The impact of the Intifada on Palestinian leadership development
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Authors
Nazimek, Jeanne Marie
Subjects
Intifada
Uprising
Yasir Arafat
Hamas
Islamic Jihad
Unified National Leadership of the Uprising
Uprising
Yasir Arafat
Hamas
Islamic Jihad
Unified National Leadership of the Uprising
Advisors
Magnus, Ralph
Date of Issue
1990-12
Date
December 1990
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis focuses on the leadership, both internal and external, of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories of Israel, in an effort to determine if any internal political groups exist that are capable of challenging the authority of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). Background information includes the rise of Palestinian nationalism and the history of politics in the West Bank and Gaza Strip since the 1967 War. The primary factor influencing the current leadership transformations is the Palestinian uprising or intifada, that began in December of 1987 and continues today. The internal leadership of the uprising, including the Unified National Leadership of the Uprising (UNLU), the Islamic fundamentalist groups, and the traditional notables, are all considered as possible challenges to the PLO's leadership. The external PLO leadership, its primary left wing components and their relationship to the intifada, are also presented.
Type
Thesis
Description
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Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
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Sponsors
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Format
99 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.