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→Zuheir Mohsen
He was assassinated in July, 1979.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1979/07/26/archives/a-leader-of-plo-shot-in-france-arafat-accuses-the-israelis.html A Leader of P.L.O. Shot in France], The New York Times, July 26, 1979.
He was assassinated in July, 1979.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1979/07/26/archives/a-leader-of-plo-shot-in-france-arafat-accuses-the-israelis.html A Leader of P.L.O. Shot in France], The New York Times, July 26, 1979.
''CANNES, France, July 25 (AP) — Zuheir Mohsen, military operations chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization and head of the Syrian‐supported As saiqa guerrilla faction, was shot in the head last night as he approached the door of an apartment in this Riviera city, the police reported oday.''</ref>
''CANNES, France, July 25 (AP) — Zuheir Mohsen, military operations chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization and head of the Syrian‐supported As saiqa guerrilla faction, was shot in the head last night as he approached the door of an apartment in this Riviera city, the police reported oday.''</ref>
On March 31, 1977, Dutch newspaper Trouw published an interview with Zahir Muhsein (as a [[PLO][ executive committee member), whereby Muhsein said:<ref><ref>James Dorsey, Wij zijn alleen Palestijn om politieke reden, Trouw, 31 March 1977</ref>[https://www.jpost.com/opinion/a-fresh-perspective-a-critique-of-palestinian-nationalism-407795 A Fresh Perspective: A critique of Palestinian nationalism] Dan Illouz , JPost, Jul 2, 2015.
''Indeed, on March 31, 1977, Dutch newspaper Trouw published an interview with PLO executive committee member Zahir Muhsein, in which he said: "The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the State of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality, today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct ‘Palestinian people’ to oppose Zionism."''</ref>
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The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the State of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality, today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct ‘Palestinian people’ to oppose Zionism."</blockquote>