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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]].

== History ==

== History ==

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He travelled to Berlin frequently during the war "to see his friend the grand mufti," and visited him afterward many times in Beirut,<ref>Preston, David Lee (January 5, 1997). "[http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/Holocaust/swiss-and-hitler.html  Hitler's Swiss Connection]". The Philadelphia Inquirer.</ref>  and an Arab of Tunisian descent, Ibrahim Hafid, who was the commander of the Arab Legion fighting in the service of the Germans.<ref name=maariv19dec1969/><ref>[ http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/default/files/document_conversions/1705143/GENOUD,%20FRANCOIS_0029.pdf GENOUD, FRANCOIS_0029.pdf – CIA]</ref>

He travelled to Berlin frequently during the war "to see his friend the grand mufti," and visited him afterward many times in Beirut,<ref>Preston, David Lee (January 5, 1997). "[http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/Holocaust/swiss-and-hitler.html  Hitler's Swiss Connection]". The Philadelphia Inquirer.</ref>  and an Arab of Tunisian descent, Ibrahim Hafid, who was the commander of the Arab Legion fighting in the service of the Germans.<ref name=maariv19dec1969/><ref>[http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/default/files/document_conversions/1705143/GENOUD,%20FRANCOIS_0029.pdf GENOUD, FRANCOIS_0029.pdf – CIA]</ref>

After the war, his close contact was Ibrahim Hafid's man, Abdul Yousufi. Genaud was very active in ''Die Spinne'' (German for "The Spider")<ref name=maariv19dec1969/> helping Nazi war criminals escape justice.  

After the war, his close contact was Ibrahim Hafid's man, Abdul Yousufi. Genaud was very active in ''Die Spinne'' (German for "The Spider")<ref name=maariv19dec1969/> helping Nazi war criminals escape justice.