ABSTRACT

This book analyses the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) "Lebanese era" and its aftermath, of the changing position of the Palestinian nationalist movement in Lebanon. It presents the PLO's efforts to maintain for itself a secure political and military base of operations in Lebanon.

chapter 1|18 pages

Dilemmas of Sanctuary

chapter 2|34 pages

The Palestinians and Lebanon

chapter 3|26 pages

Rising Tensions (1969-75)

chapter 7|20 pages

Maintaining Sanctuary

chapter 8|22 pages

Aftermath

The PLO in Lebanon since the 1982 War