Former Israeli intelligence officer Moshe Shemesh offers a fresh understanding of the complex history and politics of the Middle East in this new analysis of the Palestinian national movement. Shemesh looks at the formative years of the movement that emerged following the 1948 War and traces the leaders, their objectives, and their weaknesses, fragmentation, and conflicts with their neighbors. He follows the formation of the Sons of Nakba, the establishment of Fatah, the reframing of Jordan as analogous with the Palestinian cause, and the creation of the Palestine Liberation Organization and its new expression of nationalism until the 1967 War. With unprecedented access to Arabic sources, Shemesh provides new perspectives on inter-Arab politics and the history of the intractable Arab-Israeli conflict.
Acknowledgements
Aims and Scope
Part I
The Leadership Crisis of the Palestinian National Movement, 1937–1963:
The Decline from Power of Mufti Haj Amin Al-Husayni
En Route to a Crisis of Leadership: The 1930s through World War II
Return of the Mufti and Increased Arab Involvement in the Filastin Issue
The All-Palestine Government, September 1948: Historical Failure of Leadership or Default Option?
The Palestinians in the Absence of Leadership, 1949–1963
Part II
National Revival:
The 1950s as the Formative Years of the New Palestinian National Movement
The Nakba Generation
The "Sons of the Nakba" Generation: Emergent Leadership of the New Palestinian National Movement
Manifestations of the Palestinian National Awakening: The Arab Nationalists Movement, Fatah, the Ba'th Party, and the General Union of Palestinian Students
The Palestinians of the Gaza Strip under the Egyptian Government
Part III
The West Bank Palestinians under Hashemite Rule:
The "Palestinization" Process in the Shadow of Egyptian Subversion and Influence
The Palestinians under the Hashemite Regime
First Crisis: Aftermath of the IDF Raid on Qibya
Second Crisis: In the Shadow of Egyptian Subversion – December 1955–April 1957
The Crisis of April 1963: West Bank Palestinians and the Revival of a Palestinian Entity
The Palestinians of Jordan, 1965–1966: Between Shuqayri, Husayn, and the Emergence of Fatah
The Crisis of November 1966: The Aftermath of the IDF Raid on Samu'
Part IV
Ahmad al-Shuqayri: Between the Arab Hammer and Palestinian Anvil, 1964–1967
A Predictable Failure of Leadership and the Peak of a Leadership Crisis
Ahmad al-Shuqayri's Path to PLO Leadership
The Struggle over Leadership of the PLO: Emergence of Fatah and Decline in Shuqayri's Status, 1965-1966
The Leadership Crisis Escalates: June 1966–May 1967
Shuqayri: The End of the Road – June–December 1967
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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