Understanding the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization).
Abstract
This thesis is concerned with giving a complete understanding of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The organization of the thesis emphasizes three important factors which help to explain what the PLO is, how it operates, and why it acts as it does: Organizational Structure, Environmental Constraints, and Belief Systems. The Organizational Structure section includes data on PLO organization including the Palestine National Council, Executive Committee, Central Council, Commando Groups, and the medical, educational, trade unions, cultural, and social institutions. The section concerning the Environmental Constraints deals with the various PLO leaders, PLO ideology, strategy, military, and economic history. The Belief System section consists of an Operational Code of the PLO as an institutional entity. After developing all three factors the thesis gives three examples of recent PLO behavior. By understanding the factors of Organizational Structure, Environmental Constraint, and Belief Systems one can more easily and logically comprehend how these factors operate to influence the behavior of the PLO and its leaders.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA154764
Entities
People
- M. E. Morrison
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School