Palestinian Liberation Front
Palestinian Liberation Front جبهة التحرير الفلسطينية | |
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Political parties |
The Palestinian Liberation Front (
Terrorist activities
Achille Lauro hijacking
One notorious incident was the hijacking of the Italian cruise ship
US fighter planes later forced down the
The United States could have brought its own charges against Abbas, although a criminal complaint filed against him in 1986 was dropped a short time later without an indictment.[6]
1990 beach raid
In May 1990, the PLF launched an attack on Israel's Nizanim beach, near Tel Aviv, urged on by Iraq to torpedo the moves towards a negotiated solution between the PLO and Israel. The attackers had intended to kill tourists and Israeli civilians, but this was prevented. However, the action was significant, in that the failure of Yasser Arafat to condemn this attack led to the United States backing out of the American–Palestinian dialogue that had begun in 1988. Despite Arafat's official silence on the issue, the PLF suffered heavy internal criticism within the PLO, and Abu Abbas had to step down from his seat on the executive committee.[7]
PLF in recent years
PLF leaders were active in the PLO with
In November 2001, 15 members of a PLF cell were arrested by Israeli authorities. Some of those captured had received military training in Iraq. The cell had been planning attacks in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Ben Gurion airport. The cell had already been involved in other terrorist activities including the murder of Israeli civilian Yuri Gushstein.[8]
During the US-led
See also
- 1979 Nahariya attack
- Palestinian Liberation Front (Abu Nidal Ashqar wing)
- Palestinian Liberation Front (Abd ul-Fattah Ghanim wing)
References
- ^ "Palestinian Liberation Front (Palestine)". www.crwflags.com.
- ^ "Foreign Terrorist Organizations". the U.S. State Department. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Currently listed entities". 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Implementation of the Measures including the Freezing of Assets against Terrorists and the Like (Archived copy)". Archived from the original on 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ Rubenberg, C.A. (2010) The Encyclopedia Of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Lynne Rienner, Publishers.
- ^ "U.S. mulls legal options after Abbas capture". CNN.com. April 17, 2003.
- ^ "Patterns of Global Terrorism: 1990 – Middle East Overview". Federation of American Scientists.
- ^ "Terrorism". cdi.org. Archived from the original on 2006-04-13.
- ^ "Palestine Liberation Front (PLF)". Archived from the original on 2006-02-19. Retrieved 2006-01-26.
