Word: plo
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...real stumbling block for any kind of progress in negotiation is finding a way to represent the Palestinians of the Occupied Territories. The only available evidence of the West Bankers' own preferences, a 14-month-old-poll, indicates 93 percent agreement with the statement: "The PLO is the sole and legitimate representative of the Palestinian people." Despite indictments of the study, conducted by the British, Australian and Palistinean press, it is troubling in light of the figures to have to justify the total exclusion of the PLO from the negotiating process...
...Some PLO officials have said inhabitants of Bourj el-Barajneh had resorted to eating cats, dogs and rats. Reporters have not been able to verify these reports because they were not allowed through the Amal lines to enter the camp...
...restricting free speech the Israeli government also created serious obstacles to the peace process. The law is clearly designed to stop even the talks between some Israelis and moderate members of the PLO. Such meetings are the only possibility to involve the Palestinian people in the peace process...
...regard to the peace process, Lichtman's statements are ill-founded, irresponsible and simply incorrect. The PLO maintains its commitment to the peace process, as articulated in the "Three Proposals," which were published in the March 31 New York Times. The claim that Israel initiated only one war of the six it has fought is ridiculous. In 1948, even before the establishment of Israel, the Jewish underground forces undertook a campaign of terror to drive the Palestinians from their native land. In 1956, Israel, Britain and France attacked Egypt for the great crime of having nationalized its own territory...
Somewhere in the ashes of destruction lies the hope of mutual recognition, Shipler's "looking into each other's eyes." The PLO has offered one such proposal. If the Israelis disapprove, they should present their own ideas. Without someone to negotiate with, the moderates in the Palestinian community will eventually be displaced. Articles such as Mr. Lichtman's which promotes only bigotry and violence, are no help to those interested in real peace. Adam Abdelhamid Sabra...