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Force 17 - formed in 1972 as a personal security force for Arafat and other PLO leaders; became one of PLO's elite units; has built an extensive infrastructure of terrorist cells and weapon depots in Europe while attacking Israeli targets

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

Lebanese Republic, Lebanon - an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean

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Lebanese Republic Lebanon			Greenbank Nursing Home will sack 40 staff and force 17 elderly residents to find new accommodation before it shuts in October. Chair fall death home is to close by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Byline: BY MATT CASEY RETIRED policeman Malcolm Smith is still turning his hand to detective work even though he left the force 17 years ago. Cop a load of this... Retired policeman hot on force heritage trail ... by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) A POLICE inspector who started her career with the Greater Manchester force 17 years ago is to head Stratford's three safer neighbourhood teams. New community role for inspector by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			Forbearant Forbearer forbearing forbears Forbes forbid Forbiddance forbidden forbidden band Forbidden City forbidden fruit forbidden transition Forbiddenly Forbidder forbidding forbiddingly Forblack Forboden forbore forborne Forbruise forby forbysen Forcarve force Force 17 force activity designators Force and arms force back force beddown force carrier force closure force de frappe force down force enablement force extension force feed force field force health protection force list force majeure force module force module package force movement control center force multiplier force of habit force off force out force per unit area force planning force play			Forcast Forcast Forcasting Forcasting Forcasting Forcasting Forcasting Forcat e Armatosura të Republikës së Kosovës FORCC force force force force force force Force & Financial Plan Force & Infrastructure Category Force & Mission Force & Mission Sponsor Plan Force & Program Impact Assessment Force & Weapon Analysis System Force (baseball) Force (physics) Force (physics) Force (physics) Force (physics) force (someone's) hand force (someone's) hand force (someone's) hand force (someone's) hand Force 17 force account Force Accounting Code Force Accounting Controller Force Accounting Designator Force Accounting System Force Accounting System Track Force Act Force Act of 1870 Force Act of 1871 Force Activity Designator force activity designators Force Acts Force Administration Data System Force Admiral Force Aérienne Belge Force Air Coordination Area Force Air Defense Commander Force Air Liaison Officer Force Aircraft Control Area Force Alignment Plan Force Alignment Plan III Force Alignment Program Force Allotment Group force an entrance

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