Egypt Still Hasn’t Escaped Nasser’s Toxic Legacy
He made anti-Zionism the mainstay of Middle Eastern politics.
September 30, 2020
The PFLP’s polite faces.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)—responsible for a series of high-profile hijackings in 1968 and 1970, the 2014 Har Nof synagogue massacre, and countless other acts of terror—received some attention last week when major videoconferencing platforms refused to host a talk given by one of its leaders. Besides its active involvement in terrorism, the PFLP runs a sophisticated political operation that garners support from various private and public institutions in the West. Yossi Kuperwasser explains:
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Login or SubscribeHe made anti-Zionism the mainstay of Middle Eastern politics.
The PFLP’s polite faces.
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