Palestine Liberation Organization
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)A political and military body formed in 1964 to unite various Palestinian Arab groups in opposition to the Israeli presence in the former territory of Palestine . From 1967 the organization was dominated by al- Fatah , led by Yasser Arafat . The activities of its radical factions caused trouble with the host country, Jordan, and, following a brief civil war in 1970 , it moved to Lebanon and Syria. In 1974 the organization was recognized by the Arab nations as the representative of all Palestinians. The Israeli invasion of Lebanon ( 1982 ) undermined its military power and organization, and it regrouped in Tunisia. Splinter groups of extremists, such as the ‘Popular Front for the Liberation of...
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