Gaza factions deny deal with Hamas to stop rockets Nov 23, 2009
"There is no unanimous decision to stop the resistance," said Kayed al-Ghoul, a senior leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), told Xinhua. Hamas, which controls Gaza, "proposed the halting of the rockets, but we, the PFLP, did not give our response," al-Ghoul added. (Xinhuanet, China)
Israel air strikes in Gaza: Will Hamas rocket truce hold? Nov 23, 2009
The Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) claimed responsibility for a mortar attack on the Erez crossing with Israel on Wednesday, the same day a rocket fired from Gaza by a smaller, Al-Qaeda-style militant group prompted further Israeli air strikes on the Rafah tunnels Thursday morning ... Following Sunday's bombings, the armed wings of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and Islamic Jihad denied they made any such agreement to stop firing rockets into... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Soccer on Gaza's firing line Oct 30, 2009
"Here in the West Bank we have two members of Hamas on the board. We have teams for Hamas, the PFLP [Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]," said Jibril Rajoub, President of the PFA, a former National Security Advisor to Yasser Arafat and a leading member of Fatah recently elected to the Fatah Central Committee. "There is a wall here between politics and factionalism in sport [in the West Bank]. I think the same should happen in Gaza.". (CNN -- World)
Partial prisoner swap agreed amid Gaza violence Oct 1, 2009
Abu Obeida said the 20 female prisoners are: 4 women from Hamas,5 from Fatah party of President Mahmoud Abbas, 3 from Islamic Jihad (Holy War) movement, 7 independents, and one from the Popular front (PFLP). "The 20 female prisoners would include 19 from the West Bank and one from the Gaza Strip," said Abu Obeida. (Xinhuanet, China)
Israel tank shell kills militants Sep 21, 2009
The other man was said to belong to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Hamas has identified its dead member as 21-year-old Abed Hafiz al-Silawi. (BBC News -- Africa)
Israel honours Entebbe operation Sep 11, 2009
The hijackers - from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and the Baader-Meinhof gang - diverted the Paris-bound plane to Entebbe, where it landed in the early hours of 28 June. Some 245 passengers and 12 crew were herded into the airport's old terminal. (BBC News -- Africa)
Timeline: The golden age of air crimes Aug 28, 2009
1970: In the so-called "Black September" hijackings, five jets, including ones belonging to TWA, Pan Am and Israel's El Al, are commandeered over Europe over a three-day span by a group called the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) ... 1972: In the arrivals lounge of the Lod airport near Tel Aviv, three men from the Japanese Red Army, recruited by the Palestinian PFLP, open fire with machine guns and grenades, killing 26 people and injuring 80. (Salon)
New Palestinian government sworn in May 20, 2009
When Fayyad's government excludes Hamas, the second largest Palestinian faction after Fatah, which basically not to recognize Fayyad and its resigned caretaker government, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) also said it is confident that it will not join ... The PFLP and the People Party were the only factions of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) to refuse joining Fayyad's government due to the legal controversy over it. (Xinhuanet, China)
PFLP rejects Abbas' plan to form extended gov't May 3, 2009
GAZA, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) on Sunday echoed Islamic Hamas movement's rejection of President Mahmoud Abbas' plan to form a new government soon. Rabah Muhana, a PFLP leader in Gaza, said "forming an extended government without a national understanding will boost the internal split and block the dialogue.". (Xinhuanet, China)
Terrorist eludes U.S. in Iraq Apr 6, 2009
But it wasn't until Ibrahim broke away from the PFLP in 1979 and formed his own outfit called "15 May" that he began forging his reputation as a master bomb maker, attracting the attention of foreign intelligence services around the globe. Named after the date on which Israel was founded, Ibrahim based 15 May in Baghdad and began perfecting his unique bombs. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
* Danish activists found guilty of terror over selling FARC and PFLP T-shirts Mar 27, 2009
Danish activists found guilty of terror over selling FARC and PFLP T-shirts ... Denmarks Supreme Court ruled that the six X all members of the Fighters+Lovers collective X were found to have contravened the countrys anti-terror laws by selling T-shirts to help fund the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) ... 5 of the purchase price going to support humanitarian projects carried out by FARC and the PFLP. But the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Palestinian factions optimistic about unity talks Mar 15, 2009
Kayid al-Ghoul, a senior leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), also expressed optimism on Saturday that the ongoing Palestinian dialogue would lead to a Palestinian agreement. The extension of the Palestinian committees' talks signals optimism that the pending issues have more chance to be resolved, al-Ghoul said in an interview with Radio Sawa. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hamas accepts 18-month truce in Gaza Feb 13, 2009
Jameel al-Majdalawi, a senior member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), said the new Egyptian document "specifies the committees that would be allocated for resolving the differences and it also specifies the references for the compromise." ... Jameel al-Majdalawi, a senior member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), said the new Egyptian document "specifies the committees that would be allocated for resolving the differences and it also... (Xinhuanet, China)
