دور المقاومة الشعبية في التنمية السياسة في الضفة الغربية 2002-2012
Date
2013-05-26
Authors
وفاء احمد محمود ابو جبارة
Wafa Ahmad Abu-jabara
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The Role of the popular resistance in political development of the west
Bank 2002-2012".
Student: Wafa Abu-jabara
Supervisor: Dr. Naïf Jarrad
Abstract
It Has been conducted over a period of time from April to December 2012. It represents
the civilians of the west bank who participated in the popular resistance activities in the
areas that face the Apartheid wall and from land confiscation for settlement expansion
during the target period of time.
The objectives of this study are: to describe the role of popular resistance in West Bank,
analyze how it relates to enhancing the leading role of masses, show its impact on
promoting the political awareness and to figure out, and to what extent the popular
resistance is accepted as a form of struggle during the target period of time.
The importance f this study emerges from the importance of its subject in the Palestinian
cause, also, it is among the early papers that focus on the popular resistance in enhancing
the political participation. Moreover, its statistical results might become a reference for
decision makers.
The descriptive-qualitative approach has been adopted to achieve the objectives.
Questionnaire was constructed to collect data. It was distributed on the reprehensive
sample. The statistical program (SPSS) was used to analyses the collected data and the
results were interpreted in to tables and charts. Beside, the researcher interviewed random
sample of the target group to investigate their opinions and attitudes.
The results showed that the popular resistance plays a central role in reinforcing the
political development in west Bank through enhancing the political participation. It also
strengthen the civilian loyalty and unity against occupation which push the political force
to take action.
In addition, the results showed that Palestinian consider the popular resistance the most
suitable form of struggle during this stage. On the other hand, the result showed the
governmental support did not improve popular resistance; on the contrary, it had a negative
effect on it.
The study came up with a group of recommendations summarized in: the popular
committee need for a comprehensive evaluation in order to redefine and figure out the
weaknesses, so it will be ready to develop a comprehensive strategy op political struggle
using all forms of resistance focusing on the most suitable forms, then, to call the masses to
consider popular resistance as a way of life which will turn every citizen in to an efficient
factor to frustrate the occupation strategies, through generalizing the official and popular
boycott for the Israeli products.