Word: plo
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Unless the PLO agrees to two "eminently reasonable" conditions, to recognize the state of Israel and to "say to their people no longer to bomb food markets, schoolbuses, and and airports, they should not be included in a peace conference," argued Hyman Bookbinder, the chief Washington lobbyist of the American Jewish Congress...
...James Abourezk, a former Republican senator from South Dakota who chairs the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, said he supports the inclusion of the PLO in a conference because it represent the wishes of the Palestinian people...
...were also quick to adopt the PIO's cause. As for the UN mission, the US is bound by the 1947 "Headquarters Agreement" to allow UN personnel to stay in the US to carry out their duties. Since there has never been any formal charge of misconduct agaonst any PLO diplomat employed by either office, one might ask why some congressmen think that these offices should be closed. The answer is that the pro-Israel lobby, 40 organizations strong, has insisted on the closing of the ofices. The supporters of these maneuvers include Senators Alan Cranston and Edward Kennedy...
...Arab states, tried to make a deal with the pro-Israel lobbyists. Washington Jewish Week has reported that the State Department offered to push for the closing of the PIO in exchange for the lobby dropping its demand for the illegal closing of the UN mission. At first, the PLO was given 30 days to divest itself from the PIO, but was later given an extension to December 1. The Director of the PIO, Hassan Abdel-Rahman, and the ACLU have taken the State Department to court, hoping to find more respect for their constitutional rights...
...Grassley has managed to have an amendment added to the State Department Authorization bill that would close both offices. If the Grassley amendment passes, the legitimate rights of American citizens will be traded for the support of one special interest group! The question is not: Do you support the PLO? The question really is: Do you support the constitutional right of all Americans to express their opinions through political organizations? We urge the press and citizens of the United States of America to join us in resisting this travesty of American principles. Dina Abu-Ghaida '91 Wilson B. Bisbai Sammy...