In part 4 of this series, Yousef continues exploring the history of Palestinian independence and statehood following the events of the Nakba.

He discusses the establishment of the All-Palestine Government in 1948; the founding of the League of Arab States in 1945; the shift in regional geopolitics following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 led by Gamal Abdel Nasser; the creation of the United Arab Republic (1958–1961); and the establishment of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1964.

Yousef also examines how various political movements—nationalism, communism, and Islamism—were co-opted or adapted in the broader struggle to liberate the Palestinian people.

For info on Yousef's lecture series on Palestinian history and politics, head to facebook.com/averroesarabcentre.

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Ya Lally performed by Mohamed Mounir

Ala Hisb Waddad performed by Abdel Halim Hafez

Image: Palestine stamp (2015) by Monocletophat123, CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.