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    JABAT AL-TAHRIR AL-FILISTINIYYAH

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese borderplay

    Synonyms:

    Jabat al-Tahrir al-Filistiniyyah; Palestine Liberation Front; PLF

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Instance hypernyms:

    foreign terrorist organization; FTO; terrorist group; terrorist organization (a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals)

    Domain category:

    act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)

    Domain region:

    Lebanese Republic; Lebanon (an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean)

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