USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the 1970s and 1980s, this groupís military wing conducted a violent campaign against Israel, which, in turn, bombed Palestinian towns thought to be the groupís strongholds.
A
ISIS
B
Taliban
C
PLO
D
Hezbollah
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -HAMAS’ strength is concentrated in the Gaza Strip and areas of the West Bank. HAMAS has a military wing known as the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades that has conducted many anti-Israel attacks in both Israel and the Palestinian territories since the 1990s.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ahmad Shukeiri was the first Chairman of the PLO Executive Committee from 1964 to 1967. In 1967, he was replaced by Yahia Hammuda. Yasser Arafat occupied the position from 1969 until his death in 2004. He was succeeded by Mahmoud Abbas (also known as Abu Mazen).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Palestine Liberation Army (PLA, Arabic: , Jaysh at-Tahrir al-Filastini) is ostensibly the military wing of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), set up at the 1964 Arab League summit held in Alexandria, Egypt, with the mission of fighting Israel.

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