<snip> I was intrigued by the appended posting, largely because of an exchange several years ago about "Israeli censorship of Arabic literature" and how it affected libraries within Israel and the West Bank. The posting accused Israel of banning the import of books from the Arab world and those cutting off Arabic readers from their own culture. As I recall, the tone of the posting was so extreme – something along the lines of Israel's war on Palestinian libraries – that I decided to investigate. <snip>
Thanks for the interesting results of your investigation, Lee. At the Society of American Archivists’ annual conference several years ago, I attended a session on “Archives under Occupation in Palestine”, at which the presenters argued that the large amounts of the cultural patrimony of the Palestinians have been either systematically or neglectfully plundered or destroyed by Israel, going back to the founding of the State. It was definitely biased, and I was familiar enough with recent events to identify examples of misstatements and exaggerations, but I always meant to research what had really taken place regarding Palestinian libraries and archives in today’s Israel during and after the 1948 war and equivalently in the West Bank after 1967. I am wondering if you or anyone here knows of reliable resources on this topic? English language would be ideal, but anything would be appreciated. Thanks, Deena ________________ Deena M. Schwimmer, Archivist Yeshiva University Archives mail: 500 W. 185th St. / New York, NY 10033 / interoffice: MGL – 304 email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> / phone: (646) 592-4058 / fax: (212) 960-0066
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