Arafat earned international prestigePalestinian respect verging on hero worship for holding out against the Israelis in Beirut for three months without the support of any Arab regime.

• 政权）阿拉法特在没有任何阿拉伯政权支持的下在黎巴嫩坚持斗争3个月，因此赢得了国际威望和巴勒斯坦人近乎英雄式的尊敬。