Palestinian Communist Workers Party
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The Palestinian Communist Workers Party was a Palestinian
Palestinian nationalism
Palestinian nationalism is the national movement of the Palestinian people. It has roots in Pan-Arabism and other movements rejecting colonialism and calling for national independence. More recently, Palestinian Nationalism is expressed through the Israeli–Palestinian conflict...

 communist party
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...

. The party was formed in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...

 in 1978, by Palestinian sympathizers of the Egyptian Communist Workers Party.

The activity of the party was largely confined to Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

. Members included Dr. Samir Berquaoui, Zainab Algenimi, Dr. Samir Huleileh, Muhannad Abdel Hamid, Imad Rahaimh, Rib Salem, Nasri Abdul Rahman and Hani Al-Masri. The party was dissolved in the early 1990s.

Tariq al-Intisar (طريق الانتصار) was the organ of the party.
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