The Palestinian National Revival

Acknowledgements

Aims and Scope

Part I

The Leadership Crisis of the Palestinian National Movement, 1937-1963:

The Decline from Power of Mufti Haj Amin Al-Husayni

• En Route to a Crisis of Leadership: The 1930s through World War II

• Return of the Mufti and Increased Arab Involvement in the Filastin Issue

• The All-Palestine Government, September 1948: Historical Failure of Leadership or Default Option?

• The Palestinians in the Absence of Leadership, 1949-1963

Part II

National Revival:

The 1950s as the Formative Years of the New Palestinian National Movement

• The Nakba Generation

• The "Sons of the Nakba" Generation: Emergent Leadership of the New Palestinian National Movement

• Manifestations of the Palestinian National Awakening: The Arab Nationalists Movement, Fatah, the Ba'th Party, and the General Union of Palestinian Students

• The Palestinians of the Gaza Strip under the Egyptian Government

Part III

The West Bank Palestinians under Hashemite Rule:

The "Palestinization" Process in the Shadow of Egyptian Subversion and Influence

• The Palestinians under the Hashemite Regime

• First Crisis: Aftermath of the IDF Raid on Qibya

• Second Crisis: In the Shadow of Egyptian Subversion - December 1955-April 1957

• The Crisis of April 1963: West Bank Palestinians and the Revival of a Palestinian Entity

• The Palestinians of Jordan, 1965-1966: Between Shuqayri, Husayn, and the Emergence of Fatah

• The Crisis of November 1966: The Aftermath of the IDF Raid on Samu'

Part IV

Ahmad al-Shuqayri: Between the Arab Hammer and Palestinian Anvil, 1964-1967

A Predictable Failure of Leadership and the Peak of a Leadership Crisis

• Ahmad al-Shuqayri's Path to PLO Leadership

• The Struggle over Leadership of the PLO: Emergence of Fatah and Decline in Shuqayri's Status, 1965-1966

• The Leadership Crisis Escalates: June 1966-May 1967

• Shuqayri: The End of the Road - June-December 1967

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index