European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Daily Magazine members of an Arab terrorist group Are Given combat training the Arab guerrillas up by Dennis Neeld a staff writer up two commandos handcuffed were accused of attack on Al at plane in Athens. Israeli reprisal for the Athens attack wrecked 13 Arab aircraft at Beirut up Al Fatah the largest and deadliest of the palestinian terrorist move ments has entered its fifth year still unpredictable unmanageable and liable to wreck any new peace initiative inthe Middle East. The avowed aim of Al Falah is the same As that of All terrorist groups in the area to goad Israel into More anymore Savage reprisals against neighbor ing Arab states even at the risk of sparking a new Middle East War. In this As the recent raid on Beirut International Airport bears witness the groups appear to be  loyalty to no Arab government they attract the popular support that Egypt s president Nasser once commanded. They have fanned the flames of palestinian nationalism and Given hundreds of thousands of exiled palestinians Back their identity. Western diplomats have dubbed the terrorists the rogue elephant Factor in the Middle East  is one of five major partisan organizations each operating largely independently. Most Are headquartered in Jordan and have their Camps scattered among Jordan s Hills. Claims that their main bases Are located in israeli occupied territory Are discounted. A he total strength of the move Niento As a whole is estimated at between15,600 and 20,000 men but probably Only about 5,000 of these Are under arms. There is no shortage either of recruits or funds with Money flowing in from Oil Rich Kuwait Saud Arabia and the persian Gulf states. Weapons mostly of soviet and chinese origin Range from sub machine guns to  Palestine liberation organization Plo created in 1964 by a decision of the Arab Summit conference in Cairo that year is the oldest of the exile palestinian groups with a guerrilla Wing. It was originally meant to constitutes Palestine government in exile and its guerrilla operations began Only after the june War of 1967. At its Headquarters in Amman Jor Dan s capital Plo president Yahia Hain Oudeh describes the guerrilla Campaign As a War of  we will continue fighting and reject any settlement that attempts to liquidate the palestinian cause he says. Like the other commando groups let Plo is fighting to eliminate the state of Israel. Jews living there before1948, when Israel was founded would be permitted to remain under an Ara government. The rest would be sent Back from whence they  took Over As Plo presi Dent from fiery tongued Ahmed Shu Keiry who vowed to sweep All israelis into the sea. But quickly retired to the safety of a Beirut hotel at the outbreak of the 1967 Arab israeli War. Shu Keiry did much to discredit Cheplo and Many of its members defected to Al Fatah and other groups. The popular front for the liberation of Palestine pulp has pulled off two spectacular coups against passenger planes belonging to a Al Israel s National airline. Two of its gunmen hijacked a boeing707 Over the Mediterranean and flew it to Algiers last july and its partisan were responsible for the attack on another Al Al Boeing at Athens Airport Las month. Al Waiwah a fourth commando group is the palestinian Branch of the baath party which rules neighbouring  is regarded More As a political move ment than As a fighting unit and i rarely Active in the Field. Cairo s Semi official Al ashram news paper recently reported the existence of an egyptian guerrilla Force operating in the israeli occupied Sinai. It has claimed several successful operations ranging from destruction of am munition dumps left behind by the re treating egyptian army to the Rescue of Arab saboteurs from inside israeli amps on the East bunk of the Suez canal. Strength and leadership of the so called commando organization for the liberation of Sinai cols is unknown and probably has no real Independence from the egyptian army. Al Fatah led by 39-year-old Yasse Arafat whose fighting name is Abu Ammar is the partisan movement which has most captured the imagination of the Arab  claiming its first operation against israeli irrigation projects backing 1965, Al Fatah Only became a Seri Ous threat after june 1967.arafat votes to turn Israel into an other Vietnam even if it takes his forces20 years. Wednesday january 15, 1969 the stars and stripes tie avowed aim. Is to goad Israel into More and More Savage  11