Yasser Arafat becomes leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
Even after his death in 2011, Arafat remained a highly controversial figure, many Arabs praising him as a freedom fighter while many Israelis denouncing him as a terrorist.
Yasser Arafat becomes leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
Even after his death in 2011, Arafat remained a highly controversial figure, many Arabs praising him as a freedom fighter while many Israelis denouncing him as a terrorist.