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palestine liberation organization
n a political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine; when formed in 1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by Yasser Arafat's al-Fatah; in 1968 Arafat became chairman; received recognition by the United Nations and by Arab states in 1974 as a government in exile; has played a largely political role since the creation of the Palestine National Authority
Abbas to present peace talks offer to PLO: official RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Abbas plans to consult with the Palestinian leadership on Thursday on U.S. efforts to revive peace talks with Israel, a Palestinian official said on Wednesday. "The president will present the offer made to him by (U.S. Secretary of State John) Kerry in order to make a decision about it," said Wasel Abu Youssef, a Palestine Liberation Organization ...
July 17, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News