Palestine Liberation Front (1961)

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PALESTINE LIBERATION FRONT (1961)

Group of intellectuals founded by the Palestinian writer Shafiq al-Hut in 1961, based in Lebanon (not to be confused with the guerilla groups of the same name founded in 1965 and 1977). The Palestine Liberation Front (PLF)—which was later called the PLF–Path of Return or PLF–PR—recruited for the Palestine Liberation Army (PLA).

SEE ALSO Hut, Shafiq al-;Palestine Liberation Army.

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