Tacit support for terrorism

The rapprochement between the USSR and Palestinian guerrilla organizations following the 1967 war

Bibliographic Data

ID11157828
AuthorsRami Ginat (0000-0002-8130-2646, Bar-Ilan University, corresponding author), Uri Bar-Noi, Uri Bar‐Noi (Bar-Ilan University)
Year2007
Volume30
Issue2
Pages255-284
Publication date2007-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Strategic Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0140-2390 • E-ISSN: 1743-937X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01402390701248756
OpenAlexW2049823848
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited15

This article demonstrates the inconsistent and wavering Soviet attitude towards national liberation movements in general and the Palestinian organizations in particular. Until the late 1960s, the Soviets viewed these organizations with suspicion, hesitating to engage in political dialogue with them. However, in the 1970s, political and military events in the region, as well as modifications in the Kremlin's Cold War strategies, led to a general shift towards the Middle East in Soviet foreign policy. Soviet leaders showed increased willingness to provide certain Palestinian organizations with arms with which to conduct terrorist activities against Israeli, pro-Israeli, Jewish and Western targets. The article explores the complex relations between Palestinian organizations and the USSR in the field of international terror. The study also exposes and analyzes the nature and content of Soviet–Palestinian arms dialogues and transactions. It provides clear evidence that Soviet policymakers and other luminaries were fully informed of, and sometimes directly involved in, these transactions and dialogues at the highest levels

Citizen journalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Terrorism · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law

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