Arafat's War: The Man And His Battle For Israeli Conquest
by Efraim Karsh /
2003 / English / EPUB
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Established in 1964 with the goal of "liberating Palestine in its
entirety," the Palestinian Liberation Organization has for years
been led by one of its most outspoken and notorious members, Yasser
Arafat. He has undergone a radical transformation from a fugitive
terrorist leader to a passionate and respected advocate for the
creation of a Palestinian homeland. But then why did he reject a
plan for Palestinian statehood in 2000, after crusading for this
long-standing ideal for close to forty years? Was it a bargaining
ploy or a reflection of a deeper reluctance on the part of the
Palestinian leadership to genuinely commit itself to peace with
Israel? Historian Efraim Karsh argues that Arafat is less
interested in the liberation of the West Bank and Gaza, or even
with the establishment of a Palestinian state, than in the PLO's
historic goal of Israel's destruction. Karsh details Arafat's
efforts since the historic Oslo peace accords, resulting in a level
of violence unmatched in scope and intensity since 1948. Arafat has
irrevocably altered the Middle East's political landscape, and
while his place in history has yet to be written, the ongoing
Israeli-Palestinian conflict will always be Arafat's war.
Established in 1964 with the goal of "liberating Palestine in its
entirety," the Palestinian Liberation Organization has for years
been led by one of its most outspoken and notorious members, Yasser
Arafat. He has undergone a radical transformation from a fugitive
terrorist leader to a passionate and respected advocate for the
creation of a Palestinian homeland. But then why did he reject a
plan for Palestinian statehood in 2000, after crusading for this
long-standing ideal for close to forty years? Was it a bargaining
ploy or a reflection of a deeper reluctance on the part of the
Palestinian leadership to genuinely commit itself to peace with
Israel? Historian Efraim Karsh argues that Arafat is less
interested in the liberation of the West Bank and Gaza, or even
with the establishment of a Palestinian state, than in the PLO's
historic goal of Israel's destruction. Karsh details Arafat's
efforts since the historic Oslo peace accords, resulting in a level
of violence unmatched in scope and intensity since 1948. Arafat has
irrevocably altered the Middle East's political landscape, and
while his place in history has yet to be written, the ongoing
Israeli-Palestinian conflict will always be Arafat's war.