Palestinian Distress written by K.M.Sajad Ibrahim published by Abhijeet Publications, Delhi. Official release in 2007.
It is a comprehensive study on Palestine question right form its origin to the present day stalemate in the peace process. The most important focus of the book is on the former Soviet attitude towards the Palestine question within the framework of Marxian-Leninist ideology. It explains the undercurrents which motivated the Soviet Union to support the partition of Palestine and the creation of the state of Israel. But it was a blunder committed by Moscow. Since late 1950s the Soviet Union gradually realised the importance of the Palestine question. However, the Soviet Union was ready to openly support the Palestinian movements only since the mid1970s. A close observation reveals that the Soviet support to the Palestine question was basically a part of its cold war politics and not on its ideological ground. Finally with the fall of the Soviet Union the picture of Palestine movements also changed. The American brokered Middle East peace hijacked the Palestinian movement led by Yasser Arafat. Yet, the Palestinian movement assumed more aggressive in form under the leadership of Hamas and similar extremist groups. The PLO lost its credibility and Hamas was recognised as the legitimate representative of the Palestinians as it won the 2006 January legislative elections in the Palestinian Self rule areas. Now what is the role of Russia, as a successor of the Soviet Union? For all details read the Book which is appearing in the market in the early January 2007, although the same will be releasing in November 2006 in the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.
