Fatahland

Map of Lebanon in 1976 during the Lebanese Civil War. Lands controlled by the Palestine Liberation Organization are shown in light green.

Fatahland or Fatah land was a term used by Israel to refer to the areas in Southern Lebanon controlled by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and its largest faction, Fatah, during the Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon from 1968 to 1982.[1] Today, the term is used to refer to Fatah's governance over the Palestinian enclaves in the West Bank, as opposed to Hamastan, in the context of the Fatah–Hamas conflict that has been ongoing since 2006.[2][3]

  1. ^ Reich, Bernard; Goldberg, David H. (2008-04-25). Historical Dictionary of Israel. Scarecrow Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-8108-6403-0.
  2. ^ Asseburg, Muriel (July 2007). "Hamastan vs. Fatahland" (PDF). German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
  3. ^ Freedland, Jonathan (2007-06-19). "The scene of Fatahland flowering as Hamastan wilts is sheer fantasy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-09.