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The PLO - Online Term Paper

The PLO

Functioning as a Palestinian government, the Palestine Liberation
Organization (PLO) was founded in 1964 as a political body representing the
Palestinians in their efforts to reclaim their country from the Israelis.
Originally an umbrella organization of refugee and military groups, it
was ultimately joined by professional, labour and student associations and
also by some individuals.

The purpose of the PLO is to help the Palestinians "to recover their
usurped homes" and to replace Israel with a secular Palestinian state. To
that end, it has been responsible for commando acts both in Israel and in
other countries.

The PLO works through three parts:

1.the Executive ...

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status.

In 1970 the PLO commandos fought a short but bloody war with the
Jordanian army after which they were expelled from that country and settled
in Lebanon. Little by little, they became a state within a state, and thus
contributed to the disintegration of Lebanon after 1975.

The aftermath of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 was to
disperse some 12,000 PLO members to Syria and other Arab countries. Those
loyal to Arafat made their headquarters in Tunis, where an Israeli bombing
raid in 1985 severely damaged their headquarters and other buildings.
Palestine is the ancient name of a Middle Eastern country situated on the
eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Its size has varied greatly
throughout its history and its exact borders are even now in dispute.

Its location at the junction of trade routes linking three continents
has meant that it was a melting pot for religious and cultural influences.
It has also, unfortunately, been a natural battleground ...

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Added: 11/18/2004 07:22:05 PM
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