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Factional Strife Within PLO Mirrors Arab Divisions
Beiruts AP report outlines how the Palestine Liberation Organization remains a loose coalition of eight rival factions funded by various Arab governments. It highlights Abu Iyad’s criticisms, factional power, and the dominance of Fatah in leadership and military strength, plus attitudes toward Saudi Arabia and the Soviet Union.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
PLO
Israel
Salah Khalaf
Abu Iyad
Arafat
Fatah
Syria
Saiqa
Iraq
Arab Liberation Front
Muammar Khadafy
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
General Command
Saudi Arabia
Damascus
Palestine National Council
Soviets
Soviet Union
Shaik al Hout
United Nations