The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party (ص 129)

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The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party (ص 129)

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were in fact a community of true believers more than anything
else. As such, one can hardly compare them with the leader-
ship of other political parties who are mainly interested in
seeking or maintaining public office. The leaders of the
Movement were young men in their twenties, who were either
university students or recent graduates. Although they were
almost exclusively of middle class origin, they had no or
little class consciousness. They were idealists with little
political experience and less political thought. °°
The above leaders viewed their organization as the
Spearhead of the Arab masses in their struggle for national
unity and independence. With such an elitist concept they
started to set the rules for one of the most disciplined
and strictly organized political movements in the area.
They laid special emphasis on the leading organs of the ANM
which had to conform to the following organizational
principles:?/
1. Coliective Leadership: This principle was deemed
very important for the following reasons:
A. As a safeguard against deviation, opportunism,
personal influence, and motivations;
3°statement by Dr. George Habash, personal interview,
July 16, 1967.
37
ANM, Mafahim tanzimiyah, [Organizational Concepts],
PP. 4-7.

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The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party

تاريخ

1971-02-07

المنشئ

Basil R. Al-Kubaisi

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