The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party (ص 40)

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The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party (ص 40)

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and Jihad Dhahi among the other founding leaders of the
Kata'ib confirmed to this author the profound impact of
the Palestinian nakba on their behavior and system of
thought. 4 To them, as to other members of their organiza-
tion, the loss of Palestine marked the turning point in
their lives. No more would they lead the life of ordinary
men. They were possessed with the idea of revenge. The
Palestinian War aggravated and complicated the tensions
which have mounted in the Arab World for some time. It
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was the fear of the danger of Zionist expansion that
prompted those young revolutionaries to act and act fast
before it was too late! They saw in Israel a constant
threat to the realization of their national objectives,
and nothing was more important to them at this time than
to achieve those objectives.
The young Arab radicals were not unnaturally
attracted to the various revolutionary doctrines of Western
Europe to which their education had given them access.
However, in choosing their strategy and tactics, the
founding leaders of the Kata'ib did not neglect to study
the experience of Arab revolutionary movements. > The result
was a curious amalgam of revolutionary thought based on a
strong anti~Zionist, anti-foreign emotionalism that
Sanctified political violence. At this time Giuseppe
Garibaldi, the Italian patriot and guerrilla leader of the
Risorgimento, became their idol. They drew comparisons
4 personal interview, June 30, 1970.
Srpid.

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

تاريخ

1971-02-07

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Basil R. Al-Kubaisi

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