Yasser Arafat at a rally on 13th anniversary of Al Fatah
PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat fashes a victory sign, bidding "goodbye to American interests" at a rally in Beirut on January 1, 1978, marking the `3th anniversary of his Al Fatah guerrilla group. (UPI Photo/Fiels)
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