Who Invented Palestinian Nationalism and Why Explained

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During the Cold War, the Soviet Union spent millions funding Palestinian leaders in a proxy war between the U.S. and the USSR. But why would the USSR invest so much time and energy in backing a stateless and largely powerless group of people? • Chapters • 00:00 Intro • 00:51 US-USSR proxy war in the Middle East • 1:20 USSR support for Israel • 1:51 USSR ends support for Israel • 3:17 Stalin’s anti-Zionism campaign • 4:07 Soviet-Arab relations • 5:46 Palestinians as USSR proxy • 6:16 Palestinian identity before 1948 • 7:45 Arab nationalism and a Palestinian state • 9:36 KGB recruits Yasser Arafat • 10:26 1967 Six Day War • 11:00 The KGB funds of PLO terrorism • 11:31 Arafat's Soviet Romanian handler • 11:53 The KGB cleans up Arafat’s image • Subscribe and turn on your notifications so you don’t miss future uploads! • https://www.youtube.com/UNPACKED?sub_... • Recommended video—Does the Palestinian Authority Fund Terrorism? • • The Palestinian 'Pay to Slay' Program... • We have merch! – http://shop.jewishunpacked.com/?utm_m... • Let’s connect: • Website — https://www.jewishunpacked.com • Instagram — / jewishunpacked • Twitter — / jewishunpacked • TikTok — / jewishunpacked • Facebook — / jewishunpacked • ----------- • Image and footage credits: • Passia.org • Dan Hadani Collection, The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection, The National Library of Israel • ----------- • Executive Producer: • — Barry Skolnick • Co-Executive Producer: • — Shmuel Katz • ----------- • Translation credits: • Portuguese: Saymon Pires, www.livrariasafra.com.br, @safralivraria • About Explainers: From ancient Jewish traditions to the modern State of Israel, we explain it all. Diving into anything and everything related to Jewish culture, history, and even religion. • Understand Jewish holidays, Israeli politics, Jewish diasporic communities, and more. Learn about Judaism in pop culture, debunking myths about Jews, and explore obscure Israeli landmarks. We’re asking questions as basic as “What is the Talmud?”, and as obscure as “How did hip-hop boost Kosher wine sales?”, and everything in between. • About Unpacked: We provide nuanced insights by unpacking all things Jewish. People are complex and complicated — yet we’re constantly being pushed to oversimplify our world. At Unpacked we know that being complex makes us more interesting. Because of this, we break the world down with nuance and insight to drive your curiosity and challenge your thinking. • #palestine #history #coldwar

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