Palestine Liberation Organization

From 1969 the PLO chairman was Yasser Arafat until his death in 2004 when he was succeeded by Mahmoud Abbas (also known as Abu Mazen .)

The Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) ( ; Munaẓẓamat al-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīniyyat ) is a political and paramilitary organization founded in 1964. It is recognized as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people ," by over 100 states with which it holds diplomatic relations, and has enjoyed observer status at the United Nations since 1974. The PLO was considered by the United States and Israel to be a terrorist organization until the Madrid Conference in 1991. In 1993 PLO recognized Israel's right to exist in peace, accepted UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338 , and rejected "violence and terrorism"; in response Israel officially recognized the PLO as the representative of the Palestinian people . . Isolated states: a comparative analysis .

The Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) ( ; Munaẓẓamat at-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīniyyah ) is an organization founded in 1964 with the purpose of the "liberation of Palestine" through armed struggle. It is recognized as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people " by over 100 states with which it holds diplomatic relations, and has enjoyed observer status at the United Nations since 1974. The PLO was considered by the United States and Israel to be a terrorist organization until the Madrid Conference in 1991. In 1993, the PLO recognized Israel's right to exist in peace, accepted UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338 , and rejected "violence and terrorism"; in response, Israel officially recognized the PLO as the representative of the Palestinian people . Arabs Create Organization For Recovery of Palestine New York Times; 29 May 1964; "JERUSALEM, (Jordanian Sector) 28 May (Reuters) -The creation of Palestine liberation organization was announced today..."] In West Bank, Ramallah looks ever more like capital : "Abbas opened new Ramallah headquarters for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), which was headquartered in East Jerusalem in the years between its establishment in 1964 and Israel's capture of the land in 1967. "God willing, the headquarters of the PLO will return to Jerusalem soon," Abbas said at the 23 November opening ceremony of the building, which the PLO is renting." Abbas: Referendum law is ‘obstacle to peace’ : "...Abbas told reporters in Ramallah, where he inaugurated a new headquarters for the PLO." Madiha Rashid al Madfai, Jordan, the United States and the Middle East Peace Process, 1974–1991 , Cambridge Middle East Library, Cambridge University Press (1993). Isolated states: a comparative analysis . The organisation has also been recognized as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people by well over 100 states… United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3210. "Invites the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, to participate in the deliberations of the General Assembly on the question of Palestine in plenary meetings." United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3236. "Having heard the statement of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, …" United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3237 Kim Murphy.

Palestinian militant and political organization The Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ; , Munaẓẓamat at-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīniyyah ) is an organization founded in 1964 with the purpose of the "liberation of Palestine" through armed struggle, with much of its violence aimed at Israeli civilians. It is recognized as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people " by over 100 states with which it holds diplomatic relations, and has enjoyed observer status at the United Nations since 1974. The PLO was considered by the United States and Israel to be a terrorist organization until the Madrid Conference in 1991. In 1993, the PLO recognized Israel's right to exist in peace, accepted UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338 , and rejected "violence and terrorism". In response, Israel officially recognized the PLO as the representative of the Palestinian people. However, the PLO has employed violence in the years since 1993, particularly during the 2000–2005 Second Intifada . On 29 October 2018, the Palestinian Central Council suspended the recognition of Israel and halted security and economic coordination in all its forms with it. Arabs Create Organization For Recovery of Palestine The New York Times ; 29 May 1964; "JERUSALEM, (Jordanian Sector) 28 May (Reuters) -The creation of Palestine liberation organization was announced today..." "In West Bank, Ramallah looks ever more like capital" . 30 November 2010 – via Reuters. "How Arafat's Palestinian Authority Became an "Entity Supporting Terrorism" " . Isolated states: a comparative analysis . The organisation has also been recognized as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people by well over 100 states… United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3210. "Invites the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, to participate in the deliberations of the General Assembly on the question of Palestine in plenary meetings." United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3236. "Having heard the statement of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, …" United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3237 U.S. Code TITLE 22 > CHAPTER 61 > § 5201. Findings; determinations , Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School. "المجلس المركزي الفلسطيني يعلن تعليق الاعتراف بدولة إسرائيل" . 29 October 2018.

It is currently represented by the Palestinian Authority based in the West Bank city of Al-Bireh . Founded in 1964, it initially sought to establish an Arab state over the entire territory of the former Mandatory Palestine , advocating the elimination of Israel . Mediated talks between the Israeli government and the PLO in 1993 (the Oslo I Accord) resulted in the PLO recognizing Israel's legitimacy and accepting United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 , which mandated Israel's withdrawal from occupied territories, while Israel recognized the PLO as a legitimate authority representing the Palestinian people. Despite the Israel–PLO Letters of Mutual Recognition (1993), in which PLO leader Yasser Arafat renounced violence against Israel, the PLO engaged in militant activities during the Second Intifada (2000–2005). On 29 October 2018, the PLO Central Council suspended the Palestinian recognition of Israel . As the officially recognized government of the de jure State of Palestine , it has enjoyed United Nations observer status since 1974. Prior to the Oslo Accords , the PLO's militant wings engaged in acts of violence against both the Israeli military and civilians, within Israel and abroad. The United States designated it as a terrorist group in 1987, though a presidential waiver has permitted American–PLO contact since 1988. The New York Times . The creation of Palestine liberation organization was announced today... The Transforming Fire: The Rise of the Israel-Islamist Conflict . "Quién fue Yasser Arafat?" . 17 March 2019. The Times of Israel . The Palestinians: In Search of a Just Peace . On 28 October 1974, the seventh Arab summit conference held in Rabat designated the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people and reaffirmed their right to establish an independent state of urgency. Isolated states: a comparative analysis . The organisation has also been recognized as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people by well over 100 states ... "Invites the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, to participate in the deliberations of the General Assembly on the question of Palestine in plenary meetings." United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3236. "Having heard the statement of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, ..." United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3237 Beyer, Lisa (12 November 2004).