The Israeli Experience “Part two”: Struggle for the national leadership between Herzl’s dream, Weizmann’s soft diplomacy, and al-Husseini’s recklessness

Abstract

This study investigates the struggle for the national leadership in the Israeli Experience, and answers the question: what was the direct and indirect historically effective role of the famous leaders – Herzl, Weizmann and al-Husseini – in the Israeli Experience? In addition, this paper aims to achieve various goals, such as explaining the Israeli experience, which is considered a great historical lesson and added value to the human knowledge, and the consideration of the historical and religious rights of Palestinians and Israelis in the same land, and the direct and indirect influential role of national leadership in the Israeli experience. The researcher concludes that there were two different types of struggle for the national leadership that led to the success of the Israeli experience; one being the effective, very positive and direct role by Herzl and Weizmann, and, in contrast, the second being the indirect role of the Grand Mufti, al-Husseini. In summary, the researcher could not ignore the Israeli experience as being a great historical lesson and of benefit to human knowledge. In addition, various socio-historic-political benefits can be gained from the experience. Moreover, there are numerous conflicting considerations in the historical and religious rights for the Palestinians and Israelis in the land of Palestine.

Keywords:

Israeli experience, Struggle, leadership, dream, soft diplomacy, Herzl, Weizmann, al-Husseini.