the PLO Flashcards
when was the PLO formed
1968 Cairo
what were the original aims of the PLO
to get back Palestinian land lost in 1948-9, and get rid of the state of Israel
when was Fatah formed
1959
what was Fatah’s goal
to create a Palestinian state
what was the impact of the 6 day war on the PLO
Arab countries couldn’t support them anymore
350 000 Palestinians had to leave the West Bank (recruits)
by 1967 half the population of Jordan was Palestinian ( recruits)
what was the impact of refugee camps on the PLO
after 1949, 700000 Arabs lived as refugees (recruits)
the camps were terrible ( resentment toward Israel festered)
when did Israel invade karameh Jordan
1968 with 15 000 troops
in the battle of karameh how many palestinian fighters were there
300
what motivated Palestinians to join the PLO after the battle of Karameh
500 Palestinians joined because it showed that the Israelis were not invincible
why did the battle of Karameh happen
PLO kept raiding Israel
when did the PFLP hijack a plane in Athens
December 1968
how did Israel respond to the Athens hijacking
destroying 13 planes in Beirut Lebanon
when did the PLO bomb a Swiss plane on it’s way to Israel
February 1970
when did King Hussein order the PLO to stop raids on Israel
September 1970
why didn’t Hussein want the PLO to stay in Jordan
they acted like they were in charge , carrying weapons and making road blocks
what made Hussein kick out the PLO
PFLP hijacked 4 international planes and took them to a base in Jordan
how did Hussein kick out the PLO
sent his army to control them , 3000 died when they resisted
what was black September
extremist group named after the month when the PLO was removed from Jordan
how did they retaliate for being kicked out of Jordan
killed the Jordanian prime minister
how did they terrorise Israel
sent letter bombs to Israeli embassies in Europe
when did Black September kidnap Israeli athletes at the German olympics
5 September 1972
what was the effect of Black September’s kidnapping
- brought attention to the Palestinian problem and refugee camps
- some saw the PLO as terrorists
when did Arafat become chairman of the PLO
1968 after the battle of karameh made him popular
