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Article: The culture of resistance: the 1967 War in the context of the Palestinian struggle. (Israeli-Arab war of 1967; Palestinian displacement by creation of Israel)
- Article from:
- Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
- Article date:
- June 22, 1997
- Author:
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587771 INO What is a rebel? A man who says no, but whose refusal does not imply a renunciation. He is also a man who says yes, from the moment he makes his first gesture of rebellion. . . .
Albert Camus
INTRODUCTION
While Palestinian resistance is generally seen as a reaction to the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, its causes have deep roots at many levels. First, it is a response to Zionist colonization of Palestine. Second, it is driven by psychological motivation to recover lost rights. Third, and, perhaps most important, Palestinian resistance took root in the absence of meaningful peaceful channels for legitimate change. If Palestinians ...