Whoever thinks of stopping the uprising before it achieves its goals, I will give him ten bullets in the chest.

They relocated near the town of Jerash near the border with Syria. Mass rioting broke-out and within weeks and partly upon consistent requests by Abu Jihad Arafat attempted to direct the uprising which lasted until 1992–93. W.

However he was also reviled especially by many Israelis who viewed him as a terrorist responsible for hundreds of bombings and deaths. Arafat remains a highly controversial figure whose legacy has been widely disputed.