PFLP

PFLP-linked NGO closes Palestinian branch, citing Israel's red tape

Defense for Children International-Palestine announces closure, citing Israeli restrictions, while Israel has long designated the group as linked to the PFLP.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
A person wearing the headband of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) attends a march to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil on March 11, 2025 in New York City; illustrative.
Israelis protest outside Maasiyahu prison, central Israel, the possible release of terrorist who tortured and murdered Israeli soldier Moshe Tamam nearly 40 years ago. May 31, 2023.

Family of murdered IDF soldier outraged as terrorist released, entitled to tax-funded service

Ibrahim Abu Moch was released back to the Arab-Israeli city Baqa al-Gharbiyye on Sunday, despite having the blood of 19-year-old Moshe Tamam on his hands.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
WATERMELON BOOKS, the new Palestinian book store open in Los Angeles.

'Cultural act of resistance': US's first ever Palestinian bookstore opens in Los Angeles

Watermelon Books LA opened in the Holy Ground community gathering space and holds about 1,000 books on art, food, poetry, history, fiction, and political books about Palestine.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate outside the main campus of Columbia University during the commencement ceremony in Manhattan in New York City, May 21, 2025.

CUNY Students for Justice in Palestine promotes event calling Gaza tunnels 'social organization'

The post announced an upcoming discussion with Dr. Hadeel Assali on “decolonial land use in Gaza,” and will focus on “land use and social organization in resistance to colonization.”

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

How can the EU want closer ties with Israel while funding terror NGOs? - opinion

Between 2011 and 2021, the EU raised a total of €200 million for PFLP which is designated as a terror organization.

JUNE 11, 2022ByOLGA DEUTSCH
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, January 18, 2018.

Canadian event with PFLP terrorism ties held at Ottawa city-owned property

Khaled Barakat is allegedly a leader of the PFLP terrorist organization, and will be speaking at an International League of Peoples' Struggle event in Ottawa, Canada.

JUNE 3, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
Palestinian members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) take part in a military show in Gaza

Controversy in Canada over resident's alleged Palestinian terrorism ties

Khalid Barakat, who lives in Vancouver, has been named by Israeli intelligence services as a leader of PFLP and is connected to the PFLP-affiliated NGO Samidoun.

MAY 4, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
Palestinian militants from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) take part in a military show to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the group's founding, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip December 11, 2014.

Palestinian Authority elections dashes hope for the future - opinion

The results of a student council election held at Bethlehem University appears to signal a dim future for Palestinians living under PA rule, as well as for Israelis.

MARCH 31, 2022BySTEPHEN M. FLATOW
STUDENTS SEEN on the Bethlehem University campus. That students would openly support a radical terror group spells trouble for Abbas and the Palestinian Authority.

Palestinian terror groups say 'no' to Abbas loyalists' appointments

Their promotion is seen by some Palestinians as an attempt by the PA president to determine the identity of the future leaders of the Palestinians.

FEBRUARY 10, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the Palestinian Central Council (PLO) meeting in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 6, 2022.

NGOs call on US aid group to stop funding use of Palestinian child soldiers

CAF America provides funds to Palestinian NGOs with ties to the PFLP terrorist organization.

FEBRUARY 10, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
HAMAS SUPPORTERS attend an anti-Israel rally in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday.

Terror-designated NGO and Jewish NGO rally to release PFLP terrorist head

PFLP secretary-general Ahmad Sa’adat was sentenced to 30 years for leading the PFLP and masterminding the assassination of Tourism Minister Rehavam Ze’evi.

JANUARY 18, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
Palestinians from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) celebrate the decision of the Palestinian Authority's High Court, which ordered the release on Monday their leader Ahmed Sa'adat, out side the court in Gaza Strip June 3, 2002.

Netherlands defunds Palestinian NGO Israel declared terror organization

Contrary to what Israel has said, the Dutch investigation did not find that UAWC itself was linked to the PFLP, organizationally or financially.

JANUARY 5, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
A woman walks past a national flag, the day before a general election, in Delft, Netherlands, March 14, 2017.

UN funding Palestinian groups with terror ties - Erdan

The Humanitarian Response Plan for 2022 includes a partnership with a Palestinian NGO designated as a terror organization because of their work as a money-laundering front.

DECEMBER 20, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan is seen speaking at an event with 25 African UN ambassadors, on November 8, 2021.

PFLP-NGO ties are far from hidden - opinion

For over a decade, NGO Monitor’s research has exposed multiple links between the six designated NGOs (among others) and the PFLP.

NOVEMBER 21, 2021ByITAI REUVENI, EITAN FISCHBERGER
MEMBERS OF the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) aim their weapons at an effigy depicting US President Donald Trump as they ride a truck during a protest in Gaza City.