Palestinian Liberation Front

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The Palestinian Liberation Front (Arabic: جبهة التحرير الفلسطينية, PLF), sometimes referred to in English as the Palestine Liberation Front - Abu Abbas Faction or Palestine Liberation Front, is a minor left-wing Palestinian political faction. It carried out the Achille Lauro hijacking in 1985, among other attacks that killed civilians, and is proscribed in several countries as a terrorist organisation. In 1996, the party took part in the 1996 Palestinian general election, winning 0.11% of the vote. The party also ran in the 2006 Palestinian legislative election under the name ‘Martyr Abu Abbas’, and received 0.30% of the vote. Leaders of the PLF throughout its history have included Ahmed Jibril, Muhammad Zaidan (Abu Abbas), Talaat Yaqoub, and the current leader, Wasel Abu Yousef. It is not to be confused with the Palestine Liberation Front, a separate organisation with a similar name, founded by Shafiq al-Hout, Ibrahim Abu Lughod, Khaled al-Yashruti, Samira Azzam and others in Beirut in...

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