Yasser Arafat
-Leader of the PLO and later PLA
-Also pushed for the independence of Palestine
-Represented Palestine at several peace accords
-Was originally militant but became more peaceful in the 80's and 90's
-Won a Nobel Peace prize for his role in Oslo 1993
-Also pushed for the independence of Palestine
-Represented Palestine at several peace accords
-Was originally militant but became more peaceful in the 80's and 90's
-Won a Nobel Peace prize for his role in Oslo 1993
"We plan to eliminate the state of Israel and establish a purely Palestinian state. We will make life unbearable for Jews by psychological warfare and population explosion. We Palestinians will take over everything, including all of Jerusalem."
-Yasser Arafat
-Yasser Arafat