Fatah

In Adnan’s novel, Marie Rose is a character that defends the social rights of the Palestinians although they are “enemies” due to their association with their respective religions. As a result, she is abducted by the militiamen regarding her relationship with a Palestinian man and for also aiding the Palestinian refugees. This is the outcome of religion and its connection with one’s region. For example, the majority of Palestinians are Sunni Islam and a greater part of the Lebanese population is Maronite Christians. Of course, this overlooks the fact that there are indeed some Palestinians who are Christians and vice versa. Since this generalization has been passed down through generations it creates a misunderstanding of the people as a whole. Therefore, the options regarding which relationships can be formed are narrowed, thus, creating a rift between the two. Moreover, this is a negative impact as a result of colonialism. What unravels because of the Lebanese Civil War is the executions and murders of innocent people due to their religious affiliation. It became a war against the Muslims and Christians, exploiting religion under the pretext that they were “fighting for the road that leads to the divine” (Adnan 63). Consequently, colonialism reinforced the construction of Arabs as zealots, which is a repeated representation of Arabs in various films. It is evident that colonizers are at fault for fabricating the tension between both religions that is still very much present…

The response of both men and women within nationalist groups, forced members of PFWAC to reconsider the possibility of achieving equality, justice, and rights both as women and as Palestinians. The questions raised by the response of nationalist groups created a binary in which Palestinian women could either be Palestinian or be women. In other words, Palestinian women could advocate for their rights as Palestinians or as women, but never simultaneously, the ability to advocate as Palestinian…

Palestinian nationals, Abu Iyad and Abu Jihad. They were both official members of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood” (www.thefamouspeople.com ). Foundation of Al-Fatah “In 1958, Arafat, along with his friends, founded “Al-Fatah,” an underground network of secret cells, which later advocated armed struggle against Israel. Fatah dedicated itself to the liberation of Palestine by an armed struggle, and at the end of 1964, Arafat left Kuwait to become a full-time revolutionary, organizing raids into…

advocating on behalf the Palestinian people underwent drastic changes. These changes came following the defeat of a coalition of Arab nations in war against Israel known as the June War. In the June War Israel conquered territory from both Jordan and Egypt known as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively in which the majority of Palestinian people lived. The PLO’s leadership, thought by many scholars to be a puppet of the Egyptian government, which was one of the losers in the June War,…

He was involved in things like this all his life. When he was still a teenager he was already smuggling weapons into the country to be used against Jews and the British. His first fighting experience came in 1948 when he was 19 years old in the Arab-Israeli War. Israel won this war and the country of Israel was founded. About ten years later in 1958 Yasser and a few affiliates founded Fatah as a political party and a terrorist power (Biography.com). The word “Fatah” means “conquest by Jihad(Holy…

The Palestinian Territories are currently considered a two-state entity, with the Gaza Strip being governed by Hamas and the West Bank governed by Fatah. However, neither government is fully sovereign as both groups remain subjugated to the Israeli occupying power. Given the current resentment of Hamas amongst the Gazan people and the political status of the government, the future governance of Hamas is increasingly becoming threatened. According to Ehud Yaari (2007), an Israeli journalist, the…

Another Televangelist Islamic presenter, a writer and broadcaster of Canadian nationality proudly claimed himself as one of the Rushdie’s many midnight children is a, secularist and liberal activist.(Rushdi who received a death call by Imam Khomeni for writing blasphemous literature) .Like other televangelist ,Fatah also got his education in Science subject.Fatah is now hosting a talk show on zee news channel in Hindi language named Fatah Ka Fatwa. He denounces his belief and practice of…

The group was committed to attacking Jordanians and Israelis, to represent the struggles of Palestinians and force the international world to recognize them. The group is known worldwide for their attack on Israeli athletes during the 1972 Olympics, the group took eleven athletes hostage, and they were all killed. A year later, In March of 1973 the group went into the Saudi Arabian embassy, demanding for the surrendering of Palestinian prisoners being held in West Germany. When the government…

Taheri further states that out of the 3 key political entities on the Palestinian side, only Fatah would support the two state solution and that Hamas and the IJLP want a one state solution with Palestine replacing Israel. Taheri also mentions that Gaza would not be an ideal mold for a Palestinian state by stating, “Gaza has more political prisoners than any Arab country” (Taheri). Taheri seems to use a combination of pathos and logos in his writing, presenting his readers with a potent cocktail…

After the creation of the State of Israel and the displacement of thousands of people who lost their homes, the Palestinian nationalist movement began to regroup in the West Bank and Gaza, controlled by Jordan and Egypt, respectively, and in the refugee camps set up in other Arab countries. Shortly before the 1967 war, Palestinian organizations such as Fatah, led by Yasser Arafat formed the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and launched operations against Israel, first from Jordan and then…