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| The '''Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine''' ('''''Al-Jabhah al-Sha'biyyah Li-Tahrir Filastin''''') is a |
The '''Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine''' ('''''Al-Jabhah al-Sha'biyyah Li-Tahrir Filastin''''') is a secular, Marxist-Leninist, nationalist ] organization, founded after the ] in ]. | ||
| In ], the PFLP joined the ] (PLO), the main umbrella organization of the Palestinian national movement. The PFLP became the second-largest PLO faction, after ]'s own ]. It withdrew from the PLO in ], accusing the ] of moving away from the goal of destroying ] outright in favor of a ] opposed by the PFLP leadership. | In ], the PFLP joined the ] (PLO), the main umbrella organization of the Palestinian national movement. The PFLP became the second-largest PLO faction, after ]'s own ]. It withdrew from the PLO in ], accusing the ] of moving away from the goal of destroying ] outright in favor of a ] opposed by the PFLP leadership. | ||
| The group became famous in the 1970s after a series of spectacular attacks. The Palestinian movement's most famous woman terrorist, Leila Khaled, was a PFLP member. | |||
| ⚫ | PFLP was led by ] from 1968 until ]. At the PFLP's Sixth National Conference he stepped down as general secretary. ] was then elected general secretary. | ||
| ⚫ | The PFLP was led by ] from 1968 until ]. At the PFLP's Sixth National Conference he stepped down as general secretary. ] was then elected general secretary. | ||
| Mustafa was killed ]th, ] when an Israeli ] fired rockets at his office in the ] town of ]. PFLP ]s shot and killed Israeli Tourism Minister ] in ], 2001 in ]. | Mustafa was killed ]th, ] when an Israeli ] fired rockets at his office in the ] town of ]. PFLP ]s shot and killed Israeli Tourism Minister ] in ], 2001 in ]. | ||
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| ] was subsequently elected general secretary on ]rd, 2001. In January of ], he was ]ed by the ]. | ] was subsequently elected general secretary on ]rd, 2001. In January of ], he was ]ed by the ]. | ||
| Two factions that broke away from PFLP are ] (PFLP-GC) and ] (DFLP). | Two factions that broke away from PFLP are the ] (PFLP-GC) and ] (DFLP). | ||
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (Al-Jabhah al-Sha'biyyah Li-Tahrir Filastin) is a secular, Marxist-Leninist, nationalist Palestinian organization, founded after the Six-Day War in 1967.
In 1968, the PFLP joined the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the main umbrella organization of the Palestinian national movement. The PFLP became the second-largest PLO faction, after Yasser Arafat's own al-Fatah. It withdrew from the PLO in 1974, accusing the umbrella group of moving away from the goal of destroying Israel outright in favor of a binational solution opposed by the PFLP leadership.
The group became famous in the 1970s after a series of spectacular attacks. The Palestinian movement's most famous woman terrorist, Leila Khaled, was a PFLP member.
The PFLP was led by George Habash from 1968 until 2000. At the PFLP's Sixth National Conference he stepped down as general secretary. Abu Ali Mustafa was then elected general secretary.
Mustafa was killed August 27th, 2001 when an Israeli helicopter fired rockets at his office in the West Bank town of Ramallah. PFLP militants shot and killed Israeli Tourism Minister Rehavam Zeevi in November 17, 2001 in revenge.
Ahmed Sadat was subsequently elected general secretary on October 3rd, 2001. In January of 2002, he was arrested by the Palestinian Authority.
Two factions that broke away from PFLP are the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC) and Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP).
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