Summary
The regional body of Arab states which, in Palestine: A Socialist Introduction, Palestinians turned to as an ally in the decades after the Nakba, and whose member states agreed a rejectionist stance toward Israel in 1967 under popular pressure (Palestine: A Socialist Introduction, line 1745).
Details
- In the decades following the Nakba, Palestinians turned to the Arab League as an ally; in 1967, in response to popular pressure, its member states agreed on a rejectionist stance toward Israel, refusing to recognize, negotiate with, or make peace with an occupying power on Palestinian land (Palestine: A Socialist Introduction, line 1745).
- The Conclusion’s note 9 records that “the very formation of the Arab League was encouraged by the British as a safety valve on Arab nationalist aspirations”, citing M. A. Aziz, “Origins of the Arab League”, Pakistan Horizon 8, no. 4 (December 1955) (Palestine: A Socialist Introduction, line 2552).
- Chapter 6 speaks of authoritarian leaders such as Mubarak and “his Arab League colleagues” denying their people a political space of their own, against the Tahrir chant “Raise your head, you’re an Arab” alongside “the people want the liberation of Palestine” (Palestine: A Socialist Introduction, line 1308).
Related pages
Palestine: A Socialist Introduction, Arab Question, Surrounding Arab Regimes