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The PLO managed to overcome the separation by uniting the power in PLO and PA in one individual, Yasser Arafat. In 2002, Arafat held the functions of Chairman of the PLO/Executive Committee; Chairman of Fatah, the dominating faction within the PLO; as well as President of the Palestinian National Authority.
It became active in December 1968, as a member of the PLO. Syria tried to build up an alternative to Yasser Arafat, who was then emerging with his Fatah faction as the primary Palestinian fedayeen leader and politician. [5] As-Sa'iqa was initially the second-largest group within the PLO, after Fatah. [6]
The PLO closed Black September down in September 1973, on the anniversary it was created by the "political calculation that no more good would come of terrorism abroad" according to Morris. [7] In 1974 Arafat ordered the PLO to withdraw from acts of violence outside the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and Israel.
The PLO's strength grew, and by early 1970, leftist groups within the PLO began calling for the overthrow of Jordan's Hashemite monarchy, leading to violent clashes in June 1970. Hussein hesitated to oust them from the country, but continued PLO activities in Jordan culminated in the Dawson's Field hijackings of 6 September 1970.
[1] The coalition includes both PLO and non-PLO factions, some organizations are listed as terrorist in the West. [2] The group's committee includes representatives of the following organizations: [3] Palestinian National Liberation Movement ; Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP); Islamic Resistance Movement ;
By Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-Mughrabi. RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Deep divisions will limit progress at reconciliation talks between Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah this month, conversations with ...
Zuheir Mohsen (Arabic: زهير محسن; 1936 – 25 July 1979) was a Palestinian Politician who was the leader of the Ba'athist As-Sa'iqa faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) between 1971 and 1979.
Hamas joining the PLO would be a significant development, given that it could potentially unify the Palestinian factions and create a representative government.