Causal and Critical Understanding and Explanation of the Sympathizing Action of Palestinian to Saddam Hussein with Weber's Interpretive Sociological Approach

Abstract

Saddam Hussein, the nonexistent president of Iraq, is one of the prominent figures in the Arab world, with whom a part of the Palestinians sympathizes and in some way regard him as a hero in supporting the Palestinian issue. This support has been brought up many times in the media and has had repercussions in Iran's domestic arena. In such that sometimes it has been used as a lever in the psychological operations of the opponents of the Islamic Republic. This article has tried to answer the reason for this support and sympathy for Saddam. Based on this, this article uses the concept of "understanding" in Max Weber's interpretive sociology literature and seeks an understanding of the Sympathizing of some Palestinians with Saddam. By examining the external factors of this empathy, its causal explanation has been attempted. Finally, by settling in a position outside the Palestinian mental and psychological space, this empathy has been critically explained. Although the method of the article is descriptive and analytical, it is also influenced by Weber's interpretations. The basic finding of this article is that the mental and psychological atmosphere of a part of the Palestinians, in a path of understanding, has components that consider Saddam's actions in support of the Palestinian issue as heroic, while the causal and critical explanation of this view shows propositions contrary to this view.

Keywords

• palestine
• saddam hussein
• understanding
• zionist regime
• pan-arabism