Loss of Palestinian territories freed Arab states to stop denying a Palestine entity

Evidence

The third Arab military defeat in 1967 intensified these processes. Egypt, Jordan and Syria lost the Palestinian territories which they had previously oc­ cupied or annexed and therefore no longer had any vested interest in denying the existence of a Palestine entity. On the contrary, the formation of militant Palestinian organizations made it possible for them to shift the main responsi­ bility for the struggle against Israel to the Palestinians themselves and thereby in some measure to diminish their own involvement. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 930 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The 1967 defeat freed Arab states to support Palestinian self-determination.; The 1967 defeat freed Arab states to outsource the anti-Israel struggle to Palestinians — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 930; Pan-Arabism’s adoption let Arab states hold Palestinian territories and keep refugees stateless. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 923 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• The 1967 defeat freed Arab states to support Palestinian self-determination. #corroborates (0.95)
• The 1967 defeat freed Arab states to outsource the anti-Israel struggle to Palestinians #complicates (0.85) — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 930