PLO Flashcards
1
Q
set up in
A
1964 after the Suez Crisis
- refugee camps were a source of its members
2
Q
disparate group
A
many factions, including Fatah and Black September
3
Q
border raids
A
1967-70 - raids between Fatah and Israelis
4
Q
Yasser Arafat
A
- leader in 1968
- wanted to focus raids on Israel but some wanted international attacks
5
Q
targets:
A
- Israeli planes, Embassies and Offices around the world
- Israelis often took reprisals
6
Q
planes
A
hijacked in 1970 from Britain, Switzerland and US- took them to Jordan and blew them up
7
Q
Jordan
A
expelled PLO in 1970 as they feared foreign intervention
-killed 10,000 Palestinians in fighting
8
Q
Black September
A
- Black September kidnapped 11 Israeli athletes
- Israel killed 200 refugees in Israel
9
Q
condemned
A
by world opinion
-they had gained the world’s attention though
