1.3 KiB
| category | tags | summary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other |
|
During the Gulf War in 1991, Arafat publicly supported Iraq against the United States, which led to him losing his standing and money sources from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states. |
Yasser Arafat was a prominent Palestinian leader. He was aligned with Syria at one point and attempted to negotiate with the Iran to secure the release of United States hostages in April 1980, but was rebuffed as he could not guarantee arms sales to Iran.1
Yasser Arafat group was blamed by Abu Nidal for certain Palestinian factions warring among themselves. Yasser Arafat also had secret talks with Yitzhak Shamir and the Likud Party leadership in 1988 and 1989 regarding a peace plan that would create a Palestinian state in Jordan.1
During the Gulf War in 1991, Yasser Arafat publicly supported Saddam Hussein against the United States, which led to him losing his standing and money sources from Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states. His credibility in the United States was nullified.1
Footnotes
-
Ben-Menashe, Ari. Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network. TrineDay, 1992. ↩︎