We have built the history and current situation of Occupied Finland to mirror those in real world Palestine, at least to some extent. In case the players are interested in finding out similarities and differences, here is a list of websites, books, graphic novels and films on Palestine.
As the game is set in Finland, not Palestine, it is by no means necessary for the players to familiarize themselves with any of this material.
Web resources
In Finnish
Israel/ Palestiina –konfliktin taustoista: http://icahd.fi/?page_id=3340
ICAHD (Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions) Finland: http://icahd.fi/
Kirkon ulkomaanavun ihmisoikeustarkkailuohjelma EAPPI (Ekumeeninen kumppanuusohjelma palestiinalaisalueilla ja Israelissa): http://www.eappi.fi/
In English
Activestills: documentary photography on Palestine and Israel: www.activestills.org/
The Electronic Intifada: news, commentary, analysis, and reference materials about the IsraeliPalestinian conflict: http://electronicintifada.net/
The Palestinian Boycott National Committee (BNC), a coalition of the largest Palestinian organizations, trade unions, networks and NGOs: http://www.bdsmovement.net/
UN overview map & key facts on the Occupied Palestinian Territories: http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/ochaopt_atlas_opt_general_december2011.pdf
See UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) occupied Palestinian territory for more maps and other information: http://www.ochaopt.org/
International Solidarity Movement (ISM): http://palsolidarity.org/
The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) (page includes very informative maps): http://www.icahd.org/
Books
In Finnish
Hannu Juusola: Israelin historia. (Gaudeamus Kirja. 2005)
Susan Nathan: Toinen Israel (Otava 2005)
Hannu Reime: Israel /Palestiina. Kahden kansan luvattu maa. (Like /Suomen rauhanpuolustajat. 2003)
In English
On the current situation in Palestine:
Jonathan Cook: Disappearing Palestine: Israel’s Experiments in Human Despair (Zed Books, 2008)
Jeff Halper: Obstacles to Peace: A Reframing of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict (ICAHD, 2009)
Ben White: Israeli Apartheid. A Beginner’s Guide (Pluto Books, 2009)
On Zionism:
Nur Masalha: Expulsion of the Palestinians: The Concept of “Transfer” in Zionist Political Thought, 1882-1948 (Institute for Palestine Studies, 1992)
Shlomo Sand: The Invention of the Jewish People (Verso, 2010)
On ethnic cleansing in Palestine:
Rosemary Esber: Under the Cover of War: The Zionist Expulsion of the Palestinians (Arabicus Books & Media, 2009)
Benny Morris: The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited (Cambridge University Press, 2004)
Ilan Pappe: The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (Oneworld Publications, 2007)
On Palestinian citizens of Israel:
Susan Nathan: The Other Side of Israel (Harper Collins 2005)
Ilan Pappe: The Forgotten Palestinians: A History of the Palestinians in Israel (Yale University Press, 2011)
On the Oslo Accords period:
Amira Hass: Drinking the Sea at Gaza (Owl Books, 2000)
Edward Said: The End of the Peace Process (Granta Books, 2002)
Graphic novels
Guy Delisle: Jerusalem. Chronicles From the Holy City. (2012) (saatavilla myös suomeksi)
Joe Sacco: Palestine (Jonathan Cape)
Joe Sacco: Footnotes in Gaza (Metropolitan Books 2009)
Movies
Documentaries
5 Broken Cameras (2011)
Roadmap to Apartheid (2012)
John Pilger: Palestine is Still the Issue (2002)
Fiction
Paradise Now (2005)
Divine Intervention (2002)
The Time That Remains (2009)