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Calling the Israel Defense Force's presence in Lebanon "a limited operation," Blum said its goal is to preclude any further possibility of terrorist acts from that area. Monday, Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) terrorists attacked Kibbutz Misgav Am, killing three Israelis...
...Israeli government received information that the PLO timed its Passover attack on the border kibbutz to coincide with and disrupt the ongoing peace talks between Israel and Egypt, he said...
Southern Lebanon has been the PLO's base of operations since 1970, when King Hussein of Jordan forcibly expelled the group from his country, the ambassador added...
...stubborn refusal to deal with opposition groups appears destined for repetition in the case of the Arab-Israeli conflict, where American public officials continue to deny the legitimacy of the leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organization among Palestinians--again, in contradiction to publicly available facts. The objections to PLO participation in negotiations--that it is "terrorist," that it denies the right of Israel to exist, that it does not represent Palestinians, but is merely a "Soviet tool"--simply do not bear up to scrutiny. The use of violence against civilians did not prevent our negotiating with the National Liberation Front...
Eliav prescribed a more moderate policy, saying, "The cure of the Middle Eastern disease is talking with all realistic Palestinians, including those of the PLO," even if doing so creates "bitterness...