Palestine Liberation Front

(U) Cyberattack Capabilities of the Palestine Liberation Front PV2 Stevens, Dakota C. Class 18-502 1 February, 2018 Classified By: PV2 Stevens, Dakota C. Derived From: Multiple Sources Declassify On: N/A (U) The Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) “is a small-armed splinter group allied to the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), founded in 1961 by Ahmed Jibril.” The group mainly operates in Europe, Israel, Lebanon, and other areas within the Middle East. Estimates place their membership “between 50 and 500” . Based on their small membership and their latest claimed activity being “two attacks against Israeli targets on March 14, 2008” , the organization is believed to be inactive. The PLF has very limited capabilities to conduct cyber-attacks on the United States or its allies due to their dwindling numbers and extended periods of inactivity.…

Foreign Terrorist Organizations: Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) Author Institution Foreign Terrorist Organizations: Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) FTOs (Foreign Terrorist Organizations) are foreign groups that the Secretary of State designates “in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)” (“Chapter 6…,” 2012). The designation of FTOs is crucial to fighting terrorism and helps to curtail support for terror activities. Accordingly, section 219…

If women are active members of the struggle against occupation and the ongoing violations of Palestinian human rights, they will pass these values on to their children, thus resulting in future generations dedicated to the liberation of Palestine. In this way, women remain key forces in the creation of a resilient and sustainable liberation movement. Women’s involvement in traditionally male-dominated organizations has had lasting impacts on the perception of women in the occupied territories.…

The Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back How the Dawson’s Field Hijackings Forced Jordan to Take Action Against the PLO On September 21, 1970 the cover of Time Magazine read simply “Pirates in the Sky.” It was referring to the hijacking of four planes by the Palestinian militant group the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, or the PFLP. This incident was one of the first cases of airplane hijacking as a took for political blackmail, and it played a significant role in king Hussein’s…

Palestinian territory and help make Palestine an independent state. Mosab grew up angry and ready to fight Israel for what they have done to his country. At the age of 17, Mosab decided to take things into his own hands and fight Israel. He was arrested by Israel for smuggling guns and got interrogated by the Shin Bet, Israel's security service. Thereafter, he was sent to prison and there he saw Hamas's ruthless tactics inside the prison were they tortured anyone who they believed was trying to…

killed, and the remaining Jewish people wanted a country to call their own. As a result, they were granted part of Palestine, and this event was the major cause of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict today (“Guide: Why are Israel and the Palestinians fighting over Gaza”). In 1948,…

terrorist. He was a very important leader throughout a large portion of the Arab-Israeli conflict, as well. Throughout his career, he caused a lot of tension between Palestinians and Israelis. Yasser Arafat was a Palestinian extremist who had many contributions to the Arab-Israeli conflict like the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the Oslo Accords, and his status throughout the years. Yasser Arafat was born in Cairo, Egypt, but lived in Jerusalem for 4 years until he returned to Cairo.…

Contrary to this belief, the public-sphere involvement of Palestinian women has a rich history. Although Palestinian women staked their claim in the public sphere decades before the Intifada, there were limits to this participation. This section discusses Palestinian women’s involvement until 1967 foremost as divided along class lines, but also as reactionary to national emergencies, or as limited to charitable work. Beginning as early as the 1880s, when Zionist immigration into Palestine began,…

Following the 1967 Arab-Israeli War the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), a preeminent organization advocating on behalf the Palestinian people underwent drastic changes. These changes came following the defeat of a coalition of Arab nations in war against Israel known as the June War. In the June War Israel conquered territory from both Jordan and Egypt known as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively in which the majority of Palestinian people lived. The PLO’s leadership,…

Srinivasa and Rashmi Lakshminarayana, which discusses the many factors that have been affected by the living conditions of Occupied-Palestine. The authors focus mainly on the mental health of the population in result to the trauma. According to their data, there has been an increase in the development of mental disorders and other behaviors such as PTSD, aggressive behavior, and low grades in school. In order to gain more insight of the traumas inflected upon the Palestinian people by Israel,…