The Bloody and Futile Life of a Palestinian Terrorist Mastermind
After a career organizing massacres of Jews, Ahmad Jibril’s last years were spent organizing massacres of Palestinians.
October 6, 2021
After a career organizing massacres of Jews, Ahmad Jibril’s last years were spent organizing massacres of Palestinians.
In July, Ahmad Jibril, the founder and leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine–General Command (PFLFP–GC)—an offshoot of the once-Marxist PFLP—died in Syria of natural causes. Ksenia Svetlova, who interviewed him in 2006, reflects on his career:
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Login or SubscribeAfter a career organizing massacres of Jews, Ahmad Jibril’s last years were spent organizing massacres of Palestinians.
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