George Habash
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Nationalism, Aircraft, Airplanes, Kidnapping, Hostages, Prisoners
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History
Article abstract: Military significance: Responsible for founding the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a guerrilla group responsible for internationalizing the Palestinian struggle for statehood through hijacking planes and kidnapping people.
After his forcible expulsion from Lydda in 1948, George Habash volunteered with the active Arab forces in Palestine. In 1949, Habash helped in establishing the Partisans of Arab Sacrifice (Kataib al-Fida al-Arabi), a guerrilla organization attacking Western targets in Beirut and Damascus. In 1952, Habash...
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