An Arafat State Will Not Be Created!
- Title:
- An Arafat State Will Not Be Created!
- Alternate Title:
- An Arafat State Will Not Be Created!
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Likud (National Freedom Party)
- Date:
- 1977
- Posted Date:
- 2024-04-25
- ID Number:
- 2481.01
- File Name:
- PJM_2481_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1960 - Present
- Subject:
- Other War & Peace
Politics & Government - Measurement:
- 28 x 16 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- This is a campaign leaflet issued by the Likud party of Israel during the 1977 elections, an important turning point in the nation's political history. On one side (ID #2481.01) is a map of Israel with all of the West Bank colored an ominous grey. The caption in bold red text reads "An Arafat State Will Not Be Created!" On the verso (ID #2481.02) is the same map with bright red crescents showing that the range of weapons based in the West Bank extended to most major Israeli cities. The caption at the top reads "The Likud Will Prevent It!", and below the title, "2,500,000 of Israel’s residents could be within range of enemy artillery if an Arafat state is established." Likud achieved a landslide victory, the first time that a conservative or center-right party had ever gained power in Israel.
Likud (from HaLikud, The Consolidation), was founded by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon, joining with several right-wing parties, in 1973. The party's logo is at the lower left of each map, with characters in black above it expressing the election year theme, "One Power" or "One Force." The initials of the party's official ballot name (National Freedom Party) are at the lower right.
The collection includes a handbill issued by the "Baltimore Zionist District" at about the time of this leaflet with a remarkably similar map showing the military "Threat of a PLO State" and text providing reasons to "Say NO to a PLO state in the West Bank." ID #2608 (not yet online).
The Collection includes a number of other maps related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Search > "israel* or palest*".
Cornell University Library is pleased to present this digital collection of Persuasive Maps, the originals of which have been collected and described by the private collector PJ Mode. The descriptive information in the “Collector’s Notes” has been supplied by Mr. Mode and does not necessarily reflect the views of Cornell University. - Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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