Lexic.us

Definition of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

1. Noun. 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.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Popular Front For The Liberation Of Palestine

Literary usage of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

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)
"Popular Front for the liberation of Palestine (PFLP) The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), once a professedly Marxist alternative to ..."

2. Technology Against Terrorism: The Federal Effort (1992)
"... Islamic Jihad Organization (Lebanon); Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine- General Command (Syria); Abu Nidal Organization (Libya); ..."

3. Technology Against Terrorism: Structuring Security (1994)
"... including Fatah, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF), and several others. ..."

4. Terrorist Group Profiles (1993)
"I Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine — | General Command (PFLP-GC) Date Formed 1968. I Estimated Membership 500. Headquarters Syria. ..."

5. Syria and the Middle East Peace Process by Alasdair Drysdale, Raymond A. Hinnebusch (1991)
"... such as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), and hailed Syria as ..."

6. The Language of Foreign Affairs (1987)
"The four groups are the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine—General Command (PFLP-CC), ..."

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