Syria's position on the Palestine Liberation Organization in its dispute with Lebanon (1972-1977)

Abstract

Syrian reactions to the PLO in its conflict with Lebanon varied, initially standing with the PLO in 1975, and standing against when the Syrian army supported the Maronite fighters, but by 1977 a kind of calm prevailed between the Syrian government and the PLO after the Likud Party came to power in Israel, which increased the possibility of dragging Syria into a war with it. Syria's position on the Palestine Liberation Organization in its dispute with Lebanon 1972-1977. Before addressing the Syrian positions towards the Palestine Liberation Organization in its differences with the Lebanese state and its clashes, it was initially a supporter of the establishment of the Palestine Liberation Organization, but it was a little hesitant, which led to early clashes with the organization until it rejected the military presence on its territory, but the Palestinian presence increased, especially after the displacement in 1948 and Lebanon was one of the first countries to receive refugees.