Hamdi Quran | |
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حمدي قرعان | |
Member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine | |
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Nationality | Palestinian |
Political party | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine |
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Militant Wing | Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades Then called the "Red Eagle Brigades" |
Hamdi Quran is a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). He was one of a four-man PFLP team who, on 17 October 2001 assassinated Rehavam Ze'evi, the founder of the right-wing Moledet party, who mainly advocated for "population transfer".[2]
In 2002, Quran was sentenced by the Palestinian National Authority to 18 years for the crime and imprisoned in a Jericho prison under the supervision of British and American wardens under a deal worked out between US President, George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, in April 2002.