palestinian palestinian arabic nationalist orientation palestinian people consider freedom fighters consider terrorists considered symbols palestinian national movement palestinian drew inspiration guerrilla movements vietnam china algeria latin_america ideology palestinian mainly left wing nationalist socialist communist proclaimed purpose defeat claim palestine establish secular democratic state meaning secular democratic non greatly diverged factions emerging palestinian refugees fled expelled villages result arab israeli war mid-1950s began mounting cross border operations israel syria egypt jordan earliest access lands agricultural products lost result war attack israeli military civilian targets sole territory independent palestinian state declared october focal point palestinian activity attacks directed borders israel result israel undertook actions targeting targeted citizens host countries turn provoked attacks actions cited israel reasons launching war invasions lebanon palestinian groups united umbrella defeat arab armies day war group retained leader independent armed forces definitions term words palestinian different meanings different people points history according arabic english dictionary singular form means risks life voluntarily sacrifices book arab israeli conflict adopted literal translation translating term self essay palestinian leadership american media changing images conflicting results comments perceptions use terms palestinian 1970s writing palestinian synonymous terrorists term rarely translated added palestinian groups means freedom fighter jan encyclopedia united_nations international agreements defines palestinian resistance fighters arab israeli conflict defines palestinian terrorist groups refers simply work israel refer militant guerrilla groups palestinian describes palestinian modern revolutionaries fighting national liberation religious salvation distinguishing fighters fallen soldiers called contends political religious leftist fighters history palestinian immigration palestine emerged palestinian refugees arab israeli war living camps jordan including occupied lebanon egypt including egyptian syria initially economic nature crossing border seeking food recovery property lost war immigration israel opposed arab governments order prevent war problem establishing guarding line separating israeli held area proved largely presence palestinian arab refugees area terms armistice agreement restricted egypt use deployment regular armed forces strip keeping restriction egyptian government solution form palestinian military police force palestinian border police created december border police placed command egyptian air brigade commander member member palestinian volunteers started training march volunteers coming forward training december border police personnel attached military governor office guard public installations strip israeli raid egyptian military outpost february egyptian soldiers killed egyptian government began actively sponsor raids israel struggle palestinian launched syrian territory launched territory according head israeli military intelligence early limited incursions initially motivated economic reasons crossing border israel harvest crops villages gradually developed violent robbery deliberate terrorist attacks replaced innocent refugees perpetrators israeli prime minister tasked security chief setting new commando unit unit designed respond retribution operations month training patrol unit exercise encountered refugee camp opened fire rescue left killed arabs dozens wounded month existence unit responsible carrying massacre night october village cross border operations israel conducted egypt jordan teach arab leaders israeli government saw responsible activities directly conducted felt action israel way convince arab countries safety citizens work stop stated able protect man prove price jewish blood high according killed claims arab terrorist attacks figure characterizes pure nonsense morris explains gilbert fatality figures times higher figures given contemporary israeli reports based speech uses word refer casualties broad sense term dead wounded according israel killed wounded attacks dozens attacks today cited israeli government prior day war according attacks violated armistice agreements prohibiting hostilities paramilitary forces israel condemned united_nations reports indicate israel launched seventeen raids egyptian territory attacks arab towns military forces late onwards larger scale operations mounted egyptian territory egyptian government supervised establishment formal groups northeastern general commander egyptian army intelligence said founded palestinian units launch terrorist raids israel southern border nearly civilians speech august egyptian president said egypt decided dispatch heroes disciples sons islam land palestine peace israel border demand vengeance vengeance israel death reported israeli citizens killed wounded believe attacks contributed outbreak cited israel reason undertaking campaign argue israel engineered eve war lies israel excuse needed launch strike presenting group captured journalists fact israeli soldiers israeli troops entered egyptian controlled conducting house house searches palestinian weaponry operation killed additional killed israeli raids refugee camp israel claimed killings resulted refugee resistance claim denied refugees israeli casualties crisis october day israel invasion israeli forces attacked units towns days later destroyed water border began campaign mining area lasted november week november similar attacks occurred syrian borders jerusalem corridor region state armies countries suspected november israeli soldiers injured vehicle ambushed near city water bridges invasion israeli forces killed reserve lieutenant colonel told haunted killing israel took control dozens executed separate incidents killed screening operations area diplomat estimated captured killed war war israeli civilian military casualties arab fronts inflicted regular irregular forces including palestinian averaged month estimated total fatalities mid late 1960s emerged number independent palestinian groups sought liberation palestine palestinian armed struggle january commando israel plant explosives destroyed section pipeline designed divert water jordan river israel israeli military attacked controlled village response raids israel eastern border increasing tensions leading day war groups began joining framework groups operated organization leader armed forces retained autonomy operations dozen groups framework important headed headed headed affiliated syria backed iraq severe act sabotage occurred july single militant placed pounds explosives carrying oil result explosion temporarily commission fire destroyed tons refined oil late 1960s attempts organize resistance cells refugee population terrain mountains easy spot israeli collective punishment families fighters resulted pushed altogether months reportedly escaped arrest jumping window israeli police came door base prevented operating syria egypt concentrated jordan jordan influx second wave palestinian refugees war bases jordan began increased attacks israel fighters launched ineffective attacks israeli targets jordan river israeli destroyed villages farms installations causing people flee eastward increasing israeli directed raids israel growing cause concern authorities israeli town home headquarters emerging group called led warned large scale israeli military preparations groups including withdraw forces town advised pro divisional commander withdraw men headquarters nearby hills refused stating want convince world arab world withdraw flee remained agreed heavy fighting ensued night march israel attacked heavy weaponry armored vehicles fighter jets held ground surprising israeli military israel forces intensified campaign involved causing retreat order avoid scale war battle end killed wounded captured fatalities soldiers civilians wounded israeli casualties soldiers killed wounded tanks destroyed battle lost tanks half tracks armoured cars airplane shot forces battle raised profile regarded daring heroes arab world despite higher arab death toll considered battle victory israeli army rapid withdrawal developments prompted dub battle foundation myth palestinian commando movement failure overwhelming odds brilliantly narrated heroic triumph financial donations recruitment increased young arabs including thousands non joined ranks organization ruling authorities jordan grew increasingly alarmed activities established state state providing military training social welfare services palestinian population bypassing authorities palestinian criticism poor performance king army insult king regime palestinian groups radical left called overthrow arab including regime jordan arguing essential step liberation palestine week september forces british swiss german field jordan secure release passengers demand free held european met disembarked destroyed black september jordan september king ordered troops strike eliminate network jordan syrian troops intervened support turned armour israeli army thousands killed initial battle came known black september thousands security crackdown followed summer palestinian network jordan effectively dismantled fighters setting base southern lebanon instead emergence movement israel occupation territory war palestinian waged mini war israel years movement crushed israeli military orders defense minister proud role establishing movement movement existed time fighters housed refugee camps hid citrus wealthy landowners carrying raids israeli soldiers sites active groups enjoyed instant popularity socialist population come age egyptian president rule emergence armed struggle liberation strategy reflected larger ideological changes palestinian national movement political violence ideology armed struggle time broadly secular content asked arms free oppressed colonial regime vocabulary liberation distinctly secular radical left dominated political scene overarching slogan time liberate palestine rest arab world israel military campaign contain control estimated suspected fighters rounded deported detention camps dozens homes demolished israeli forces rendering hundreds people homeless according security policy successfully terror camps wiped bases destruction secular infrastructure paved way rise islamic movement began organizing early led lebanon november government signed cairo agreement granted right launch attacks israel southern lebanon coordination expulsion palestinian jordan series israeli raids lebanon government granted right defend palestinian refugee camps possess heavy weaponry outbreak civil war increasingly began act state state march led israel sea bus coastal highway killing civilians ensuing police israel invaded southern lebanon israel lebanon conflict occupying kilometres wide area end palestinian attacks israel rocket strikes northern israel continued israeli armoured artillery infantry forces supported air force naval units entered lebanon june operation code named peace encountering fierce resistance palestinian israel occupation southern lebanon siege constant capital lebanon war eventually forced palestinian accept internationally agreement moved lebanon different places arab world headquarters moved lebanon time new headquarters destroyed israeli september press conference united nations stated jesus christ palestinian carried sword path today carry cross november launched attack northern israel undisclosed syrian controlled area southern lebanon hang killed border proceeded land army camp initially killing soldier passing vehicle camp shot dead said judging commentary arab world raid seen boost palestinian national movement totally eclipsed iran iraq war began israeli soldiers chanting raid noted catalyst armed violence kept minimum favor mass demonstrations acts civil issue role armed struggle die altogether palestinian groups affiliated based outside historic palestine rebels lack operations main weapon criticism leadership time abortive attempts operations inside israel according parts palestinian left sacrificed golden armed struggle measuring degree revolutionary commitment number operations instead focusing positions power held inside major assets struggles particular political line particularly signing oslo steadily lost ground emerging forces represented initially prominently lost position political force secular nationalist movement represented generation palestinian resistance instead symbolic cultural force seen having failed duties second current situation dormant years palestinian reactivated operations second august palestinian penetrated electric fences fortified army base killing israeli major soldiers wounding seven killed tracked hours later shot head rest escaped attack produced sense nostalgia palestinian raids early days jewish state israel responded launching police headquarters intelligence building central town police building town head stated operation classic model soldier soldier gun gun face face technical expertise increased recent days courage people going better way resist occupation suicide bombs inside jewish state today eclipsed politically consists major factions militarily groups particularly strained relations collapsed entirely took leftist secular recent hostilities israel groups fought alongside coordination number factions previously sworn enemies brigades armed faction loyal controlled undermined palestinian president rockets southern israel concert rivals according researcher division organization current leadership joined fighting rival increase palestinian cooperation damascus based coalition composed representatives anti factions established war philosophical grounding objectives objectives articulated statements literature produced consistent reference aim destroying stated aim establishing palestine secular democratic state writes groups secular aspect struggle merely slogan world opinion concept meaningful content prior position jew renounced remain palestinian state created issue clear suggestions jews palestine prior invasion alternatively placed able remain impact israel arab world writes attempted study borrow revolutionary models available publications statements particular affinity cuban vietnamese chinese experiences movements post day war era individual movements issues recognition israel alliances arab states faction led split preferred approach new movement known approved drawn advisers proposed compromise program called palestinian national authority liberated palestinian territory referred areas captured arab forces arab israeli war present day perceived united_states concessions israel program fostered internal discontent prompted factions form movement came known civil war aligned communist initially backed syrian president switched sides conflict smaller pro syrian factions palestinian camp fought led partially reconciled loyalists refugee camps attempted force pro syrian movement formed instead forces overran loyalists camps bitter fighting received backing militia palestinian armed movements increasingly divided oslo rejected factions palestinian intellectuals refugees outside palestinian territories local leadership territories factions formed common culminating creation new alliance failed act cohesive unit revealed sharp divisions finding palestinian time main body increased charge foreign affairs voiced opposition negotiations israel members poet refugee leader resigned posts response acceptance oslo terms tactics tactics consisted largely hit run raids israeli military targets commitment armed struggle incorporated charter clauses stated armed struggle way liberate palestine commando action constitutes nucleus palestinian popular liberation war preceding day war carried campaigns sabotage israeli infrastructure common acts included consistent mining water irrigation jordan river tributaries israeli border locations acts sabotage involved bombing bridges mining roads cars destroying houses day war incidents steadily decreased exception bombing complex oil tactics onwards regularly included use home forms collective punishment effectively ability palestinian create internal bases wage people war tendency captured collaborate israeli authorities providing information led destruction numerous terrorist cells contributed failure establish bases territories occupied israel compelled establish external bases resulting host countries led conflicts black september primary objective bleeding israel airplane tactic struggle israel middle_east adopted palestinian according effectiveness raids military targets civilian passenger plane palestinian july forced route rome land renaming flight palestinian liberation publicly proclaiming negotiate terrorists negotiate passengers released unharmed exchange release sixteen palestinian prisoners israeli american conducted august describes response american veto resolution israel march aerial attacks villages suspected impending delivery jets israel flight route rome forced land damascus plane proclaimed operational aspects war support including united_states perfectly normal thing sort thing freedom fighters tackle passengers crew released immediately plane landed israeli passengers taken hostage held questioning syria women released days men released week intensive negotiations parties involved followed field writes seized armies cities theirs necessarily war arms war words war propaganda exploitation violence attract world attention regard field episode publicity leader explained view tactic interview stating plane effect killed battle stated decades ignored world talking attempts continue forced land black september demanded release fighters held israeli red_cross negotiating israeli disguised mechanics stormed plane shot killed captured remaining injured passengers tactics employed black september group subsequent operations differed sharply run mill attacks day unprecedented level violence evident multiple international attacks included mentioned assassination prime minister cairo massacre airport munich olympics massacre bell contends armed struggle message enemy doomed history operations violent message units designed accelerate history end bell argues despite apparent failure munich operation collapsed chaos murder gun battles basic intention achieved west appalled wanted know rationale terrorists outraged punished encouraged visibility ignored killings rebels felt acted helped history notes opposite true flight scored enormous tactical victory death expected die villains display skill guerrilla groups groups maintained contacts number guerrilla groups worldwide example long held ties volunteers trained bases lebanon palestinian helped arrange delivery sizable arms shipment way cyprus intercepted belgian authorities established connections revolutionary groups west_germany groups especially participated operations including airport massacre joined landed airport
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