The Palestinian Liberation Organization Joseph Benedick
Origins Founded in 1964 upon the Palestine National Council’s (PNC) election of a 15 member executive committee lead by Ahmad Shuqayri ► “Called for the elimination of Israel and the restoration of Palestine to the Palestinians” ► Al-Fatah “moved to fill the political vacuum” after the defeat of the Arabs in 1967 ►
Factions ► al-Fatah ► PFLP ► DFLP ► ► PFLP-GC (General Command) PLF § Established in Kuwait by Arafat among others § Largest group § Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine § Founded by George Habash § “Marxist group dedicated to the over throw of conservative Arab governments” § Further left offshoot of PFLP lead by Jordanian Nayif Hawatma § Palestine Liberation Front headed by Abbu Abbas
Actions ► Karameh: March 1968 § Guerilla attacks into Israel from Jordan called for by Arafat increases credibility/popularity § Israel mounts massive retaliatory campaign § Battle resulted in 21 Israeli deaths and over 100 Palestinian deaths § Declared victory by PLO ► War of Attrition: 1969 -70 § Constant attacks on Israel which consequently resulted in expulsion from Jordan after Black September
Actions (cont. ) ► Relocation to Lebnanon: October 1970 § Establish a state with the state of Lebanon which disturbs Israel § Exacerbates the confessional nature of Lebanon by introducing Israeli support for the Maronites culminating in Civil War (197590) § Israel drives PLO out of Lebanon in 1982 ► PLO in Tunis: 1982 -93 § 1991 -Madrid Conference starts peace process
Actions (cont. ) ► Intifadas: 1987 and 2000 § Palestinian uprisings not sponsored or planned by PLO ► Oslo Accords: 1993 § PLO headquartered in Ramallah, West Bank § PLO formally recognizes Israel and vice versa
Current Presence ► After his 2004 death, Arafat is succeeded by Mahmoud Abbas ► Hamas takes control of Gaza in 2007 elections while Fatah retains control of the West Bank
Sources Mattar, Philip. "Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). " Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. Ed. Philip Mattar. Vol. 3. 2 nd ed. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. 1772 -1776. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. Upper Arlington High School. 15 Sept. 2009 <http: //go. galegroup. com/ps/start. do? p=GVRL&u=uppe 28149>. ► Nassar, Jamal R. "Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). " World Book Advanced. World Book, 2009. Web. 15 Sept. 2009. ►
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