The chapter explores the aftermath of the 1967 war and its implications on the Palestinian revolution, focusing on the loss of territories to Israel and the strategic shifts within Palestinian organizations for armed struggle and liberation. It discusses the importance of Palestinian representation in international discussions post-war and Yasser Arafat’s efforts in organizing operations in Jordan and the West Bank.
Featuring Abdel Razzaq Takriti, this is the FOURTEENTH episode of Thawra (Revolution), our series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Today’s installment covers the rise of the Palestinian Revolution and then its explosion after the Arab defeat in the June War of 1967 with Israel. Fatah, the Popular Front for the Liberation and Palestine, and other factions launched an armed guerrilla struggle against Israel, engaging the Palestinian people in a full-scale mobilization for their liberation. Also: Ba’athists Aḥmad Ḥasan al-Bakr and Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq, as did Muammar Gaddafi’s Free Officers in Libya.
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