Political Violence in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1971-1981)

Abstract

This study deals with an essential topic of contemporary Arab history related to armed violence practiced against the Jordanian state during the period between 1971-1981; this is the period after the Jordanian state regained its sovereignty and ended the chaos and violence practiced by the Palestinian factions against the Jordanian governmental institutions, their service facilities, and political and diplomatic bodies to put pressure on the Jordanian state and push it to implement its requirements.

The study focused on researching the causes and motives of violence, and its general and specific objectives, through tracking armed violence operations, tools, and forms, and its victims and analyzing its contents to arrive at an accurate diagnosis of its goals and requirements and to put all of this in a sequential historical context to serve researchers and those interested.

Keywords: Political Violence, Palestinian factions, diplomatic bodies, motives of violence, victims, historical context, state

DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/13-14-05

Publication date: August 31st 2023