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Definition: The Fatah organization was founded by Yassir Arafat in 1958. The name Fatah is a reverse mnemonic for "Hizb al-Tahrir al-Filastini," which means "The Palestinian Liberation Party." In the West, his organization is generally known as the PLO - the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
Through most of its history, Fatah has been dedication to the elimination of the state of Israel and the creation of a Palestinian state. To this end, Fatah has engaged in both diplomatic engagement with other nations and terrorism against Israel. Indeed, Fatah terrorism and agitation against Israel may have been a key factor in some of the violent conflicts between Israel and Arab neighbors.
Fatah has not, however, been a primarily religious or Muslim organization - on the contrary, it has included a significant secular component. Because of this, Fatah has not generally made independent calls for jihad against Israel and has, instead, called for revolution against occupying Israeli forces.
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