Popular Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Palestine
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Popular Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Palestine was a Palestinian militant group. PRFLP surged in February 1972, following a split from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
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Divisions had simmered inside PFLP since the crack-downs on the Palestinian movements in Jordan
in Black September
and July 1971, which had ended in the expulsions of the Palestinian militias from Jordan. A tendency within PFLP accused that the 'incompetence' of the 'right-wing leadership' of PFLP was to blame for the defeat. The politburo
of the Arab Socialist Action Party
was called in to mediate between the two fractions. In the end the 'leftwing' tendency broke away and formed PRFLP. Abu Shibab, formerly a Politburo Member of PFLP, became the leader of PRFLP.
Around 150 PFLP militants joined PRFLP. PRFLP never got to play any major role in the Palestinian struggle. In its initial phase of existence, it is said to have received support from Fatah
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Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a Palestinian Marxist-Leninist organisation founded in 1967. It has consistently been the second-largest of the groups forming the Palestine Liberation Organization , the largest being Fatah...
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Divisions had simmered inside PFLP since the crack-downs on the Palestinian movements in Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
in Black September
Black September in Jordan
September 1970 is known as the Black September in Arab history and sometimes is referred to as the "era of regrettable events." It was a month when Hashemite King Hussein of Jordan moved to quash the militancy of Palestinian organizations and restore his monarchy's rule over the country. The...
and July 1971, which had ended in the expulsions of the Palestinian militias from Jordan. A tendency within PFLP accused that the 'incompetence' of the 'right-wing leadership' of PFLP was to blame for the defeat. The politburo
Politburo
Politburo , literally "Political Bureau [of the Central Committee]," is the executive committee for a number of communist political parties.-Marxist-Leninist states:...
of the Arab Socialist Action Party
Arab Socialist Action Party
Arab Socialist Action Party was a Pan-Arab political party, formed by the rightwing faction of the Arab Nationalist Movement. The general secretary of the party was Dr. George Habash...
was called in to mediate between the two fractions. In the end the 'leftwing' tendency broke away and formed PRFLP. Abu Shibab, formerly a Politburo Member of PFLP, became the leader of PRFLP.
Around 150 PFLP militants joined PRFLP. PRFLP never got to play any major role in the Palestinian struggle. In its initial phase of existence, it is said to have received support from Fatah
Fatah
Fataḥ is a major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization , a multi-party confederation. In Palestinian politics it is on the left-wing of the spectrum; it is mainly nationalist, although not predominantly socialist. Its official goals are found...
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