From: Patterns of Global Terrorism. United States Department of State Publication 10321
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On 9 September 1993, in letters to Israeli Prime Minister Rabin and
Norwegian Foreign Minister Holst, PLO Chairman Arafat committed the PLO
to cease all violence and terrorism. On 13 September 1993, the
Declaration of Principles between the Israelis and Palestinians was
signed in Washington, DC. We have no information that any PLO element
under Arafat's control was involved in terrorism from that time through
1995. (There were two incidents in 1993 in which the responsible
individuals apparently acted independently.) One group under the PLO
umbrella, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP),
suspended its participation in the PLO in protest of the agreement and
continues its sporadic campaign of violence. The US Government continues
to monitor closely PLO compliance with its commitment to abandon
terrorism and violence.
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