Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

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Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - a terrorist group of limited popularity formed in 1967 after the Six-Day War; combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism; used terrorism to gain attention for their cause; hoped to eliminate the state of Israel

PFLP

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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15 May Organization Israel Jabat al-Tahrir al-Filistiniyyah Lebanese Republic Lebanon Palestine Palestine Liberation Front PFLP PFLP-GC PLF Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command Sion State of Israel Yisrael Zion			Mahmoud Rafeh was questioned about his role in placing a bomb under the Naameh Bridge, south of Beirut, in a bid to assassinate an official from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Former ISF officer quizzed over Israeli bomb plots by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon) A press release issued Thursday by the media department of the Iranian Parliament said that Larijani stressed, during a meeting Wednesday with a delegation of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) headed by Mahir Al-Taher, that his country was following up the issues of Palestine, Al-Aqsa Mosque, refugees, prisoners, and the missing in international organizations, and will do that at the meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to be held in Geneva. Iran following up on Goldstone report -- Larijani by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is describing the meeting as being in the service of Israeli and US interests. Leftists ask that Abbas not participate in tripartite meeting at UN ... by Palestine News Network (West Bank, Palestine)			poppied popping popping crease Poppit popple poppy Poppy bee Poppy Day poppy family poppy mallow poppy seed poppycock poppyhead pops Popsicle popster popsy populace Populacy popular Popular action popular culture Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine popular etymology popular front Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command popular music popular music genre popular opinion popular press popular sovereignty Popular Struggle Front Populares popularisation popularise populariser popularism popularist popularity popularity contest popularity rating popularization popularize popularizer popularly Popularness populate populated populated area population			Popular Covert Term to Describe A Garage Popular culture Popular culture Popular Culture Association Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association Popular Culture Vertical File popular decision Popular Defense Force Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine Popular Democratic Party Popular Democratic Republic of Algeria Popular Democratic Republic of Algeria Popular dictatorship Popular dictatorship Popular dictatorship Popular Education for People's Empowerment Popular entertainment popular etymologies Popular etymology Popular etymology popular favor Popular Financial Holdings Popular Flying Association popular front popular front Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine Popular Front for the Liberation Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-Special Operations Group Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Río de Oro popular fronts popular fronts popular health care Popular initiative Popular initiative Popular initiative Popular initiatives Popular initiatives Popular initiatives Popular Language Popular Mechanics Popular Mechanics for Kids Popular media Popular Mortgage Servicing, Inc. Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola - Party of Labour Popular Movement of the Revolution popular music popular music popular music genre Popular Music Research Unit Popular Name Tables Popular National Congress Popular National Congress Party Popular Nightmare Folk Art

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