Yasser Arafat: Difference between revisions

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In the latter part of the 1960s Arafat's profile grew; in 1967 he joined the PLO and in 1969 was elected chair of the Palestinian National Council (PNC). Fatah's growing presence in Jordan resulted in military clashes with King Hussein's Jordanian government and in the early 1970s it relocated to Lebanon. There, Fatah assisted the Lebanese National Movement during the Lebanese Civil War and continued its attacks on Israel, resulting in it becoming a major target of Israel's 1978 and 1982 invasions.

Arafat associated himself with a number of controversial figures, including [[Idi Amin]] (he served as the best man at Amin's third wedding), [[Saddam Hussein]], [[Fidel Castro]], and [[Muammar Gaddafi]].

Arafat associated himself with a number of controversial figures, including [[Idi Amin]] (he served as the best man at Amin's third wedding), [[Saddam Hussein]], [[Fidel Castro]], and [[Muammar Gaddafi]], though he would later cut ties with Gaddafi.

From 1983 to 1993, Arafat based himself in Tunisia, and began to shift his approach from open conflict with the Israelis to negotiation. In 1988, he acknowledged Israel's right to exist and sought a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. In 1994 he returned to Palestine, settling in Gaza City and promoting self-governance for the Palestinian territories. He engaged in a series of negotiations with the Israeli government to end the conflict between it and the PLO. These included the Madrid Conference of 1991, the 1993 Oslo Accords and the 2000 Camp David Summit.

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 In the latter part of the 1960s Arafat's profile grew; in 1967 he joined the PLO and in 1969 was elected chair of the Palestinian National Council (PNC). Fatah's growing presence in Jordan resulted in military clashes with King Hussein's Jordanian government and in the early 1970s it relocated to Lebanon. There, Fatah assisted the Lebanese National Movement during the Lebanese Civil War and continued its attacks on Israel, resulting in it becoming a major target of Israel's 1978 and 1982 invasions.
-Arafat associated himself with a number of controversial figures, including [[Idi Amin]] (he served as the best man at Amin's third wedding), [[Saddam Hussein]], [[Fidel Castro]], and [[Muammar Gaddafi]].
+Arafat associated himself with a number of controversial figures, including [[Idi Amin]] (he served as the best man at Amin's third wedding), [[Saddam Hussein]], [[Fidel Castro]], and [[Muammar Gaddafi]], though he would later cut ties with Gaddafi.
 From 1983 to 1993, Arafat based himself in Tunisia, and began to shift his approach from open conflict with the Israelis to negotiation. In 1988, he acknowledged Israel's right to exist and sought a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. In 1994 he returned to Palestine, settling in Gaza City and promoting self-governance for the Palestinian territories. He engaged in a series of negotiations with the Israeli government to end the conflict between it and the PLO. These included the Madrid Conference of 1991, the 1993 Oslo Accords and the 2000 Camp David Summit.