re: #14 alinuxguru
I would love to know who these mythical, objective scholars are that confused Arafat and the PLO as moderate.
The book in question has a publication date of October 5, 2012 and I am sure it is available at your local library if you do not wish to purchase it:
The Global Offensive: The United States, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the Making of the Post-Cold War Order (Oxford Studies in International History)?tag=littlegreenfo-20