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The territorial entity known as Palestine has been the object of contending religious attachments and political claims for centuries. Palestine has been the object of no less than six major wars, and countless other conflicts in between. The conflict is of such magnitude that it has been elevated to an issue of global concern. At its root, however, the conflict is a bilateral one; it persists between the Jews and Arabs of Palestine and their respective leadership: the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
The PLO's demands throughout its conflict with Israel have evolved significantly over the years. The organization's overarching goal remains, as it was originally devised, the creation of a Palestinian state. However, its conception of such a state, its objectives in achieving this state, and the means sought to attain it have been modified in light of changing events. The most significant shifts, of which there are three, occurred in between the 1967......

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