Palestinian maps and archival materials face deliberate destruction and erasure by Israeli actions, threatening collective memory and legal claims. Active preservation efforts rescue, digitize, catalogue, and disseminate maps and documents to prevent loss and support rights. Personal transformation from a Zionist upbringing to advocacy can motivate archival activism and solidarity. Preservation requires ethical stewardship, collaboration with Palestinian communities, and resistance to narratives that erase dispossession. Safeguarded archives serve historians, lawyers, activists, and descendants seeking restitution, recognition, and historical truth. Sustained funding, secure storage, and international attention are essential to protect vulnerable heritage.
In this episode of Centre Stage, our guest is a Jewish historian of Palestine, Zach Foster. He joins us to discuss his work on preserving Palestinian maps and archival materials, despite the deliberate destruction of archives by Israel. Foster explains his journey from growing up in a Zionist household to advocating for the rights and history of Palestinians. Phil Lavelle is a TV news correspondent at Al Jazeera.
Historian Zach Foster on preserving Palestinian maps and archival materials. In this episode of Centre Stage, our guest is a Jewish historian of Palestine, Zach Foster. He joins us to discuss his work on preserving Palestinian maps and archival materials, despite the deliberate destruction of archives by Israel. Foster explains his journey from growing up in a Zionist household to advocating for the rights and history of Palestinians.
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