Ahmed Shukeiry, chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization which is responsible for initiating El Fatah terrorist raids into Israel, said in Beirut last night that his movement has been “suppressed” in Jordan, it was reported here today.
Shukeiry, who sharply attacked Jordan’s King Hussein, said that during his recent visit to Jordan he was not allowed to contact Arab refugees. Damascus Radio, meanwhile, called for a renewal of the El Fatah attacks against Israel which were discontinued after Israeli punitive action against Jordan.
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