Key Information
Reference code
FIFTY YEARS WAR 3/2
Title
Transcript of interview, 1997, with George Habash, found of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Date(s)
- 1997 Jul 2 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
27pp
Scope and content
Typescript transcript of interview with George Habash, founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), discussing the role and activities of the PFPL, including their base in Jordan (1969), aircraft hijacking operations (1970s); views on the intifada and talks between the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Israel (1988); his meeting with Hussein, King of Jordan during the Persian Gulf War, 1990; PFLP support for talks between Palestinians, including Faisal Husseini and Hanan Ashrawi, and James Addison Baker III, US Secretary of State 1989-1992, during his visit to Israel (Mar 1991); issues of dispute between Israel and the Palestinians; and his rejection of the Oslo Agreement (1993). 27pp