This Day
in History - February 4
With Yasser Arafat as
its leader, the Palestine Liberation Organization (P.L.O.)
was founded on February 4, 1969. The PLO unified various
displaced (背井离乡的)Palestinian
groups including Arafat's Al Fata under one umbrella. By
1974 when he addressed the United Nations, Arafat had made
significant strides(进展)towards
establishing new respectability(名望)for
the PLO's campaign for a Palestinian homeland. But gaining
legitimacy(合法)hinged(依赖)on
cooling down terrorist acts, and Arafat found it
increasingly difficult to control hard line
(强硬路线)PLO
factions(派系)who
accused(控告)him
of being too moderate(温和).
Despite this, and an ongoing list of setbacks(挫折,退步)Arafat
continued to be, above all else, a survivor.
