Curator's note: This cover is a remix of an original poster by Ismail Shammout which may be viewed here
"In The Global Offensive, historian Paul Thomas Chamberlin offers new insights into the rise of the Palestine Liberation Organization in its full international context. After defeat in the 1967 war, the crushing of a guerrilla campaign on the West Bank, and the attack on al-Karama, Arafat and his fellow guerilla fighters opened a global offensive aimed at achieving national liberation for the Palestinian people. In doing so, they reinvented themselves as players on the world stage, combining controversial armed attacks, diplomacy, and radical politics. They forged a network of nationalist revolutionaries, making alliances with South African rebels, Latin American insurrectionists, and Vietnamese Communists. They persuaded the United Nations to take up their agenda, and sent Americans and Soviets scrambling as these stateless forces drew new connections across the globe. "The Vietnamese and Palestinian people have much in common," General Vo Nguyen Giap would tell Arafat, "just like two people suffering from the same illness." Richard Nixon's views mirrored Giap's: "You cannot separate what happens to America in Vietnam from the Mideast or from Europe or any place else."
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fyi Inbox x Dan Walsh ppparchives@gmail.com Oct 5 (2 days ago) to Paul Hello Paul, Congratulations on your new book. I added it to the PPPA: http://www.palestineposterproject.org/poster/the-global-offensive Q: Can you send me a bigger/better jpeg? Q: The PPPA is being nominated for something wonderful...may I use the comment you sent us earlier? Thanks, Dan Paul Chamberlin 10:45 AM (2 minutes ago) to me Hi Dan, I've attached a larger version of the cover. That's great news about the nomination, I'll keep my fingers crossed. Please do feel free to use my quote. Thanks also for letting me know about the Shamout family. I'm thrilled to hear that they approve. I'll plan to send them a signed copy next week. Best, Paul
Your father's art lives on... Inbox x Dan Walsh ppparchives@gmail.com 12:11 AM (9 hours ago) to Bashar http://www.palestineposterproject.org/poster/the-global-offensive ya Bashar, The author asked for permission to use this graphic for a book about Palestine and I gave it to him. I hope you are good with that. tadamon, Dan Bashar Shammout 8:52 AM (32 minutes ago) to me Hi Dan, yes, of course. My father did not paint to keep his work under closure. So sure, this is just fine with me and the rest of the family. We only would kindly ask the author to send us a copy of the book, or at least tell us where it can be obtained from. Can you please forward our request to him.. Thanks. Dan, I spoke to my mother this morning abuot the poster http://www.palestineposterproject.org/poster/support-palestinian-people neither one of us is sure about it. She actually doupts that it was made by my father. Do you have any other info on it? He indeed did dozens of posters in the 70's when I was not old enough to remember all of them. Regards Bashar Gesendet: Samstag, 06. Oktober 2012 um 06:11 Uhr Von: "Dan Walsh" An: "Bashar Shammout" Betreff: Your father's art lives on...
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Events The Global Offensive: The United States, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the Making of the Post-Cold War Order September 24, 2012 // 12:30pm — 2:00pm EVENT CO-SPONSORS: History and Public Policy Program Event Speakers On March 21, 1968, Yasir Arafat and his guerrillas made the fateful decision to break with conventional guerrilla tactics, choosing to stand and fight an Israeli attack on the al-Karama refugee camp in Jordan. They suffered terrible casualties, but they won a stunning symbolic victory that transformed Arafat into an Arab hero and allowed him to launch a worldwide campaign, one that would reshape Cold War diplomacy and revolutionary movements everywhere. In The Global Offensive, historian Paul Thomas Chamberlin offers new insights into the rise of the Palestine Liberation Organization in its full international context. After defeat in the 1967 war, the crushing of a guerrilla campaign on the West Bank, and the attack on al-Karama, Arafat and his fellow guerilla fighters opened a global offensive aimed at achieving national liberation for the Palestinian people. In doing so, they reinvented themselves as players on the world stage, combining controversial armed attacks, diplomacy, and radical politics. They forged a network of nationalist revolutionaries, making alliances with South African rebels, Latin American insurrectionists, and Vietnamese Communists. They persuaded the United Nations to take up their agenda, and sent Americans and Soviets scrambling as these stateless forces drew new connections across the globe. "The Vietnamese and Palestinian people have much in common," General Vo Nguyen Giap would tell Arafat, "just like two people suffering from the same illness." Richard Nixon's views mirrored Giap's: "You cannot separate what happens to America in Vietnam from the Mideast or from Europe or any place else." Deftly argued and based on extensive new research, The Global Offensive sheds new light on the history of not only the PLO, but also the Cold War and international relations since. Joining Chamberlin on the panel is Melani McAlister, associate professor of American studies, international affairs, and media and public affairs at The George Washington University will chair the event. James F. Person, senior program associate with the Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program will chair the event. LOCATION: 4th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center