Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) is a secular Palestinian Marxist organization founded in 1967. It has pursued Palestinian national liberation through armed struggle and political organizing.

George Habash: A Palestinian physician and politician who founded and led the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Habash founded the PFLP and shaped its Marxist-Leninist outlook.
Marxism–Leninism: A communist political ideology that combines Marx's class analysis with Lenin's theory of revolutionary party organization. The PFLP framed Palestinian liberation within an anti-imperialist and socialist revolution.
Abu Ali Mustafa: A Palestinian political leader who headed the PFLP from 2000 until his assassination in 2001. His leadership marked the PFLP's return to the West Bank and Gaza after years abroad.
Palestinian National Council: The legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization, composed of representatives of Palestinian constituencies. PFLP participation gave the organization a role in the PLO's representative institutions.
Arab Nationalist Movement: A pan-Arab political movement founded in the 1950s that sought Arab unity and the liberation of Palestine. The PFLP grew out of this movement after its crisis following the 1967 war.
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine external operations: International attacks and hijackings conducted by PFLP members and allies, especially in the late 1960s and 1970s. These operations drew global attention while provoking disputes over their political and human costs.
Ahmad Sa'adat: A Palestinian politician who became PFLP secretary-general in 2001 and was imprisoned by Israel in 2006. Sa'adat succeeded Abu Ali Mustafa and remains the organization's secretary-general.
European Union terrorist list: The European Union's list of persons, groups, and entities subject to counterterrorism measures. The EU designates the PFLP as a terrorist organization, affecting its financing and political activity.
Six-Day War: The June 1967 war in which Israel defeated Egypt, Jordan, and Syria and occupied additional territories. The Arab defeat prompted Habash and others to build a more radical Palestinian organization.
Leila Khaled: A Palestinian militant and PFLP member known for participating in aircraft hijackings in 1969 and 1970. Her role became an internationally recognized example of the PFLP's armed strategy.

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