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The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) ( Arabic Munazzamat al-Tahrir Filastiniyyah منظمة تحرير فلسطينية ) is a political and paramilitary organization of Palestinian Arabs dedicated to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state to consist of the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, with an intent to replace Israel. From 1969 the PLO chairman was Yasser Arafat until his death in 2004 when he was succeded by Mahmoud Abbas (also known as Abu Mazen.) In recent years the official goal has been redefined to consist of only the West Bank and Gaza Strip, although substantial parts of the organization do not abide by the new definition.
Founded in 1963(1964? see Timeline), the PLO has a nominal legislative body of 300 members, the Palestinian National Council (PNC). Actual political power and decisions are controlled by the PLO Executive Committee , made up of 15 people voted in by the PNC. PLO ideology can be found in its constitution, the Palestinian Covenant , which was created in 1964. This covenant was amended in 1968; this version is made up of 33 articles. The original intention of the PLO was to establish a state of Palestine, which was called for in the Palestinian National Charter. Many articles in the Charter were publicly abrogated in 1993, but a new official text has not been produced.
In the 1970sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Events and trends the PLO, was an umbrella group of eight organizations headquartered in DamascusThis is about Damascus, the capital of Syria. There is also a Damascus, Maryland, a Damascus, Oregon, a Damascus, Pennsylvania, and a Damascus, Virginia. Damascus ( Arabic: Dimashq Dimashq al-Sham al-Sham Tiberian Hebrew Dammeseq Dammseq Sephardi Hebrew D and BeirutCapitals in Asia There is a drinking game which is alternately referred to as either "Beirut" or " Beer Pong. Beirut is the capital, largest city and chief seaport of Lebanon. Beirut is the home of about 1. 8 million people (2. 1 million if the surroundin, all devoted to violent acts, including attacks on civilians and guerrilla warfare against Israel. These groups generally refer to their violent acts as armed resistance to either ZionismZionism is a political movement among Jews (although supported by some non-Jews) which maintains that the Jewish people constitute a nation and are entitled to a national homeland. Formally founded in 1897, Zionism embraced a variety of opinions in its ea or Israeli occupation. The PLO includes FatahFatah (Arabic: al-fatah literally: "the victory through holy struggle") is a Palestinian faction founded in 1959 by Yasser Arafat, who until his death, was head of the Palestinian Authority. Fatah is the reverse spelling of the acronym Hataf (Harekat at-T, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of PalestineThe Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine Al-Jabhah al-Dimuqratiyah Li-Tahrir Filastin is a Marxist-Leninist organization, which was founded in 1969 when it split from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Member of Palestin (DFLP), the Palestine Liberation FrontThe Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) was founded to create a Palestinian state; it was headquartered first in Lebanon, and later in Tunisia. The PLF is responsible for several terrorist attacks, and is therefore considered a " Foreign Terrorist Organizati (PLF), the Arab Liberation Front (ALF), the Popular Struggle Front (PSF) as well as other minor groups. It has at times contained other groups which have since left the organization for various reasons, such as:
The PLO and its former leader Yasser Arafat had since become the generally accepted organization of the Palestinian people and its desire to have a nation of its own. The PLO has observer status in the United Nations.