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Palestine Islamic Jihad  

Definition

  • A tiny but fiercely militant Islamic group, Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) is made up of a handful of loosely affiliated factions, the largest of which was led by Dr. Fathi Shaqaqi until his assassination in 1995. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism; Palestine Islamic Jihad]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-G11T2898-4

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