Yasir Arafat

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YASIR ARAFAT
Politics
Born: 1929
Jerusalem

"After the Arab defeat of 1967, there must be some group to give an example to the Arab nation. There must be some group who can prove that there are people in our Arab Nation who are ready to fight and die."

Yasir Arafat was an Arab guerilla leader and head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Born in Jerusalem, Arafat fled to Gaza during the Palestine War in 1948. He received commando training in Egypt after his education at the University of Cairo. He helped found the al-Fatah resistance movement in 1956 and became its and the PLO's leader in 1964. In 1974 Arafat was the first leader of any guerilla group to address the United Nations, and he helped win UN support for the Palestinian cause.

1. Yasir Arafat was an Arab ________ leader and head of the PLO.


2. What does PLO stand for?


3. He recieved ________ training in Egypt after his education at the University of Cairo.


4. He was the first leader of any guerilla group to address the ______ _______, and he helped win support for the Palestinian cause.


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