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In February 2010 a joint meeting with members of [[Hamas]] and [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] was held in the offices of the PFLP in order to fight [[Israel]] as a ''unified force''.<ref name="kaufman"/>

In February 2010 a joint meeting with members of [[Hamas]] and [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] was held in the offices of the PFLP in order to fight [[Israel]] as a ''unified force''.<ref name="kaufman"/>

Its founder, George Habash, already as student, was ''founding a series of radical student organizations that called for unifying the Arabs’ military might to annihilate Israel'' <ref>Kim Murphy, [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jan-27-me-habash27-story.html Arab nationalist planned hijackings], ''Los Angeles Times'', Jan. 27, 2008.<br> ''He studied medicine at the American University of Beirut, founding a series of radical student organizations that called for unifying the Arabs’ military might to annihilate Israel''.</ref>.

Its founder, George Habash, already as student, was ''founding a series of radical student organizations that called for unifying the Arabs’ military might to annihilate Israel.''<ref name=latines-jan2008/>

== Terrorist attacks ==

== Terrorist attacks ==

*His first known attack, is  hijacking of El Al Flight 426 from Rome to Lod airport in Israel on 23 July 1968.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jan-27-me-habash27-story.html Arab nationalist planned hijackings - Los Angeles Times] By Kim Murphy, Jan. 27, 2008. ''He studied medicine at the American University of Beirut, founding a series of radical student organizations that called for unifying the Arabs’ military might to annihilate Israel.

*His first known attack, is  hijacking of El Al Flight 426 from Rome to Lod airport in Israel on 23 July 1968.<ref name=latines-jan2008>Kim Murphy, [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jan-27-me-habash27-story.html Arab nationalist planned hijackings], ''Los Angeles Times,'' Jan. 27, 2008.<br> ''He studied medicine at the American University of Beirut, founding a series of radical student organizations that called for unifying the Arabs’ military might to annihilate Israel.

After Israeli forces crushed an Arab assault and moved into the West Bank, Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and Syria’s Golan Heights in the 1967 Middle East War, Habash formed the PFLP to continue operations against Israelis. It became the second-largest faction within the PLO, after Arafat’s Fatah organization.

After Israeli forces crushed an Arab assault and moved into the West Bank, Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and Syria’s Golan Heights in the 1967 Middle East War, Habash formed the PFLP to continue operations against Israelis. It became the second-largest faction within the PLO, after Arafat’s Fatah organization.

In one of its first operations, an Israeli El Al airliner was hijacked to Algiers in July 1968, forcing the Israelis to free 16 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the release of the plane and its passengers.''</ref>.

In one of its first operations, an Israeli El Al airliner was hijacked to Algiers in July 1968, forcing the Israelis to free 16 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the release of the plane and its passengers.''</ref>