Navigating Palestinian Politics and Colonial Struggles

11min Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

The chapter explores the intricate landscape of Palestinian politics in the 1950s post the defeat of Palestine's leadership, the dispersion of the Palestinian people, and the influence of Pan-Arab nationalist politics. It delves into the collapse of the old party structure in Palestine after losing territory to the settler-colonist Zionist movement, leading to a shift in political dynamics and debates around cooperating with British authorities. The narrative also addresses the displacement, suffering, and ongoing struggle for liberation of the Palestinian people, emphasizing rights of return and challenging misconceptions and colonial justifications.

Featuring Abdel Razzaq Takriti, this is the NINTH episode of Thawra (Revolution), our rolling mini-series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Today’s installment covers the creation of a Palestinian national liberation movement throughout the 1950s by a people dispersed by the Nakba: organizations, alliances, and theories of change assembled in the universities, cities, and refugee camps surrounding Palestine. We end with the 1959 foundation of Fatah, the first organization for Palestinians led by Palestinians focused first and foremost on Palestinian liberation. This is the story of the beginning of the Palestinian national liberation movement as we have come to know it today. Buy How to Abolish Prisons: Lessons from the Movement against Imprisonment at haymarketbooks.org Buy States of the Earth: An Ecological and Racial History of Secularization at Versobooks.com Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Check out our newsletter and vast archives at thedigradio.com Spread the word about Thawra thedigradio.com/Thawra