The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)
- 500,000 Palestinian refugees living in south Lebanon conduct terrorist attacks on Israel (PLO)
- Israel invades Lebanon as far as Beirut in 1982
- Multinational force sent in to restore order (PLO women are massacred)
- Syria invades in 1987
- PLO eventually agrees to withdraw
- 1991 a cease fire was signed although Syrian troops remained in Lebanon
- Attacks still launched on Israel from Golan Heights area
Quote
"Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war which will last for generations."- Yasser Arafat
Subjunctive Question
What were the PLO fighting for ?
Summary
PLO starts like a terrorist group and tried to conduct terrorist attacks against Israel. So Israel invades Lebanon and a multinational force sent in to restore order (PLO women are massacred) but Syria invades in 1987. When PLO finally withdraws in 1991, a cease fire signed but Syria troops stayed in Lebanon.