(New York Times) David Raab- After 34 years, I was standing once again at the house in Amman where, as a 17-year-old, I was held hostage by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. After three weeks of captivity, the 32 of us were released. I returned to Amman to better understand the events of Black September, during which at least 2,000 people died and which led to the PLO's expulsion from Jordan.
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