PLO News

Mccain Accuses Obama Of Plo Link

Friday October 31, 2008
JOHN McCAIN has hurled fresh allegations about Barack Obama's associates, saying the Democrat had fraternised with a man linked to the Palestine Liberation Organisation, the former Chicago academic Rashid Khalidi.

The Plo, Israel And America Must Come To Terms With Hamas

Tuesday June 19, 2007
Hamas has popular and electoral legitimacy among Palestinians.

Militants Explore Plo Membership

Tuesday March 29, 2005
Leading Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad are making moves towards joining the Palestinian Liberation Organisation - a step that would require them to implicitly recognise for the first time the state of Israel.

The View Across The Negotiating Table

Saturday November 13, 2004
Many politicians met the PLO leader, but none knew what to expect, write Tyler Marshall and Mary Curtius.

Economic Woes Challenge Arafat's Power Base

Wednesday July 3, 2002
Work and food have become higher priorities than statehood for thousands of unemployed Palestinians, who have taken to the streets to demand PLO leader Yasser Arafat find jobs for them.

Sharon Talks With Plo

Monday February 4, 2002
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, after his first direct talks with high-level Palestinian officials, said that the most the Palestinian Authority could expect from Israel at this stage was a long-term interim peace agreement, based on an armistice.

Palestinian Group Issues Call To Arms As Violence Continues

Thursday January 24, 2002
A coalition of Palestinian groups yesterday urged the launching of new attacks as Israel accused PLO leader Yasser Arafat of using ``terror groups" under his control to drag the Middle East into war.

Israel Offers Olive Branch To Plo

Tuesday December 18, 2001
Israel has raised the possibility of renewing contacts with Yasser Arafat if he ensures that his appeal to Palestinians to end their violent attacks is carried out.

Palestinians Close Ranks Behind Arafat

Saturday December 15, 2001
Palestinian officials declared their support for the PLO leader Yasser Arafat, saying Israel will have to lift its ban against him or risk losing any opportunity to promote peace in the region.

`all Hell Will Break Loose' Pledge After Leader Assassinated

Tuesday August 28, 2001
Israel risked taking its conflict with the Palestinians to a dangerous new level yesterday by assassinating a top PLO political leader.

Why Arafat Can No Longer Read From The Thief's Script

Wednesday October 18, 2000
The ``peace" offers to Palestinians were written in Tel Aviv and Washington, and are fit only for burial, writes Scott Burchill. ALTHOUGH the United Nations recognised the PLO as the sole, legitimate representative of the Palestinian people in 1974, it wasn't until the 1987 uprisings known a

S11 Uses Internet To Link Protest Groups

Sunday September 3, 2000
SOME months ago, before the name S11 aroused the kind of feelings we usually reserve for outfits like the PLO, Halina Strand received a leaflet in the mail. It invited the Humanist Society of Victoria, to take part in S11, a planned peaceful protest encircling Crown Casino on September 11, the op

S11: Not The Plo, Just A Meeting Of Democrats Who Want A Say

Sunday August 27, 2000
Some months ago, before the name S11 aroused the kind of feelings we usually reserve for outfits like the PLO, Halina Strnad received a leaflet in the mail. It was an invitation for Halina and the members of her group, the Humanist Society of Victoria, to take part in S11, a planned peaceful prot

Arafat Fixes September 13 For Plo State

Wednesday July 5, 2000
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has told its supporters to start preparations for the establishment of an independent state by September 13. This is the date that Israel and the Palestinians have set as the deadline for reaching a final peace treaty. The Palestinian Central Council

City's Tieless Defender Finally Sways The Suits

Thursday June 15, 2000
Jack Mundey supped with the Property Council of Australia yesterday. It was a bit like a PLO activist entering the Israeli Parliament, he said, or the Pope going into St Paul's Cathedral, London. The former trade union leader, who fought property developers for much of his life, offered his audi

Vatican Accord With Plo Angers Israel

Thursday February 17, 2000
Israel has accused the Vatican of interfering in the Middle East peace process by signing an accord with the PLO which attacks the Jewish State's hold over Jerusalem. The agreement, signed at the Vatican on Tuesday during a meeting between Pope John Paul II and the Palestinian leader Mr Yasser A

Arafat's Call For Plo Unity

Thursday July 22, 1999
Jerusalem: The PLO chief, Mr Yasser Arafat, is planning to hold a summit meeting with the leaders of two key rebel Palestinian movements in a bid to persuade them join him at the negotiating table with Israel. Mr Arafat is expected to meet Mr George Habash of the Popular Front for the Liberation

Pm `set To Recognise Palestinian State'

Saturday July 10, 1999
Israel's Prime Minister, Mr Ehud Barak, is reportedly ready to offer recognition of a Palestinian state during his first meeting tomorrow with the PLO leader, Mr Yasser Arafat. This would require Mr Barak to say for the first time that such a state is a goal of a negotiated settlement between the

Plo Bans Work In Jewish Settlements

Friday June 18, 1999
JERUSALEM, THURSDAY Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority has imposed a series of tough new measures to force Palestinian construction workers to leave their jobs in Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip. The sudden move is aimed at blocking the expansion of Jewish communities in Gaza and send

Pm's Order To Shut Plo Office Angers Colleagues

Wednesday May 12, 1999
Senior Israeli defence and police officials have accused the Prime Minister, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu, of putting electioneering above the country's security by ordering the closure of Palestinian offices in Jerusalem. Members of Israel's powerful military establishment and his own Internal Security

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