Palestinian secular terrorism : profiles of Fatah, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command and the Democratic Front for the Liberatiom of Palestine / Yonah Alexander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alexander, Yonah.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Fatḥ (Organization).

Jabhah al-Shaʻbīyah li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn.

Jabhah al-Dīmuqrāṭīyah li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn.

Jabhah al-Shaʻbīyah li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn-al-Qiyādah al-ʻĀmmah.

Physical Description:

xii, 235 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Ardsley, NY : Transnational Publishers, [2003]

Summary:

For the fourth volume of terrorist group profiles we have selected several major Palestinian secular groups. Fatah (meaning "conquest"), formed by Yasser Arafat in 1958, is the largest body within the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). Currently, Fatah s Tanzim, Force 17, the al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades, and other affiliate groups are engaged in terrorist activities against Israel. Two other major movements within the PLO are the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), established in 1967 by George Habash, and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), founded by Nayef Hawatmeh. Both organizations seek to liberate Palestine through an "armed struggle"? The aim of this book, like the earlier volumes on al-Qaida, the ETA, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad, is not to glorify terrorist movements. Rather it is designed to provide an easily accessible reference for academics, policy makers, reporters, and other interested individuals on the most active secular Palestinian terrorists groups. This volume exposes much of their mystique and thereby places them in perspective as three of the many challenges facing the international community in the 21st century.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Fatah 1

Tanzim 7

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades 9

Force 17 10

Preventive Security Forces (PSF) 12

Leadership and Membership 13

Affiliated Groups 22

Areas of Operation 24

Headquarters 25

Strategies and Tactics 26

Modus Operandi 27

Chapter 2 Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) 33

Ideology and Objectives 36

Leadership 36

Financial Sources of Support 38

Areas of Operation 38

Headquarters 38

Tactics 38

Chapter 3 Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

General Command (PFLP-GC) 41

Leadership 42

Financial Sources of Support 42

Areas of Operation 43

Headquarters 43

Tactics 43

Chapter 4 Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) 45

Ideology and Objectives 46

Organizational Structure 47

Leadership 47

Membership 48

Financial Sources of Support 48

Areas of Operation 48

Headquarters 48

Tactics 48

Appendix I Selected Palestinian Propaganda and Psychological Warfare Efforts 49

Appendix II Selected Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Press Releases, Communiques, Addresses and Statements 83

Appendix III Selected Peace Efforts 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-235).

ISBN:

1571053077

OCLC:

52001382