In their own words - speaking truth to power:
It is also curious that Yasser Arafat visited Moscow in 1968 and was hand-picked by them to become the new leader of the "Palestinian nation". Egypt had rebuffed communism and they were looking for a base of operations. It was, in fact, the idea of the Russians to recognize the new state of Palestine (in 1988).
For a good read, check out this article: Palestine–Russia relations
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