| ID | 097066 |
| Title Proper | Another nakba |
| Other Title Information | weapons availability and the transformation of the Palestinian national struggle, 1987-2007 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Strazzari, Francesco ; Tholens, Simone |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Violent clashes of June 2007 saw Hamas ousting Fatah from the Gaza Strip, thereby making patent the existence of a deep politico-military split within the Palestinian national movement. This article sheds light on the present face of the conflict in the Palestinian territories by adopting a historical-analytical perspective that emphasizes the role played by the availability of small arms and light weapons, as one of the many structural factors that underlie the transformation of the Palestinian struggle. Aware of the essentially contestable and reductionist nature of this endeavor, the authors examine the way in which the weapons acquisition process has changed in the time period from the beginning of the first Intifada in 1987 to the Gaza take-over by Hamas, 20 years later. In doing this, they extend the applicability of existing theories about the correspondence between access to weapons and the changing nature of insurgency, so to better understand a complex case where a national struggle has been spiralling into internecine violence and splintering, in what we may call "another Palestinian Nakba." |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Perspectives Vol. 11, No. 2; May 2010: p.112-130 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Perspectives Vol. 11, No. 2; May 2010: p.112-130 |
| Key Words | Small Arms ; Armed Groups ; Palestinian - Israeli Conflict |