.
How to talk to your kids about Palestine presented by Noor Kids
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How do we talk to our children about Al-Aqsa & Palestine?
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The Palestinian Struggle Through the Prophetic Lens
This is a relatively recent article by Dr. Ovamir Anjum and Dr. (Shaykh) Omar Suleiman. This is a great article for understanding the religious and historical context of the Palestinian struggle and can aid discussions from a historical and faith-based position.
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Gaza: An Inquest into it's Martyrdom by Normal Finkelstein
Based on scores of human rights reports, Norman G. Finkelstein's new book presents a meticulously researched inquest into Gaza’s martyrdom. He shows that although Israel has justified its assaults in the name of self-defense, in fact these actions constituted flagrant violations of international law.
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Children's Books on Palestine
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The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestineby Ilan Pappe
Renowned Israeli historian Ilan Pappe's groundbreaking book revisits the formation of the State of Israel.
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The Israel-Palestine conflict: a brief, simple history
This ten minute video provides context to the current crisis. It explains that while religion is involved, the conflict is mostly about two groups of people who claim the same land, and it really only goes back about a century, to the early 1900s. At its heart, it is a conflict between two self-determination movements – the Jewish Zionist project and the Palestinian nationalist project – that lay claim to the same territory.
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Born in Gaza
Filmed shortly after the 2014 Gaza war, this documentary examines how violence has transformed the lives of 10 Palestinian children.
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Killing Gaza: Life Under Israel’s Bombs and Siege Documentary
In the feature-length documentary film "Killing Gaza," journalists Dan Cohen and Max Blumenthal documented Israel’s 2014 war on Gaza. Yet this film is much more than a documentary about Palestinian resilience and suffering. It is a chilling visual document of war crimes committed by the Israeli military, featuring direct testimony and evidence from the survivors.
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Israelism
When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns. They join a movement of young American Jews battling the old guard to redefine Judaism’s relationship with Israel, revealing a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity.
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Tantura
Hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated in 1948. To Israelis it was the War of Independence, to Palestinians it was 'Al Nakba,' the Catastrophe. Director Alon Schwarz revisits former Israeli soldiers as well as Palestinian residents in an effort to re-examine what happened in Tantura, the location of an alleged, Israeli-perpetrated massacre.
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Israeli Palestinian conflict explained: an animated introduction to Israel and Palestine
Excellent intro to the modern-day conflict. Easy to understand and historically accurate, this is a mini-primer about why Israelis and Palestinians are fighting, why the U.S.-backed peace process has been an impediment to peace, and what you can do to make a difference. This conflict is essentially about land and human rights, not religion and culture. It is endorsed by Palestinian, Israeli and American scholars and peace activists. Good for 5th grade on up.
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Conflict in Israel and Palestine through 2015: Crash Course World History
An excellent video that presents a concise but thorough historical overview of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict by author and historian, John Green. He presents the complicated history and current conflict with facts in under 13 minutes. Good for Upper Middle school and up.
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Is Israel Guilty Of Apartheid Against Palestinians?
For many years, Palestinians have accused Israel of practicing apartheid: An official policy of treating the people under its rule differently depending on their ethnicity. Although it’s most famously associated with the white supremacist regime that used to rule South Africa, apartheid is actually a crime with specific conditions. In this explainer, we look at what those conditions are and whether they truly apply to Israel or not.
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The Palestine Academy
A collection of resources to learn about Palestine
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East Jerusalem: Sharing our house with Israeli settlers in Sheikh Jarrah (2011)
Muna and Muhammed are 12-year-old twins living in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem. Settlers have taken over the front of their home, but the family continue to live in the rest of the house.
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The West Bank after Oct 7: repression and ethnic cleansing
In this exclusive report for The Grayzone, Jeremy Loffredo provides an on-the-ground look at the fear and violence that has consumed occupied Palestinian communities across the West Bank, from the Jordan Valley to the Christian village of Taybeh, as settlers and the Israeli army exploit the shock of October 7 to carry out dispossession on a mass scale.
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Ten films to watch about the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict
From the 1948 Arab-Israeli War to the Israeli surveillance of Palestinians, films to help you understand the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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Farha (2021)
After persuading her father to continue her education in the city, a Palestinian girl's dream is shattered by the harrowing developments of the Nakba.
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