The rise and demise of the left in West Bank politics: the case of the Palestine National Front. From: Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) | Date: September 22, 1998| Author: Matthews, Weldon C. | COPYRIGHT 1998 Association of Arab-American University Graduates and Institute of Arab Studies. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Palestinian leftists became discontented with their ties with the Soviet Union as the latter became increasingly careless with their actions and policies regarding their leftist allies in the Middle East and in other parts of the world. The Soviets invaded Afghanistan a month after the collapse of the second Palestinian National Front, and this further added to the string of setbacks and they pointlessly hung on to super power status. The Palestinian Liberation Organization sought the aid of ...

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