PFLP Terrorist Attacks
The architect of armed resistance and pan-Arab unity
4.4 (24)
32 mins
Explore how George Habash founded of the Arab Nationalist Movement and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Discover how his commitment to pan-Arab unity, armed resistance, and Marxist-Leninist ideology in the fight against Zionism.
Ep 1:
From Beirut Cafés to Revolution
Explore how idealistic students dreaming of Pan-Arab unity in Beirut cafés transformed, after Nasser's crushing defeat, into the Marxist-Leninist militants of the PFLP.
Ep 2:
Skies on Fire, World in Flames
Discover the PFLP's chilling manifesto of total revolutionary war, the 1968 hijacking that terrorized the skies, and their sprawling network linking global revolutionaries.
Ep 3:
Dignity, Defeat, and Division
From the pride of Karameh to the bloodshed of Black September, trace how internal rivalries and hijacking disputes tore the PFLP apart from within.
Ep 4:
Uprising Tests a Movement's Will
When the First Intifada erupted unexpectedly, the PFLP scrambled to adapt while battling Arafat and Syrian pressure for control of the Palestinian movement.
Ep 5:
Fragments of a Fading Dream
As Cold War funding vanished and jihadist rivals rose, the PFLP splintered into violent factions, its revolutionary dream collapsing into fragmentation and decline.
Discussions (12)
Jackson
Level 5 · 8 mo agoP-flippers nickname? Oof
Cruz
Level 6 · 8 mo agoThey really thought hijacking planes would help the cause? Spoiler: it just made flying a nightmare.
Barnaby
Level 3 · 8 mo agoThat 67 take was abysmal.
