1.

“Today I came bearing on olive branch in one hand and the freedom fighter s gun in the other. Don’t let the olive leaves fall from my hand. ” Whose speech is this? What made him make such a speech?

Answer»

The speech of Yaser Arafat, the leader of PLO in the UN Assembly in 1974.

Israel was formed in 1948. Following this, Israel seized Palestine, expelling the Palestinians from their homeland. The Palestinian refugees migrated to various Arab countries. It was in this context that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was formed with Yaser Arafat as President to establish a nation for the Palestinians. Yaser Arafat made such a speech in order to create a state for Palestinians through peaceful means.



Discussion

No Comment Found

Related InterviewSolutions