While Israel consolidated its power, the Arab world was thrown into turmoil. The fifteenth article dissects the era of military coups and the rise of Arab Nationalism, revealing how regimes in Egypt, Syria, and Jordan used the Palestinian cause as a political tool while crushing any genuine movement for liberation, ultimately paving the way for the second catastrophe.
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Following the catastrophe of 1948, a new dark era began. The fourteenth article examines the years between the Nakba and the 1967 war, detailing how the Zionist Occupation exploited the 1956 Suez Crisis to secure strategic victories, while Arab regimes suppressed resistance and Palestinian Refugees struggled to survive a social and political earthquake.
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The entry of the Arab Armies into the 1948 War was meant to save Palestine, yet it resulted in its loss. The thirteenth article dissects the catastrophic failure of these armies, analyzing the military disparities, the treacherous political leaderships beholden to the British, and the devastating truces that allowed the Zionist state to seize 78% of the land.
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As the 1948 war commenced, Palestinians held 94% of the land. The twelfth article uncovers how they lost it, analyzing the three levels of defense: the heroic indigenous Palestinian Resistance led by Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini, the chaotic Arab Salvation Army, and the official Arab armies. It reveals how political maneuvers and withholding of weapons paved the way for The Nakba.
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This eleventh chapter of the "Story of Palestine" unravels the road to The Nakba. It exposes how the British Mandate, Arab political fragility, and the unjust UN Partition Plan paved the way for the Zionist takeover and the tragic fall of Palestinian cities.
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The tenth chapter of the Story of Palestine investigates the Great Palestinian Revolt of 1936, from the brutal military suppression by the British Mandate to the covert political betrayals by neighboring Arab regimes that paved the way for the Nakba.
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The ninth chapter of "The Story of Palestine," delves into the resilient forms of Palestinian resistance against Zionist encroachment during the British era, from peaceful political efforts to armed uprisings.
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The eighth chapter of the Story of Palestine examines the rapid Zionist growth during the British Mandate, from military and intelligence advancements to the deep societal shifts in Palestinian identity.
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The seventh chapter of the Palestine Story uncovers Britain's transformative occupation of Palestine—detailing Ottoman decline, broken promises, and military maneuvers laying groundwork for a Jewish state.
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