My life in the PLO : the inside story of the Palestinian struggle / Shifiq al-Hout ; edited by Jean Said Makdisi and Martin Asser ; translated by Hader al-Hout and Laila Othman.

By:

Ḥūt, Shafīq [author.]

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Arabic Publisher: London ; New York, NY : Pluto Press, 2011Distributor: New York, NY : Distributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave MacmillanCopyright date: ©2011Description: 1 online resource (xii, 316 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781849645485
1849645485
9781783714223
1783714220

Other title:

My life in the Palestinian Liberation Organization
Inside story of the Palestinian struggle

Uniform titles: بين الوطن والمنفى. انكليزي Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Print version:: My life in the PLO.DDC classification:

956.04092 22

LOC classification:

DS119.7 .H955 2011eb
DS119.7 .H95519 2011eb

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Contents:

1. Jaffa, My City --- 2. From Homeland to Exile --- 3. From Journalism to Politics --- 4. The Birth of the Palestine Liberation Organization --- 5. The Factions Gain Control over the PLO --- 6. Jordanian-Palestinian Relations --- 7. Nasser As I Knew Him --- 8. Fratricidal Wars --- 9. The PLO at the United Nations --- 10. Palestine, Around the Globe --- 11. The Israeli Invasion of Lebanon --- 12. The Sabra and Shatila Massacre --- 13. After the Departure --- 14. The Mysterious Triangle --- 15. The Second Exodus From Lebanon --- 16. The Session that changed the Path --- 17. The Intifada of Stones --- 18. Return to the Executive Committee --- 19. No Final Solution without a Single Democratic Palestine --- 20. The Night of Abu Ammarʹs Plane Crash --- 21. Resigning in Protest over the Oslo Agreement --- 22. After the Resignation --- 23. My Heart Rebels --- 24. Coming out of a Dark Abyss.

Summary: This is the inside story of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), from its beginnings in 1964 to the signing of the Oslo agreement in 1993. For over three decades, the main goal of the PLO was to achieve a just peace in the Arab-Israeli conflict, and to build a democratic state in Palestine for all its citizens. Shafiq Al-Hout, a high ranking PLO official until his resignation in 1993, provides previously unavailable details on the key events in its history such as its recognition by the UN and the Oslo peace negotiations. Taking us right to the heart of the decision making processes, this book explains the personalities and internal politics that shaped the PLO's actions and the Palestinian experience of the twentieth century. Although he was an insider, Al-Hout's book does not shy from analysing and criticising decisions and individuals, including Yasser Arafat. This book is an essential piece of history that sheds new light on the significance of the PLO in the Palestinian struggle for justice. -- Publisher description.

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This is the inside story of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), from its beginnings in 1964 to the signing of the Oslo agreement in 1993. For over three decades, the main goal of the PLO was to achieve a just peace in the Arab-Israeli conflict, and to build a democratic state in Palestine for all its citizens. Shafiq Al-Hout, a high ranking PLO official until his resignation in 1993, provides previously unavailable details on the key events in its history such as its recognition by the UN and the Oslo peace negotiations. Taking us right to the heart of the decision making processes, this book explains the personalities and internal politics that shaped the PLO's actions and the Palestinian experience of the twentieth century. Although he was an insider, Al-Hout's book does not shy from analysing and criticising decisions and individuals, including Yasser Arafat. This book is an essential piece of history that sheds new light on the significance of the PLO in the Palestinian struggle for justice. -- Publisher description.