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We debate if the high-profile Jerusalem synagogue massacre by PFLP militants may be a sign of the re-emergence of leftist armed organizations worldwide.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a Marxist-Leninist group, has claimed responsibility for the Synagogue attack in Jerusalem on 18 November 2014. The group was established as a response to Israel’s 1967 occupation of West Bank by Israel and is described as a terrorist organization by the US, Canada and the European Union. During the 1970s, PFLP was associated with many international Marxist militant groups such as the Japanese Red Army, and Germany’s Baader Meinhof organization. These left-wing armed groups were very active in the 1970s and 1980s but faded away with the decline of the PFLP and the disintegration of the Soviet Union. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to be feed by confrontational discourses. Do you think this attack on the Jewish community can be considered part of a new trend in revolutionary movements, or is it another example of attack motivated by ethnic or religious hatred?
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By way of refresher, it was Israeli troops that pulled out of the Sinai, South Lebanon and Gaza, only in the first case was this due to a negotiated settlement and not one that the Israelis strategically benefited from (negotiating peace with Al Sadat being the more important aspect). While the PLO has paid lip service to recognising the State of Israel (Oslo Agreements), they have inevitably followed this with covert - and not so covert- support for various forms of intifada. I dare not speak of the other 'peaceful' Palestinian factions like the Al-Quds Brigades or Hamas and their well-meaning (and popular) stance on the existence of Israel. On the other hand, you have Israel, that at the height of the conflict with Hamas, continued to provide humanitarian relief to Gaza. On the topic of Jordan, yes, you're right. I failed to mention King Hussein's special case. However, again, there's a key nuance to be made here. The reason why the elites in Amman have a somewhat lukewarm attitude towards Tel Aviv is simply because they've been helped a few times by Israeli military intervention and intelligence (vs. PLO, Black September, the Syrian Army etc)
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