The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party (ص 38)

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The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party (ص 38)

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two prominent leaders of the ANM were themselves among the
founding leaders of the Kata'ib. Whether the Kata'ib was
the precursor of the ANM or only the training ground for the
latter's future leaders is of little significance.
But what is the Kata'ib? In what circumstances did
it emerge? And what is its contribution to Arab politics?
The Kata'ib or the terrorist organization which was
brought to light for the first time following the abortive
attempt to assassinate Col. Adib Shishakli, Assistant Chief
of Staff of the Syrian Army, on October 11, 1950, was an
outgrowth of the Palestinian nakbah [disaster]. As the
Arab-Israeli War of 1948 drew to a disastrous close for the
Arab states, popular resentment against the governments
manifested itself in strikes and demonstrations and it was
obvious that major changes were inevitable. At this time,
the radical Arab youth especially among the Palestinian
refugees who were ejected from their home in Palestine looked
about desperately for signs of change in the Arab World.
The Ba‘thists hopefully offered themselves as the instrument
of this change but their reformist ideas failed to fulfill
the expectations of the masses who went into the streets
seeking a more militant leadership. In these circumstances
a group of young radicals who had severe misgivings about the
gxadualist tactics of the opposition parties, including the
Ba'th, were meeting in Damascus, Beirut and Amman to put the
founding stone of the Kata'ib, a clandestine paramilitary
organization, dedicated to the liberation of Palestine.

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The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party

تاريخ

1971-02-07

المنشئ

Basil R. Al-Kubaisi

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