Summary
The leftist, secular, pan-Arab Lebanese coalition led by Kamal Jumblatt with which Palestinian groups dealt extensively in the early 1970s, comprising among others the Progressive Socialist Party, the Syrian Socialist National Party, the Murabitoun, the Lebanese Communist Party and smaller leftist parties and Saida’s Popular Nasserite Organization as listed by Parkinson (Beyond the Lines — Social Networks and Palestinian Militant Organizations in Wartime Lebanon, PDF p.63).
Details
- Coordination among the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Lebanese leftists was particularly strong, while Fateh operated more toward the political centre and also maintained relationships with right-wing Christian parties (Beyond the Lines — Social Networks and Palestinian Militant Organizations in Wartime Lebanon, PDF p.63).
Related pages
Beyond the Lines — Social Networks and Palestinian Militant Organizations in Wartime Lebanon, Palestine Liberation Organization, Fateh