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(FILES) Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) chairman Yasser Arafat (c-wearing keffieh) is seen in this 30 August 1982 file picture in Beirut, surrounded by heavy security as he leaves the Israeli-occupied city for Tunis. The Palestinian leader will address a key Arab summit which opened today in the Lebanese capital by satellite link after Israel refused to allow him out of the West bank where he had been hemmed in for four months. AFP PHOTO/FILES](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3WPWZPJ6RWUXI6JPSVVUFEE77Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=5041d9e0689da49fdf531c74a014dae225fde3d89d0d880bec9eddabcac4469c&width=400&height=225)
PLO leader Yasser Arafat and his supporters in Lebanon in August 1982. AFP
PLO leader Yasser Arafat and his supporters in Lebanon in August 1982. AFP
Arab Americans are in a very different place from 1982 when Israel invaded Lebanon
Dr James Zogby is the president of the Arab American Institute and a columnist for The National
21 February, 2024