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al-AsifaenUK ThesaurusNoun | 1. | al-Asifa - a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups; "al-Fatah carried out numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe and the Middle East in the 1970s"al-Fatah, Fatahact 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 fearPalestine Liberation Organization, PLO - a political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine; when formed in 1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by Yasser Arafat's al-Fatah; in 1968 Arafat became chairman; received recognition by the United Nations and by Arab states in 1974 as a government in exile; has played a largely political role since the creation of the Palestine National AuthorityIsrael, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion - Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of PalestinePalestine - a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Jordan - an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea |
al-AsifaenUK
Synonyms for al-Asifanoun a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian stateSynonymsRelated Words- act of terrorism
- terrorism
- terrorist act
- Palestine Liberation Organization
- PLO
- Israel
- State of Israel
- Yisrael
- Zion
- Sion
- Palestine
- Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Jordan
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