Fawzi Al-Qawuqji, field commander of the Arab Liberation Army, urged Arab leadership against truces and troop withdrawals, warning they could trigger Palestinian panic and exodus. Battered by broken British and Arab promises and out-maneuvered by the Jewish forces, his star sunk from hero to scapegoat
Source: https://www.haaretz.com
The Arab field commander who tried to prevent the Nakba and failed
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