Arab States, Arab Interest Groups and Anti-Zionist Movements in Western Europe and the US
Zurich Open Repository and Archive University of Zurich Main Library Strickhofstrasse 39 CH-8057 Zurich www.zora.uzh.ch Year: 2017 Arab states, Arab interest groups and anti-Zionist movements in Western Europe and the US Rickenbacher, Daniel Posted at the Zurich Open Repository and Archive, University of Zurich ZORA URL: https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-153223 Dissertation Published Version Originally published at: Rickenbacher, Daniel. Arab states, Arab interest groups and anti-Zionist movements in Western Europe and the US. 2017, University of Zurich, Faculty of Arts. ARAB STATES, ARAB INTEREST GROUPS AND ANTI-ZIONIST MOVEMENTS IN WESTERN EUROPE AND THE US Thesis presented to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of the University of Zurich for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy By Daniel Rickenbacher accepted in the fall semester 2017 on the recommendation of the doctoral committee: Prof. Dr. Hans-Lukas Kieser (main supervisor) Prof. Dr. Erik Petry Prof. Dr. Jeronim Perović Prof. Dr. Matthieu Leimgruber Zurich, 2018 Abstract English This thesis analyzes the history of the transnational pro-Arab and anti-Zionist network in Western Europe and the US from the start of its activity in the 1920s until the mid- 1970s, when the PLO achieved several international diplomatic successes. Since the Palestine conflict’s start, the Arab national movement led by Amin al-Husseini had sought to involve other Arab and Islamic actors to add weight to their cause. Parallelly, it developed an infrastructure to influence Western public opinion. The resultant transnational advocacy network enjoyed the support of Arab states, which competed over influence on Palestine and numerous non-Arab anti-Zionist activists motivated by a diverse array of ideologies.
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