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• “Their acts are acts of iniquity and the spoils of [chamas ] is in their
hands” (Isa. 59:6).
• “Thus said the Lord God; Enough now, presidents of Israel , remove
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[chamas ] and robbery and do judgment and justice …” (Ezek. 45:9).
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• “A man of [chamas ] would entice his friend and lead him astray” (Prov.
16:19).

• “saying let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing … and
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let them turn everyone from his evil way and from the [chamas ] that is
in their hands” (Jon. 3:5, 8).

19.4 Arafat

Arafat is considered by many to be the founding father of the nation of the

Palestinians. Throughout his life, his relationships with the state of Israel have
undergone ups and downs. These relationships comprised mainly three periods.

The first period started in 1959, when a group of about twenty Palestinians met
in Kuwait and secretly formed Fatah (or al-Fatah, which is an acronym standing
for Harakat Al-Tahrir Al-Watani Al-Filastini—the Movement for the National
Liberation of Palestine ), an organization that became the principal component of
the PLO under the leadership of Yasser Arafat.

The actual date of founding of the PLO is controversial; sources give
various dates in the 1950s or early sixties. Backed by Syria, Fatah began
carrying out terrorist raids against Israeli targets in 1965—launched from
Jordan, Lebanon, and Egyptian-occupied Gaza (so as not to draw reprisals
against Syria). Dozens of raids were carried out each year, exclusively against
civilian targets.

Fatah’s original covenant called for the destruction of pre-1967 Israel and
disavowed interest in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (by then held by Jordan
and Egypt, respectively). Only in 1968, in the aftermath of the Six-Day War,
did the PLO alter the covenant to demand the establishment of a Palestinian

state on the entire territory of the land of Israel. Thus, Fatah and the PLO were
built around the refugees of 1948–49, and, more than a generation later, these
refugees still constitute the core of the organizations’ leadership and support
cadres.
Fatah was originally opposed to the founding of the PLO , which it viewed
as a political opponent. Fatah’s popularity among Palestinians grew until it took
control of the PLO in 1968. Since then, it has been the PLO’s most prominent fac-
tion, under the direct control (until his death) of PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat . In