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| | Her mother indoctrinated her with hatred. | | Her mother indoctrinated her with hatred. |
| − | She 'attended the American University of Beirut, but joined an under- ground Arab "Palestinian" group that was banned on campus; when this resulted in the Jordanian ambassador's warning that she would lose her passport, Khaled threatened to slash his throat. Khaled later joined the [[PFLP]]'<ref>Kopel, H. (2021). ''War on Hate: How to Stop Genocide, Fight Terrorism, and Defend Freedom''. United States: Bloomsbury Publishing, [https://books.google.com/books?id=0yGAEQAAQBAJ&pg=PA105 p.105]</ref> - a [[Marxism%E2%80%93Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] militant organization. | + | She 'attended the American University of Beirut, but joined an under- ground Arab "Palestinian" group that was banned on campus; when this resulted in the Jordanian ambassador's warning that she would lose her passport, Khaled threatened to slash his throat. Khaled later joined the [[PFLP]]'<ref>Kopel, H. (2021). ''War on Hate: How to Stop Genocide, Fight Terrorism, and Defend Freedom''. United States: Bloomsbury Publishing, [https://books.google.com/books?id=0yGAEQAAQBAJ&pg=PA105 p.105]</ref> - a [[Marxism%E2%80%93Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] militant organization. She was also a [[PLO]] member. |
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| | She gained widespread international attention for her direct involvement in "[[Palestinian]]" [[terrorism]]: two commercial airliner hijackings: TWA Flight 840 in 1969 and an attempted hijacking of El Al Flight 219 in 1970. Following her capture during the second operation, she was detained in the United Kingdom and subsequently released in a prisoner exchange. | | She gained widespread international attention for her direct involvement in "[[Palestinian]]" [[terrorism]]: two commercial airliner hijackings: TWA Flight 840 in 1969 and an attempted hijacking of El Al Flight 219 in 1970. Following her capture during the second operation, she was detained in the United Kingdom and subsequently released in a prisoner exchange. |
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| | + | On September 6, 1970,<ref>Staff, [https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/zoom-cancels-leila-khaled-webinar-at-san-francisco-state-university-643234 Zoom cancels Leila Khaled webinar at San Francisco State University] |
| | + | ''The Jerusalem Post'', September 23, 2020.</ref> |
| | + | Khaled was involved in hijacking El Al Flight 219. She attempted to detonate a grenade while the plane was aloft. It was one of four planes hijacked that day by the PFLP, and the only one where the hijacking failed: Khaled’s coconspirator Patrick Argüello was killed by an air marshal, while Khaled was subdued and handed over to British authorities in London. |
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| | + | "Three other planes were successfully diverted to Dawson’s Field, a remote desert airstrip in Jordan, where the 56 Jewish passengers were separated from non-Jews and held hostage. |
| | + | Three days later a fifth plane was hijacked in an attempt to force authorities to release Khaled and other PFLP prisoners, and a deal was struck on September 30 which saw the hostages released in return for their freedom." |
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| | Khaled is part of official [[Palestinian Authority]] glorifying 'female terrorists and murderers on International Women's Day.'<ref>Ahron Shapiro, [https://palwatch.org/page/41993 PA glorifies female terrorists and murderers on International Women's Day]. ''PMW'', Mar 11, 2026</ref> | | Khaled is part of official [[Palestinian Authority]] glorifying 'female terrorists and murderers on International Women's Day.'<ref>Ahron Shapiro, [https://palwatch.org/page/41993 PA glorifies female terrorists and murderers on International Women's Day]. ''PMW'', Mar 11, 2026</ref> |