The World - News from Feb. 13, 1989

Americans overwhelmingly support Washington’s overtures to the Palestine Liberation Organization but are deeply suspicious of the PLO and dubious of its claim to have abandoned terrorism, according to a national poll. Only 6% of those interviewed in the Media General-Associated Press survey said they believe the PLO’s recent renunciation of terrorism, while 74% said the group made that claim simply for political gain. The rest were unsure. Respondents were split on whether the PLO would coexist with Israel or still seek to destroy it, and a strong majority said other groups could represent the Palestinian people.