Palestinian fedayeen movement
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Palestinian political movement
guerrilla movement
militant organization network
national liberation movement
The Palestinian fedayeen movement was a collection of Palestinian guerrilla and militant organizations that emerged in the mid-20th century to wage armed struggle, primarily against Israel, in pursuit of Palestinian national liberation.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arab Palestinian insurgents | 1 |
| Palestinian liberation movement | 1 |
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Palestinian political movement
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guerrilla movement ⓘ militant organization network ⓘ national liberation movement ⓘ |
| activeSince | 1950s ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Palestinian fedayeen organizations
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Palestinian guerrilla movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponentOrganization |
Abu Nidal Organization
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Arab Liberation Front NERFINISHED ⓘ As-Sa'iqa NERFINISHED ⓘ Black September Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Fatah NERFINISHED ⓘ Fatah–Revolutionary Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamas NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestine Liberation Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestinian Arab Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestinian Islamic Jihad NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestinian Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestinian Liberation Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestinian Popular Committees NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestinian Popular Liberation Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestinian Popular Struggle Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestinian Revolutionary Communist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestinian Revolutionary Left League NERFINISHED ⓘ Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Popular Struggle Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIdeology |
Arab nationalism
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Palestinian nationalism ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasMainGoal | Palestinian national liberation ⓘ |
| hasNotableLeader |
Abu Ali Mustafa
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Abu Nidal NERFINISHED ⓘ Ahmed Yassin NERFINISHED ⓘ Fathi Shaqaqi NERFINISHED ⓘ George Habash NERFINISHED ⓘ Khalil al-Wazir NERFINISHED ⓘ Nayef Hawatmeh NERFINISHED ⓘ Yasser Arafat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedInConflict |
Arab–Israeli conflict
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Black September in Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ First Intifada NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Intifada NERFINISHED ⓘ Six-Day War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of Attrition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | term "fedayeen" derives from Arabic "fidāʼī" meaning "one who sacrifices himself" ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
aircraft hijackings by affiliated groups in the 1970s
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cross-border raids from Gaza into Israel in the 1950s ⓘ cross-border raids from Jordan into Israel in the 1960s ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Gaza Strip
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Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Israel Defense Forces
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Jordanian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanese Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpponent | State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Egypt (various periods)
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Iraq (various periods) NERFINISHED ⓘ Libya (various periods) NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union (various periods) NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria (various periods) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTactic |
armed attacks on civilian targets
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armed attacks on military targets ⓘ cross-border raids ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ infiltration operations ⓘ sabotage ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arab Palestinian insurgents
this entity surface form:
Palestinian liberation movement