This volume offers a comprehensive historical, political, and analytical account of the Palestinian question, spanning from the critical years preceding the 1948 Nakba to the contemporary period.
Covering nearly eight decades, the book examines the intersecting dynamics of colonialism, settler-colonial expansion, Arab regional politics, international intervention, and Palestinian resistance. Drawing on a wide range of archival materials, memoirs, internal Arab League documents, Zionist strategic writings, and extensive primary and secondary sources, the study advances the argument that the Palestinian tragedy its origins, evolution, and persistence can only be fully understood through an examination of structural deficiencies in Arab coordination, the geopolitical manoeuvring of global powers, and the long-term strategic planning of the Zionist movement.
Palestine between Storm and Strife will be of particular interest to scholars and graduate students in Middle Eastern studies, history, and international relations.
Table of Contents:
Part One. Before the 1948 Nakba 1. Arab Leadership Disunity and Grassroots Mobilization in Palestine (1947 – Early 1948) 2. The Comprehensive Zionist Preparation for the Decisive Battle 3: Palestinian Resistance, Jihad, and Indigenous Mobilization (1936–April 1948) 4. Arab League Disunity, the Salvation Army, and the Politics of Catastrophe (1947–1948) 5. From Tactical Collapse to Zionist Ascendancy: The Road to Nakba Part Two. From Catastrophe to Continuity 6. Strategic Collapse and the Opening Phase of the 1948 War: Arab Disunity and the First Truce 7. Decisive Zionist Offensives and the Road to Armistice (July 1948–February 1949) 8. The Nakba and the Institutionalization of Catastrophe 9. The Road to Freedom: Arab Resistance Against Colonial and Zionist Occupation 10. Tufan al-Aqsa: challenge to major powers
About the Author :
Labeeb Ahmed Bsoul is an established scholar of Islamic international law, Middle Eastern history, and political thought. He has published extensively on Palestinian modern history, Arab-Israeli relations, international diplomacy, and Islamic legal traditions. His research also engages broader interdisciplinary themes, including sustainability, governance, and the impact of artificial intelligence on Arabic and Islamic studies. He is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles, encyclopedia entries, and several major monographs, and his work contributes to contemporary debates in Middle Eastern studies, conflict history, and international relations.
