Word: yasser
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...timing of the aborted terrorist raid came as no surprise. Only three days before, Jordan's King Hussein abruptly closed 25 offices of Yasser Arafat's Al Fatah branch of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the capital city of Amman. The terrorist operation was a clear reminder of the P.L.O.'s determination to continue its struggle against Israel in spite of the stinging blow from Hussein. Said an Israeli official: "The P.L.O. wants to demonstrate that it's still powerful in the West Bank and that peace cannot be achieved without...
Molqi, Abdelatif and two other defendants responded to the verdict by shouting in Arabic, "Long live Palestine!" "Long live Italian justice!" and "Long live [PLO Chairman Yasser] Arafat!" A courtroom interpreter translated their shouts...
Another source of concern is the stalemated effort to reach a Middle East peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Fahd remains a staunch backer of Yasser Arafat and the Palestine Liberation Organization as the sole spokesmen for the Palestinian people. Despite the collapse of oil prices, the Saudis continue to provide hefty financial support to several other Arab states and the P.L.O. At their meeting last week, the King and Vice President Bush agreed on the need for stability in the region, but they differed on how to promote an Arab-Israeli peace...
...targets "across the world" was later delivered to Beirut newspapers. Qassam was slain by the British during a revolt in Palestine in 1936. His name has frequently been used by terrorist factions linked to Abu Nidal, whose real name is Sabry Khalil Bana and who officially broke away from Yasser Arafat's mainstream Fatah organization...
...wing Jewish Defense League, founded by Israeli extremist Meir Kahane, have heckled and picketed King on several occasions recently. A King aide told the media that the organization opposed the candidate's position on Middle East peace talks. King has said such talks should include Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat...