The Six Day War and how history shows the PLO's occupation narrative is a myth | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · 🇮🇱 public Israel · May 28, 2026 · 588 words · By SHIMON REFAELI

Historical Legitimacy Conflict Origins National Sovereignty

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Today, 62 years ago, on May 28, 1964, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was established.

Claims checked 6

Techniques found 3

Topics 3

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What happened

Today, 62 years ago, on May 28, 1964, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was established.

Why it matters

For many around the world, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is still presented as a conflict that was born as a result of the Six Day War in 1967.

Common ground

According to this view, had Israel withdrawn from the territories captured in the war, the conflict could have been resolved and peace achieved.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Oversimplification, Selective Omission: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this Historical Legitimacy story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The original Palestinian National Charter did not deal with an Israeli withdrawal from Judea and Samaria or Gaza, since these territories were not under Israeli control when it was written?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence

Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.

Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.

Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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Oversimplification 70% confidence

Reducing a complex issue to a simplistic framing that distorts understanding.

Why it matters: Recognizing oversimplification helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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Selective Omission 60% confidence

Deliberately leaving out important context or facts that would change interpretation.

Why it matters: Recognizing selective omission helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The original Palestinian National Charter did not deal with an Israeli withdrawal from Judea and Samaria or Gaza, since these territories were not under Israeli control when it was written.”

VERIFIED

Evidence confirms that in 1964, Judea and Samaria (West Bank) were under Jordanian control and Gaza was under Egyptian control, meaning they were not under Israeli control at the time the original charter was written. This makes the claim logically consistent with the historical evidence provided.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Arabic: ميثاق حركة المقاومة الإسلامية حماس), referred to as the Hamas Covenant or Hamas Charter, was issued by Hamas (the Islamic Resistance Movement) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Hamas_charter

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG; Arabic: اللجنة الوطنية لإدارة غزة) is a transitional body mandated by the United Nations to manage day-to-day operations of the civil servi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Committee_for_the_Adm…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Palestinian National Covenant or Palestinian National Charter (Arabic: الميثاق الوطني الفلسطيني; transliterated: al-Mithaq al-Watani al-Filastini) is the covenant or charter of the Palestine Liber…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_National_Covenant

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Claim 2: “the charter denied the national rights of most Jews living in the State of Israel and presented Zionism as a project that must be eliminated.”

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The U.S. Department of State archive and other sources describe the original charter's focus on repelling 'Zionist and imperialist aggression' and the elimination of the Zionist project.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nakba (Arabic: النَّكْبَة, romanized: an-Nakba, lit. 'the catastrophe') is the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian Arabs by Israel through their violent displacement and dispossession of land, propert…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakba

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Palestinian Jews or Jewish Palestinians (Hebrew: יְהוּדִים פָלַסְטִינִים; Arabic: اليهود الفلسطينيون) were the Jews who inhabited Palestine (alternatively the Land of Israel) prior to the Declaration …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Jews

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Claim 3: “The PLO was established three years before the Six Day War.”

VERIFIED

The PLO was founded in 1964 (verified in claim 0) and the Six-Day War occurred in June 1967 (verified by Wikipedia). The time difference is approximately three years.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Six-Day War, or the 1967 Arab–Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and June 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt (known then as the United Arab Republic, UAR), Jordan, and Syr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_the_Six-Day_War

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was based in Lebanon for a significant period of time (1960s-1982), using their set-up in the country to expand as an organization, gathering support and ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLO_in_Lebanon

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Six-Day War, or the 1967 Arab–Israeli war (5–10 June 1967), was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states, primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, in the context of the Arab–Israeli conflic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day_War

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Claim 4: “When the PLO was established, Judea and Samaria were under Jordanian control, and Gaza was under Egyptian control.”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent sources confirm that from 1948 to 1967, the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) was under Jordanian control and Gaza was under Egyptian control.

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web search NEUTRAL — The territory remained under Jordanian control until it was occupied by ... Gaza Strip, with a section of desert along the Egyptian border. The ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanian_annexation_of_the_We…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 26, 2026 ... From 1948 to 1967, Gaza was controlled by Egypt and the West Bank was annexed by Jordan. During that entire period, there was no attempt to ...
https://www.facebook.com/fozoolemahaleh/posts/egypt-governed…

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 4, 2025 ... Unlike Jordan, when Gaza was under Egyptian control, Palestinians were not granted citizenship and had no voting rights. This arrangement ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1mhf8n5/how_…

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Claim 5: “The writer is the deputy chairman of the Institute for Security Policy of the Israel Defense and Security Forum (IDSF) and served as a policy adviser to former strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer.”

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The claim is directly corroborated by a cross-reference from Jpost, which identifies the writer's role at the IDSF and as a former adviser to Ron Dermer.

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web search NEUTRAL — 20 posts published by Marquis Who's Who in the year 2019
https://wwlifetimeachievement.com/2019/

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 13, 2019 · Title: Psychologist, Author, Speaker, Advocate for Children Company: Early Trauma Prevention Center; Circumcision Resource Center Industry: Psychology Years in industry: 28 Years affili…
https://wwlifetimeachievement.com/2019/11/13/ronald-goldman-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 10, 2019 · Title: Chief of Historical Studies and Publications (Retired) Company: Military Historical Office, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe Location: Virginia, Unit…
https://wwlifetimeachievement.com/2019/03/10/john-l-romjue-h…

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Claim 6: “Today, 62 years ago, on May 28, 1964, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was established.”

VERIFIED BY REFERENCE

Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and CJPME, explicitly state that the PLO was founded on May 28, 1964.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, officially the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, is the leader of the Executive Committee (EC) of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Palestine_Libe…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP; Arabic: الجبهة الديمقراطية لتحرير فلسطين, romanized: el-Jabha ed-Dīmūqrāṭiyya li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn) is a secular Palestinian Marxist–Leninist …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Front_for_the_Liber…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO; Arabic: منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية, romanized: ) is a Palestinian nationalist coalition that is internationally recognized as the official representative of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine_Liberation_Organizat…

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