| − | The '''Palestine Liberation Organization''' (PLO) is an umbrella organization attempting to represent "Palestinian" Arabs in the disputed territories ([[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]]). They have used violence and [[terrorism]] to achieve their goals such as in the [[Achille Lauro]] hijacking. The organization is considered a terrorist organization by the [[United States]] government.<ref>http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/22C61.txt</ref><ref>http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode22/usc_sec_22_00005201----000-.html</ref> Significant PLO factions or those associated with it are the [[Fatah]], the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (PFLP), the [[Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (DFLP), and al-Ṣāʿiqah.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/topic/Palestine-Liberation-Organization</ref> Its current leader is [[Mahmoud Abbas]]. | + | The '''Palestine Liberation Organization''' (PLO) is an umbrella organization attempting to represent "Palestinian" Arabs in the disputed territories ([[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]]). They have used violence and [[terrorism]] to achieve their goals such as in the [[Achille Lauro]] hijacking. The organization is considered a terrorist organization by the [[United States]] government.<ref>http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/22C61.txt</ref><ref>http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode22/usc_sec_22_00005201----000-.html</ref> Significant PLO factions or those associated with it are the [[Fatah]], the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (PFLP), the [[Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (DFLP), and [[al-Ṣāʿiqah]].<ref>https://www.britannica.com/topic/Palestine-Liberation-Organization</ref> Its current leader is [[Mahmoud Abbas]]. |