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! ANTI-ARAFAT OPPOSITION UHITIMG

RAOICAL PALESTINIAN OPPOSITION TO PLO CHAIRMAN ARAFAT'S

MODERATE POLICY TOWARD ISRAEL CONTINUES TO BUILO.

PROSPECTS FOR TIRRORtSM WORLDWIDE AND FOR GREATER VIOLENCE IN

ISRAELI-OCCUPIEO WEST SANK AND GAZA STRIP. LEBANESE PRESS REPORTS

INDICATE THE LEADER OF THC SYRIAN-BACKED POPULAR FRONT FOR

LIBERATION OF PALESTINE--GENERAL COMMAND, AHHAO JABRIL.MURACHA--WHO HEADS THE SYRIAN-BACKED ABU MUSA KEY

SPEAKERSECENT CONFERENCE IN WEST BEIRUT CONVENED TO

ISLAMIC UPRISING IN PALESTINE." CONFERENCE

DENOUNCED ARAFAT'S RECOGNITION OF ISRAEL, CALLED FOR AN ARMED STRUGGLE TO LIBERATE ALL OF PALESTINE. ANO THREATENED TO

DESTROY "AMERICA'S INTERESTS IN THEELEGATIONS FROM

IRANIAN EMBASSY IN BiI RUT. HIZBALLAH, AND THE ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION

ALSO ATTENDED.

PUBLIC CATERING 0'

TRADITIONAL-OPPONENTS AND HIZBALLAH--AN OCCASIONAL ALLY 0*

FORCES INTHAT HEOTENTIALLY UNITEO

TO HIS MODERATION THAT WILL ENJOY AT LEAST THE TACIT SUPPORT

SYRIA ANO IRAN. ARAFAT'S OIALOCUE WITH WASH INGTON--WHETHER IT SUCCEEDS OR NOT--WlLL FUEL CONTINUING HOSTILITY FROM RADICAL

*. IN BRIEF SOUTH ASIA

OWUNICATIOrlS. TRANSPORT flCURES EFFORT BY . . MILL ANGER HARDLINE KWALQI

FACTION LONG IN COWTROL OF BOTH MINISTRI(S. gjgjkm

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