The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)
-500,000 Palestinian refugees living in south Lebanon conduct terrorist attacks on Israel (PLO)
-Israel invades Lebanon as far as Beirut in 1982
-Multinational force sent in to restore order (PLO women are massacred)
-Syria invades in 1987
-PLO eventually agrees to withdraw
-1991 a cease fire was signed although Syrian troops remained in Lebanon
-Attacks still launched on Israel form Golan Heights area
-Israel invades Lebanon as far as Beirut in 1982
-Multinational force sent in to restore order (PLO women are massacred)
-Syria invades in 1987
-PLO eventually agrees to withdraw
-1991 a cease fire was signed although Syrian troops remained in Lebanon
-Attacks still launched on Israel form Golan Heights area
-The militant arm of the PLO is called Fatah
-Leads hijacking of planes ( 3 blown up on the runway in Jordan in 1970)
-Most recognized were the attacks on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics
-Arafat claimed to have nothing to do with the attack
-Israeli Prime Minister, Golda Meir responded with Operation Sword of Gideon
-They lead many intifadas in the following years
-Leads hijacking of planes ( 3 blown up on the runway in Jordan in 1970)
-Most recognized were the attacks on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics
-Arafat claimed to have nothing to do with the attack
-Israeli Prime Minister, Golda Meir responded with Operation Sword of Gideon
-They lead many intifadas in the following years
Subjunctive Question
Would the PLO be taken more seriously if they didn't preform terrorist acts?
Because Israel took over Palestine the native inhabitants became refugees in their own country and they were often treated terribly because Israel and Palestine were in a state of war. The PLO was an organization that became a voice for the refugees and the people of palestine. Sadly they were not really recognized until they started committing terrorist attacks.
Would the PLO be taken more seriously if they didn't preform terrorist acts?
Because Israel took over Palestine the native inhabitants became refugees in their own country and they were often treated terribly because Israel and Palestine were in a state of war. The PLO was an organization that became a voice for the refugees and the people of palestine. Sadly they were not really recognized until they started committing terrorist attacks.