The Arab Regimes and the Palestinian Revolution, 1967-71
1973; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 2; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/2535482
ISSN1533-8614
Autores Tópico(s)Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
ResumoThree more or less well-defined groupings gradually evolved among the Arab countries as they faced the consequences of the Six Day War and redefined their future policies and their attitudes towards the Palestine problem. The first grouping consisted of the UAR, Jordan and regimes close to Cairo, such as the Sudan and Iraq (then under the rule of Abdul Rahman Arif). It had as its overriding objective the recovery of the Israeli-occupied territories, and was willing to envisage political solutions to this effect and to compromise on issues that had been fundamental to the Arab position since the establishment of the Jewish State in 1948, including the recognition of Israel and the conclusion of a definitive peace. These governments were naturally reluctant to destabilize the situation or reinforce Israeli feelings of insecurity and motivations for territorial annexation by adopting intransigent postures. Consequently, they did not look with favour upon a strong, militant Palestinian movement with irredentist aspirations, though they could not directly disavow it because of its popular support. Other Arab countries that adhered to this position were Lebanon, Tunisia and Morocco. As the commandos gained strength and popularity, and the prospects of a political solution faded during 1968, the UAR came to see in the Palestinians a welcome partner in the military confrontation that was developing and granted the commandos material aid, training facilities and use of its radio stations. The UAR also came down on the side of the resistance in the several crises that later developed with Jordan and Lebanon, a position dictated not only by Cairo's interest in maintaining the viability of the guerrillas but also by its obligations as leader of the progressive camp towards an ideologically kindred movement. The fedayeen realized early on, however, that this alliance was doomed to be
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