Khaled Nazzal
Central Committee Secretary of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Personal details
Born
Khaled Ahmed Nazzel

1948
Qabatiya, Jenin
Died9 June 1986 (aged 37–38)
Athens, Greece
SpouseRima Nazzal

Khaled Nazzal (1948–1986) was the central committee secretary of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and a militant leader for the Palestinian Liberation Organisation. He was assassinated by the Mossad agents in Athens on 9 June 1986.

Biography

Born Khaled Ahmed Nazzal in Qabatiya, Jenin in 1948,[1] he joined the Palestinian forces in 1967, and in 1971 he joined Damascus University.

Nazzal was "a leader" of the group who organized the Ma'alot Massacre,[2] a 1974 terrorist attack that saw 22 Israeli schoolchildren and their three teachers killed following a two-day hostage standoff.

Nazzal was married to women's rights activist Rima Nazzal. He was assassinated in Athens, Greece, on 9 June 1986 by Mossad agents.[3][4]

As of 2014 his sister Rehab Nazzal who is an artist was living in Canada.[5]

A public square in Jenin was named for Nazzal, drawing sharp criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.[6] It was forcefully removed by the Israeli forces in June 2017. However, another one was set up in the same place in the late June.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Israel's Monumental Battle in Jenin's City Square". Haaretz. Tel Aviv. 3 July 2017. ProQuest 1915230365. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Palestinian fires at Israeli soldiers during Jenin raid to remove memorial". Ma'an News Agency. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Israel's History of Assassinating Palestinian Leaders". Institute for Middle East Understanding. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Michael Newton (2014). Famous Assassinations in World History: An Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 388. ISBN 978-1-61069-286-1.
  5. ↑ Petrou, Michael (23 May 2014). "Rehab Nazzal's politically-charged art exhibition at Ottawa City Hall". Macleans.ca. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Netanyahu takes to Twitter to lambaste Abbas for 'poisoning minds of young Palestinians'". i24NEWS. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Defiant Palestinians set up new memorial for the one Israel stole". Middle East Monitor. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
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