Israel / Palestine: George Habash (1926-2008), Chairman of the PFLP or Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (1967-2000)

George Habash (Arabic: جورج حبش‎) also known by his nickname 'al-Hakim' (Arabic:الحكيم — the wise one or the doctor) (2 August 1926 – 26 January 2008) was a Marxist and Palestinian Christian who founded the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

Habash served as Secretary-General of the Palestine Front until 2000, when ill health forced him to resign.

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