Definitions for "Palestine Liberation Organization"
Founded in 1964 and led by Yasser Arafat since 1969, the organization was originally formed in resistance to the State of Israel and has been linked to terrorist activities in the past. The PLO has, in recent years, recognized Israel's right to exist and renounced terrorism.
a political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine; when formed in 1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by Yasser Arafat's al-Fatah; in 1968 Arafat became chairman; received recognition by the United Nations and by Arab states in 1974 as a government in exile; has played a largely political role since the creation of the Palestine National Authority
The political organization that represents the Palestinian people in their goal to establish Palestine as a national state.