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The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
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East Jerusalem
Section of Jerusalem on the Jordanian side of the Green Line in 1949
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Official representative of Palestinians
The Palestine Liberation Organization is a Palestinian nationalist coalition that is internationally recognized as the official representative of the Palestinian people in both the occupied Palestinian territories and the diaspora. It is currently represented by the Palestinian…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)