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"non-legitimate Israeli forces"

"non-legitimate Israeli forces"? Why is it so routine to refer to Palestinian militants as terrorists, yet so hard when making reference to Israelis? The Palestinians were ethnically cleansed of the lands they held for hundreds of years. The Israelis that threw them off the land were indeed terrorists. Kindly refer to them as so.

[spelling only corrected above by: --RamuelMRaagas (talk) 10:42, 15 October 2009 (UTC)RamuelMRaagas][reply]

The problem with wikipedia is that their definition of terrorist includes 3 criteria: To be an arab, to be a muslim, & to refuse kissing israeli ass, once you meet these conditions you are dubbed a terrorist.

No mention of terrorism

This article does not meet elementary criteria of objectivity. It is instead a highly partisan piece.

Habash took part in, planned or approved numerous terroristic attacks, especially against airplanes, which are amply documented. These attacks should be mentioned, especially since many innocent civilians died. Context should be given, but the attacks must be mentioned for the sake of historical accuracy. 201.252.201.138 03:52, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's funny you mention NPOV... Something you seem to lack. Find neutral sources and add it yourself... 217.72.62.44 13:48, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I stuck one in. I think it's fair --69.107.95.124 (talk) 08:35, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No image

The article really needs a picture of Habash. Anyone know how to get a free one? --Al Ameer son (talk) 00:44, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Christianity

In Talk:Christian terrorism there is a discussion where one user (User:Hardyplants) has claimed that Habash gave up Christianity when he was young, based on a single paraphrased quote from a single article. He has been presented with numerous citations from reliable sources as to Habash's Christianity but refuses to back down. I note that this article makes no mention of Habash leaving Christianity. Does anyone have more information or citations to show for sure that Habash was a Christian? 129.215.37.85 (talk) 15:54, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you mean Habbash converted to Islam, then by Islamic rule he should have change his name, which he didn't. If you mean he converted or completely abandoned religion then diregard my last comment. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Michael1408 (talk • contribs) 00:15, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That he was born to a Christian family clear and was a christian as a younbg man is clear, but did he remain one? As a communist he was likely an atheist, too. Miacek and his crime-fighting dog | woof! 19:44, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Opening section is contradictory, must be modified

"After the Oslo Agreements, Habash formed another opposition alliance consisting of Rejectionist Front members and Islamist organizations such as Hamas and the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, that became prominent during the First Intifada."

The First Intifada came before the Oslo Agreements, so how could an alliance formed after the agreement be prominent in the first intifada? This must be clarified. I don't know anything about this - and after reading the opening section, I still don't. Someone who can correct it, should do so.--Barend (talk) 12:28, 16 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Terrorist?

Calling someone a terrorist is relative to the nation. One man's terrorisit is another man's freedom fighter.

--Michael1408 00:13, 26 September 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Michael1408 (talk • contribs)

Tell that to the thousands of lebanese he helped killed along with the PLO —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.0.45.201 (talk) 13:10, 13 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Date when Palestine National Council supported two-state solution

I have asked for a citation of the claim that the PNC adopted a resolution supporting a two-state solution in 1974. They did so much later (possibly 1994) but certainly not in 1974. At that time the Palestine National Covenant stated that the boundaries of Palestine at the time of the British Mandate was a single indivisible territorial unit belonging to the Palestinian people. I know that this is a highly contentious issue as a whole, but on such a narrow technical point I think both sides can agree that it is worth getting the historical facts and dates right. (David Kessler, 7th September 2009) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.169.180.52 (talk) 10:42, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Change “George Habash was born in Lod, Israel” to “George Habash was born in Lod, Palestine” — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.129.70.191 (talk) 22:20, 11 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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There is spinning He is known for antisemitism, A doctor Arabic name is Hakim but this applies only to the old days before ww2 to everyone graduates from medicine!! Not a specific title to the leader of a terror organisation

During 48 war what he was he was doing

Very ambitious and untrue statement

Habash returned to Jaffa where he worked as a teacher. He was then barely sixteen years old.

Dates does not match ?? Medical student in 1948 opens a doctor clinic : without any reference to his been graduated The real turning point in Habash's life during his university years was the Nakba of 1948, as one Palestinian city, town, and village after another fell to the Zionist forces and its inhabitants were expelled. Habash cut short his medical studies and in June 1948 went to Lydda, his hometown, where he joined a medical clinic and acted as an assistant to the surgeon who was treating the wounded civilians and defenders of the town. Lydda and neighboring Ramla fell to the Zionist

Grosvenor108 (talk) 14:08, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 19:51, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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In the intro and Early life sections, please remove the “19 year old” part next to his name. Habash was 21-22 in 1948. 2600:100C:A20C:6C0F:B42A:BCB:CFF8:8DB9 (talk) 12:22, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done The lead no longer says his age, which doesn't seem necessary given that his year of birth is in the previous sentence. Jamedeus (talk) 03:55, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]