
- 232 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This book analyzes Palestinian attempts to create an organized military force from the period of the Mandate up to the present day.
Beginning with a comparative overview of the relationship between insurgent movements and the quest to build up a standard military, the book looks, first, at how the 1936 revolt galvanized the Palestinian leadership to attempt to create a military. It then goes on to examines other major topics such as: the 1948 failure to create an organized armed force; Palestinian participation in other Arab armed forces; the creation of the PLA; attempts to develop a security apparatus after Oslo; and, finally, the question of security reform and peace-making. The book concludes by identifying the lessons from the Palestinian experience that can be applied in promoting healthy civil-military relations within political entities located in major conflict zones.
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Table of contents
- Middle Eastern military studies
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The quest for an army
- 2 From revolt to communal defeat 1936–1948
- 3 Serving others or themselves?
- 4 The PLO and the Palestine Liberation Army 1964–1993
- 5 The security forces under the Palestinian authority
- 6 The security forces and the Al-Aqsa Intifada
- 7 Politics, law, and security
- 8 The Palestinian security forces under Abbas
- 9 From one military to two
- 10 Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Index