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The International Spectator [2]

The Intifada and the Balance of Power in the Region

Authors:
Yusif A. Sayigh [3]
26/01/2016

Virtually all Palestinians in the Diaspora, and in those parts of Palestine occupied by Israel in 1948, and most non-Palestinian Arabs, feel euphoric about the Intifada – the uprising in the Occupied Territories (OT), that is, the West Bank and Gaza Strip which were occupied in June 1967. The feeling is understandable and justifiable in view of the admirable courage, the cohesiveness, the self-reliance, and the tenacity of the Palestinians of the OT, in conducting an unarmed struggle for liberation against the formidable Israeli military machine. […]

Originally [4] published in the issue Vol. 23, No. 4, October-December 1988, p. 203-214

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