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Reviews of the work highlight its scholarly value while noting some controversial stances:
Palestinians in Syria have faced a "fundamental dilemma" of maintaining neutrality while being caught in the regime's violence. Syria and the Palestinians: The Clash of Nation...
Each movement's distinct objectives often caused unintended or deliberate interference in the others' affairs. Reviews of the work highlight its scholarly value
Critics still point to the Syrian regime's use of the Palestinian cause to bolster its own legitimacy while simultaneously suppressing Palestinian dissent. Syria and the Palestinians: The Clash of Nation...
A major section illustrates the pitfalls of the Syrian-Palestinian confrontation in Lebanon and its impact on the PLO.
Syria frequently toggled between aiding Palestinian groups (like Fatah in the 1960s) and suppressing them (in the 1970s) based on its own regime's interests.