PLO in 60s, 70s and 80s Flashcards
1
Q
Aims:
A
- destroy Israel and re-establish Palestine
- make new-Palestine part of the Arab Muslim community
2
Q
PLO attacks
A
March 1969-September 1970
-attacked Israeli with artillery fire from Jordan against Israeli settlements and military targets
3
Q
Fatah
A
commando attacked civilian targets
4
Q
hijacked aircraft
A
1976, with 100 Jewish passengers
5
Q
successes:
A
- Arafat respected in Arab world
- secure bases in Lebanon with 6,500 PLO fighters in the mid-70s. By mid-80s there were 11,000
6
Q
PLO funding
A
- Arab states
- expatriate Palestinians
- bank robbing and kidnapping
7
Q
Failures:
A
- expelled from Jordan in 1970
- late 1980s PLO went into decline
8
Q
George Habash
A
“at least the world is talking about us now”
9
Q
Sami el-Karami
A
we waited for liberty but “there was no result. So this is our resort”
10
Q
PLO branded as terrorists
A
- made it harder to get support fo the refugee problem
- spread awareness of the crowded and unhealthy camps
