Abu Nidal A Notorious Extremist Suicide:Fact Or Fiction

Abu Nidal born Sabrial-Banna along with his affluent family was forced to flee the Arab city of Jaffa during the 1948 war. During the 1960s as a laborer in Saudi Arabia, he became heavily interested in politics. He joined Yassar Arafat’s Fatah group, also known as the backbone of P.L.O. (Palestine Liberation Organization) where he advanced quickly in ranks.
In 1974 he broke alliances with Arafat, because Arafat considered diplomacy over violence. He formed the Abu Nidal Organization (known as Fatah Revolutionary Council). His group was responsible, or said to be responsible for planting a bomb on a TWA plane from Athens to Rome, killing 88 passengers and crewmembers. They masterminded attacks on a Jewish school in ...