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Which United Nations resolutions did Yasser Arafatās PLO recognize in 1988?
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Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), wearing the keffiyeh, 1996.
In November 1988, Yasser Arafat led the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to recognize three key United Nations resolutions:
- United Nations Resolution 181: The 1947 partition plan for Palestine.1
- United Nations Resolution 242: The 1967 resolution calling for Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied during the Six-Day War in exchange for peace.213
- United Nations Resolution 338: The 1973 resolution that called for an end to the Yom Kippur War and the commencement of negotiations for a durable peace.13
By accepting these resolutions, the PLO implicitly recognized Israelās right to exist and signaled a shift toward a two-state solution, abandoning its previous goal of replacing Israel with a single secular, democratic state.134