In the late 1980s, Yasir Arafat, chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization, __________________________.
A) declared Lebanon to be the Palestinian homeland and gained control of the Lebanese government
B) publicly rejected terrorism and accepted the right of Israel to live in peace and security
C) accepted establishment of political autonomy for Palestinians in a territorial enclave within the state of Jordan
D) agreed to the establishment of a United Nations arbitration commission to settle the PLO's long-standing conflict with Israel

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In the late 1980s, Yasir Arafat publicly rejected terrorism and accepted the right of Israel to live in peace and security. This occurred during Arafat's attempts to reach a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including negotiations with Israeli officials.

In the Late 1980s, Yasir Arafat, Chief of the Palestine