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Ahmad Al-Shuqeiry was the first Chairman of the PLO Executive Committee elected by the Palestinian National Council in 1964, and was succeeded in 1967 by Yahya Hammuda. In February 1969, Yasser Arafat was appointed leader of the PLO. He continued to be PLO leader (sometimes called chairman, sometimes president) until his death in November 2004.
The Chairman represents the PLO and the Palestinian people before the international community, including the United Nations. The Chairman is chosen by the members of the PLO EC. [1] Since 29 October 2004, Mahmoud Abbas has been the Chairman of the PLO EC.
At the core of the PLO's ideology is the belief that Zionists had unjustly expelled the Palestinians from Palestine and established a Jewish state in place under the pretext of having historic and Jewish ties with Palestine. The PLO demanded that Palestinian refugees be allowed to return to their homes. This is expressed in the National Covenant:
The PLO had lost its "kingdom of terror," [citation needed] from which it had "carried out the most horrific acts against Israel and the world." [citation needed] He also said his forces would stay on high alert during the two-week evacuation period and warned that if there were any delays, they would resume heavy bombardment. [4]
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.
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It also recognized the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, and accorded it observer status in the United Nations. Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (EC) is the highest executive body of the PLO. [1] [2] [3] Mahmoud Abbas has been Chairman of the EC since the death of Yasser Arafat in ...
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