English > 15 May Organization: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | A terrorist organization formed in 1979 by a faction of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine but disbanded in the 1980s when key members left to join a faction of al-Fatah. |
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Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
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Instance of | terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
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Region | Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion | Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean |
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