PLO
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The PLO has had observer status at the UN since 1974.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
Longtime PLO leader Yasser Arafat inclined toward socialist views, and as a young man moved away from an alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2024
Better known as Abu Jihad, he had been PLO chief Yasser Arafat’s deputy.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024
On the eve of that important agreement, the PLO recognized Israel and Israel recognized the PLO as the representative of the Palestinian people.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2023
In the Middle East last year, the United States played the major role in ending the tragic fighting in Lebanon and negotiated the withdrawal of the PLO from Beirut.
From State of the Union Address by Reagan, Ronald
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