The World - News from Feb. 24, 1986
Jordan’s King Hussein challenged Yasser Arafat’s leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organization, calling on Palestinians to decide who should lead them. Hussein told the New York Times that he would respect a decision that the PLO is their “sole legitimate representative” but added that Jordan would also welcome another group to fill the same role. Hussein’s statement followed the collapse last week of the most recent round of Mideast peace efforts after the PLO refused to accept U.N. resolutions that recognize Israel’s right to exist.
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