Palestine Liberation Organization

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is a political group that advocates for the creation of a state for the Palestinian people. The group was created in 1964. It represents Palestinians in diplomatic relations to other countries.United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3236. "Having heard the statement of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, …"Kim Murphy. "Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, in Historic Bid for Peace, Agree to Mutual Recognition," Los Angeles Times, 10 September 1993. It has held observer status at the United Nations since 1974.United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3210. "Invites the Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian people, to participate in the deliberations of the General Assembly on the question of Palestine in plenary meetings." Since the First Intifada, it has ran the PNA.

Founded as a result of Israel's win in the six-day war, the PLO defended themselves by trying to liberate the Palestinian territories. It was initially founded by Shukeiri in 1964, thriving under the leadership of Arafat from 1969 to 2004, making Fatah as one of the largest branches of the PLO. The group became involved in Black September, the Lebanese Civil War, the First Intifada, and the Second Intifada at the time of Yasser Arafat. After the First Intifada, the PLO and Israel signed the Oslo Accords, leading to creating the PA and transitioning the Palestine Liberation Organization into a political party. Arafat died during the Second Intifada, causing Mahmoud Abbas to become the current leader.

Since the Second Intifada, Fatah has maintained control over the PLO and the group has largely avoided violent combat. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) sometimes clashes with the Palestine Liberation Organization during incursions into the West Bank, part of an unofficial conflict. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), minor PLO factions are said to have participated in the war with Israel in 2023.

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Category:Politics of Palestine
Category:Palestinian nationalism
Category:Nationalist organizations in Palestine
Category:1964 establishments in Asia
Category:Arab–Israeli conflict

Category:National liberation movements
Category:Fatah
Category:Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Category:Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Category:Anti-Zionism
Category:Social democracy