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occupied West Bank.
Israel has also been marshaling U.S. and European opposition to
the PLO's statehood bid, apparently with a great deal of success.
Together, they have been able ... West Bank and
Gaza depend -- can only strengthen llamas.
During last year's PLO initiative at the United Nations, Hamas
was in such disarray from its growing crisis with Syria ... Iran
that it was in no condition to exploit Israeli "punishment" of the
PLO. This time, however, llamas is in an entirely different
position: It appears
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deceive donor countries
Abbas' Presidential decree changes
PA Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs
to PLO Authority of Prisoners' Affairs
Now the PA won't be using US and EU money
directly ... money indirectly to pay
terrorist prisoners, by channeling it through the PLO
Minister Karake:
"[Due to PA's payment of salaries to prisoners]
there was [international] pressure
and a kind ... government, into the Supreme National Authority of
Prisoners' Affairs, subordinate to the PLO. Instead of paying terrorist salaries
directly out of the PA general budget, to which international donors send
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materials, and bring out grades to be recorded at the
university
• Tuition paid by PLO Commission of Prisoners' Affairs, which is funded by the
Palestinian National Fund, recently declared ... just received a BA degree in prison:
"Al-Quds Open University and the [PLO] Commission of Prisoners and Released Prisoners'
Affairs yesterday [March 13, 2017] celebrated the graduation of prisoners ... March 1, 2016]
The program is based on a "memorandum of understanding with the [PLO] Commission of
Prisoners' Affairs and the [PA] Ministry of Education and Higher Education
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Yasser Arafat was the first
foreign leader who arrived to revolutionary Iran. When the PLO leader,
who was indeed a long time ally of many anti-Shah revolutionaries ... front of
thousands of Iranians in Tehran, the prospect of a strong Iranian-PLO axis
could not have been brighter. In that speech he proclaimed "we will march
to Jerusalem ... began to
unravel in Iran and Middle East, things changed between Tehran and the
PLO.
From the very beginning, Hafez al-Assad carefully watched the PLO
courting of Khomaini
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friends,
Hamas, you should not recognize Israel, you are not required to. The PLO, the sole legitimate
representative of the Palestinian people, sent a letter of mutual recognition ... chairman of the Palestinian Authority is also the
chairman of Fatah and the PLO. The Palestinian leadership employs double messages depending
on who it is speaking to. Palestinian Media Watch ... however, Abbas focuses not on Fatah's non-recognition of Israel but on the PLO's one
letter of recognition of Israel, written in 1993. (See below.)
The second area
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Yasser Arafat
was the first foreign leader who arrived to revolutionary Iran.
When the PLO leader, who was indeed a long time ally of many
anti-Shah revolutionaries ... front of thousands of Iranians in
Tehran, the prospect of a strong Iranian-PLO axis could not
have been brighter. In that speech he proclaimed "we will march
to Jerusalem ... began to unravel in Iran and Middle East, things changed
between Tehran and the PLO.
From the very beginning, Hafez al-Assad carefully watched the
PLO courting of Khomaini
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llamas capitulation and a clear political
victory for Abbas and the Palestine Liberation Organization
(PLO). The Islamic movement suddenly began speaking of
Abbas as president and even applauded ... government. The most important political concession,
however, is that Hamas agreed to join the PLO and all its
institutions.
Throughout the talks with Israel, there had been arguments
concerning whether ... defunct
Quartet: recognizing Israel, renouncing terror and accepting all
previous agreements signed by the PLO. The position presented
by the PLO was that all of these conditions have already been
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enemies — in the historic accord-
signing ceremony between Israel and the Palestine Liberation
Organisation (PLO) on the White House lawn. Rather, after my
meal with Larsen, who was very keen ... indirect talks in the Netherlands with one of the most prominent
members of the PLO. On the eve of the Israeli elections, Larsen,
Faisal Husseini, Yair Hirschfeld ... Hirschfeld would
represent me at the talks. As the interlocutor, Hirschfeld then
brought the PLO's senior economist, Ahmed Qurei, known as
Abu Alaa, to the table. We then waited
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enemies — in the historic accord-signing
ceremony between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)
on the White House lawn. Rather, after my meal with Larsen, who was
very keen ... indirect talks in the Netherlands with one of the most prominent members
of the PLO. On the eve of the Israeli elections, Larsen, Faisal Husseini,
Yair Hirschfeld ... Hirschfeld would represent me at the talks. As the
interlocutor, Hirschfeld then brought the PLO's senior economist, Ahmed
Qurei, known as Abu Alaa, to the table. We then waited
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most senior of
Arab prisoners, Martyr =Shahid) Samir Kuntar, who Israel assassinated... Director of PLO Commission of Prisoners' Affairs
Issa Karake stated: 'Martyr Samir Kuntar is a Palestinian symbol ... Yasser Arafat [and member of=the Palestinian National Council, the legislative body of the PLO]'This terrorist
act claimed the life of one of =he Arab resistance heroes, Samir Kuntar ... program&nb=p;Topic of the Day on the death of Samir Kuntar, hosted PLO&=bsp;Executive Committee
member and Secretary-General of the Palestinian Li=eration Front Wasel
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Statehood Stalled: Next Steps for the
Palestinian People
Nadia Hijab
26/9/2011 -- Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) chairman and
president of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas could
have gone ... Assembly for observer state
membership, which only needs a simple majority vote that the PLO
has already guaranteed. However, he chose to go to the Security
Council with an application ... forcefully reaffirmed the basic tenets of the
Palestinian struggle, including the status of the PLO as the sole,
legitimate representative of the Palestinian people and the
Palestinians' inalienable rights
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Statehood Stalled: Next Steps for the
Palestinian People
Nadia Hijab
26/9/2011 -- Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) chairman and
president of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas could
have gone ... Assembly for observer state
membership, which only needs a simple majority vote that the PLO
has already guaranteed. However, he chose to go to the Security
Council with an application ... forcefully reaffirmed the basic tenets of the
Palestinian struggle, including the status of the PLO as the sole,
legitimate representative of the Palestinian people and the
Palestinians' inalienable rights
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proved
helpful to many of the Iranian oppositionists. Both Sadr's network and the
PLO's would continue to prove critical even after the Iranian revolution, in
the ensuing power ... Assad and supported Syria's entry into Lebanon, the divide only
widened. The PLO and its allies on the Lebanese left opposed Syria and
sharply criticized Sadr. Moreover, Palestinian attacks ... other main faction of Iranian revolutionaries operating in
Lebanon maintained close relations with the PLO and mistrusted Sadr and
the LMI. This faction was made up of devotees of Ayatollah
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demands]".
Yet Abbas also happens to be chairman of the Palestine Liberation
Organisation. The PLO, in its capacity as "sole legitimate
representative of the Palestinian people", has had observer status ... Gaza, with three out of four members
on the Palestinian National Council, the PLO's legislative body,
representing the diaspora.
Yet a hard-hitting, seven-page legal opinion ... state, and to exercise the right
of return".
Why? According to Goodwin-Gill, the PLO's UN status would be
transferred to the new state of Palestine after the vote
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Muslims and Christians will live in
"Palestine" together.
The fundamental condition under which the PLO and Fatah, the movement headed by Mahmoud
Abbas, were taken off the list of terror ... committed to giving up terror.
This statement by a senior Fatah leader contradicts the PLO's commitment and is a reiteration that
Fatah has never attempted to fulfill the terms ... violence against Israel, including the killing of
Israeli civilians, is legitimate "resistance."
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The PLO's commitments to stop terror include the following:
A letter from Arafat to Rabin which
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