The Palestinian liberation organization (PLO)
Terrorist attacks on Israel (PLO) were conducted by 500,000 Palestinian refugees living in South Lebanon
In 1982 Israel invades Lebanon as far as Beirut
Syria invades in 1987
PLO eventually agrees to withdraw
Militant arm of the PLO named the Fatah
Leads hijacking of aircraft's with 3 blown up on a Jordan runway in 1970
Most noted were the attacks on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics
In 1982 Israel invades Lebanon as far as Beirut
Syria invades in 1987
PLO eventually agrees to withdraw
Militant arm of the PLO named the Fatah
Leads hijacking of aircraft's with 3 blown up on a Jordan runway in 1970
Most noted were the attacks on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics
Summary
A number of terrorist attacks were conducted by 500,000 Palestinian refugees (PLO) living in South Lebanon at the time. In 1982 Israel invades Lebanon, and the attacks spread as far as Beirut. Only five years later, Syria also conducts an invasion although the PLO eventually agree to withdraw. The Militant arm of the PLO was called the Fatah, and this group lead the hijacking of 3 aircrafts all of which were blown up on a runway in Jordan in 1970. This organization was most noted for acts of terrorist, including attacks on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.