POLI 342 Lecture Notes - First Intifada, Palestinians, Palestinian National Authority
31 Oct 2011
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Grassroots uprising led by no one in particular. Turning point for the palestinians-- extremely important consequences. Exposed internal fissures among the palestinian elite themselves. Question of the peace process: what kind of future do they envision in terms of the israeli conflict etc. Plo was of course divided and had elites spread across arab states: what kind of military policy should the plo adopt. What"s the role of the plo elites in the decision making processes among the palestinian people. Also managed to bring the plo back into the political picture (b. c. the intifada was not organized by the plo-- effectively, in the subsequent years there were more serious attempts to organize the palestinians in the west. There was no clear leader with whom the israelis could negotiate-- its military strategy was designed for an army. From 1988-1990s a period of dialogue commenced through informal channels to find resolution to the situation in the west bank and gaza.
