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Definition of Palestine Islamic Jihad
1. Noun. A militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas.
Category relationships: Act Of Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorist Act
Generic synonyms: Foreign Terrorist Organization, Fto, Terrorist Group, Terrorist Organization
Geographical relationships: Palestine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Palestine Islamic Jihad
Literary usage of Palestine Islamic Jihad
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Erased in a Moment: Suicide Bombing Attacks Against Israeli Civilians by Joe Stork (2002)
"... whose ideology calls for the "liberation" of all of historic Palestine, Islamic
Jihad sees the struggle for Palestine as a catalyst for an Islamic ..."
2. Iran: Time for a New Approach : Report of an Independent Task Force by Zbigniew Brzezinski, Robert Michael Gates, Suzanne Maloney (2004)
"... including the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command,
Hamas, and Palestine Islamic Jihad. The connections among these groups, ..."
3. World Report 2002: The Events of 2001 by Human Rights Watch (Organization (2002)
"The report noted that the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General
Command (PFLP-GC), the Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Fatah-the-Intifada, ..."
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