3. PLO rejection of 242 and later acceptance
Time-line of US-Israeli rejectionism
The PLO refused to accept the resolution 242, because it denied the national rights of Palestinian Arabs, referring to them solely in the context of a refugee problem. This refusal may have been a tactical error, but it is easy to understand its motivation.
From the mid-1970s, after the terms of the international consensus had
been modified to include the right of the Palestinians to national self-determination, the PLO moved toward the idea of a negotiated settlement with Israel.
Finally, in 1988, the PLO formally accepted Resolution 242 as the basis for a Middle East settlement, thereby meeting one of the conditions posed by the United States for opening contacts with it.
From the mid-1970s, after the terms of the international consensus had
been modified to include the right of the Palestinians to national self-determination, the PLO moved toward the idea of a negotiated settlement with Israel.
Finally, in 1988, the PLO formally accepted Resolution 242 as the basis for a Middle East settlement, thereby meeting one of the conditions posed by the United States for opening contacts with it.