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DFLP

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Noun1.DFLP - a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change; "in 1974 the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren"
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, PDFLP, Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
Palestine - a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
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Abed Rabbo, a founding member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), led a faction that broke away from the DFLP in 1991 to form FIDA--the Palestinian Democratic Group--which aligned itself with Fatah over relations with Israel.
Geneva accord discussed at Brookings Institute by Bevan, Brock L. / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Abdel-Muhti candidly supports the Palestinian struggle, and in particular the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, an armed faction commonly referred to as the DFLP that has carried out attacks against Jewish settlers in the West Bank.
Silencing dissent: the cases of three Palestinian activists targeted ... by Green, Jordan / Colorlines Magazine
The left-wing guerrilla organizations - particularly the DFLP and the PFLP - opposed the relationship on the grounds that the benefits accrued disproportionately to Jordan.
The rise and demise of the left in West Bank politics: the case of ... by Matthews, Weldon C. / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
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