The uprising of the fedayeen against the government of Jordan, 1970-1971: declassified documents from The British Archive

The defeated of the Arabs in the 1967’s war to the Israeli had created instability and political discord in the Palestinian neighbour countries, particularly the Kingdom of Jordan in 1970s. During the war, a huge number of the new Palestinian refugees or displaced people (DPs) were influxes into th...

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Main Author:	Muhamad Hasrul Zakariah
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Language:	English English
Published:	Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat 2010
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/261/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/261/1/1.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/261/2/1.pdf

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spelling	ukm-2612016-12-14T06:26:52Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/261/ The uprising of the fedayeen against the government of Jordan, 1970-1971: declassified documents from The British Archive Muhamad Hasrul Zakariah, The defeated of the Arabs in the 1967’s war to the Israeli had created instability and political discord in the Palestinian neighbour countries, particularly the Kingdom of Jordan in 1970s. During the war, a huge number of the new Palestinian refugees or displaced people (DPs) were influxes into the country. The Palestinian refugees who scattered in the refugee camps around Jordan soil than formed a radical militia movement of the fedayeen to fight against the Israeli occupation. As a consequence, Israel retaliation placed Amman in continuous instability and danger. After the war, King Hussein was also lost his popularity among Palestinians, Jordan citizens and the Jordanian army. With a support from the Palestinian refugees, who formed the majority population in many Jordan towns, as well as the Jordanian sympathizers, the fedayeen movement gains their popularity and eventually emerged as a serious political threat to the King rulership. This paper will analyse the conflict from a historical perspective and methodology, based on archival documents sources found at the National Archive of England in London. Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/261/1/1.pdf application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/261/2/1.pdf Muhamad Hasrul Zakariah, (2010) The uprising of the fedayeen against the government of Jordan, 1970-1971: declassified documents from The British Archive. Jurnal Antarabangsa Kajian Asia Barat, 2 (2). pp. 47-64. ISSN 2229-8924
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description	The defeated of the Arabs in the 1967’s war to the Israeli had created instability and political discord in the Palestinian neighbour countries, particularly the Kingdom of Jordan in 1970s. During the war, a huge number of the new Palestinian refugees or displaced people (DPs) were influxes into the country. The Palestinian refugees who scattered in the refugee camps around Jordan soil than formed a radical militia movement of the fedayeen to fight against the Israeli occupation. As a consequence, Israel retaliation placed Amman in continuous instability and danger. After the war, King Hussein was also lost his popularity among Palestinians, Jordan citizens and the Jordanian army. With a support from the Palestinian refugees, who formed the majority population in many Jordan towns, as well as the Jordanian sympathizers, the fedayeen movement gains their popularity and eventually emerged as a serious political threat to the King rulership. This paper will analyse the conflict from a historical perspective and methodology, based on archival documents sources found at the National Archive of England in London.
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title	The uprising of the fedayeen against the government of Jordan, 1970-1971: declassified documents from The British Archive
title_short	The uprising of the fedayeen against the government of Jordan, 1970-1971: declassified documents from The British Archive
title_full	The uprising of the fedayeen against the government of Jordan, 1970-1971: declassified documents from The British Archive
title_fullStr	The uprising of the fedayeen against the government of Jordan, 1970-1971: declassified documents from The British Archive
title_full_unstemmed	The uprising of the fedayeen against the government of Jordan, 1970-1971: declassified documents from The British Archive
title_sort	uprising of the fedayeen against the government of jordan, 1970-1971: declassified documents from the british archive
publisher	Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat
publishDate	2010
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The uprising of the fedayeen against the government of Jordan, 1970-1971: declassified documents from The British Archive

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