This chapter examines the intricate dynamics of the Lebanese civil war, particularly the interplay between various factions, including the role of Palestinian forces and the rise of Hezbollah amid the Israeli siege of Beirut. It explores how the conflict's sectarian nature fueled violence and political shifts, detailing significant events and figures like Yasser Arafat and Moussa Sadr. The narrative also highlights Hezbollah's emergence as an influential force, shaped by socio-political changes and its distinctive approach to resistance against foreign aggression.
Featuring Abdel Razzaq Takriti, this is the first of a two-part epilogue to Thawra (Revolution), our series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Today’s installment covers the Iranian Islamic Revolution’s huge impact across the Arab East alongside Saudi and Egyptian efforts to foster religious conservative movements in an effort to supplant and suppress the secular nationalist left. Plus the Iran-Iraq War, the mujahideen in Afghanistan, the First Intifada, Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, the first US-led invasion of Iraq, and the PLO’s march toward the Oslo Accords–and how Hamas and Islamic Jihad stepped into the resulting vacuum, picking up a Palestinian armed struggle the PLO had renounced.
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