PLO News
Palestinian State 'within Three Years'
Tuesday January 23, 1996
JERUSALEM, Monday: The first democratically elected Palestinian Council will declare independence within three years, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) announced yesterday, immediately after Israel said the organisation's exiled leadership was free to return to the self-rule areas. The Arafat's Main Opponents Pull Out Of Election
Thursday January 4, 1996
JERUSALEM, Wednesday: The PLO chairman, Mr Yasser Arafat, launched his campaign for the first Palestinian elections yesterday as his only real opposition - three Islamists - suddenly withdrew from the contest, further damaging the poll's credibility. Addressing about 2,000 supporters at Jabalya r