| Summary/Abstract |
Yigal Allon is largely known in the historiography of the Arab-Israeli conflict for the Allon Plan of the late 1960s, which sought to facilitate Israeli-Jordanian-Palestinian peace through the return of most of the West Bank to Jordan while retaining some parts, vital for Israel’s security, in line with UN Resolution 242 of November 1967. What is less known, however, is his attempt in the wake of the June 1967 war to bring about the creation of an independent Druze state in Jabel Druze, in southern Syria. This article sheds light on this overlooked episode – its underlying rationale and causes of failure.
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