Yasir Arafat, the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, early today declared the establishment of an independent Palestinian state as part of a broad political program that recognizes Israel, at least implicitly, for the first time.

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Yasir Arafat, the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, early today declared the establishment of an independent Palestinian state as part of a broad political program that recognizes Israel, at least implicitly, for the first time.

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Yasser Arafat recognized the state of Israel at his declaration of the independence of the state of Palestine on November 15, 1988 at the Palestinian National Council

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https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/15/world/plo-proclaims-palestine-to-be-an-independent-state-hints-at-recognizing-israel.html

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Yasser Arafat recognized the state of Israel at his declaration of the independence of the state of Palestine on November 15, 1988 at the Palestinian National Council

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