1988 Arab League summit
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The 1988 Arab League summit was held in June in Algiers
as the seventeenth Arab League Summit. The focus of the conference was the First Intifada
, the uprising of the Palestinians and surge of Palestinian terrorism against the State of Israel. The Arab states resolved to support the intifada financially.
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
as the seventeenth Arab League Summit. The focus of the conference was the First Intifada
First Intifada
The First Intifada was a Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories. The uprising began in the Jabalia refugee camp and quickly spread throughout Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem....
, the uprising of the Palestinians and surge of Palestinian terrorism against the State of Israel. The Arab states resolved to support the intifada financially.