With the signing of the 1993 Oslo peace accords, Yasser Arafat publicly denounced terrorism.  As chairman of the PLO, Arafat also oversaw the official annulment of several sections of the PLO charter which had called for the destruction of Israel.  While the PLO ostensibly renounced terrorism some years earlier, it has, in the past, utilized terrorist attacks to further its goals.  In addition, the PLO umbrella contains both political and guerilla constituencies, some of which are actively engaged in terrorism.

Islamic Renewal Movement -- Ally (Suspected)
Sami al-Ghul Brigades -- Supported Cause

PIJ remains a relatively small organization with a limited base of support. This limited support partly stems from PIJ's exclusive focus on terrorist attacks and unwillingness to offer impoverished Palestinians a network of social services like Hamas does. The PIJ's prominence also has fallen since 1995, when Shaqaqi was gunned down, purportedly by Israeli Mossad agents. Ramadan Shallah, who replaced Shaqaqi as PIJ's leader, lacks the charisma of Shaqaqi. The PIJ's worldwide activities have further been hampered by a series of arrests and indictments in the U.S. following the Sep. 11, 2001 attacks.  Also, the construction of security fences by Israel along both the West Bank and Gaza border has made it more difficult for PIJ to execute terrorist attacks in Israel proper. Still, PIJ remains dedicated to the violent destruction of Israel, shows no interest in joining the political process, and will likely continue its attempts to injure Israeli civilians and military personnel through acts of terrorism.

Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (PSF)

al-Fatah -- Rival and Ally
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) -- Umbrella Organization

The Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (PSF) is a relatively small member of the Palestinian terrorist scene. Originally founded as an ideological splinter group of al-Fatah, the PSF has re-joined and then split from al-Fatah and the PLO many times since its inception in 1967. The PSF's original leaders were Dr. Samir Ghosheh (Ghawshah) and Bahjat Abu Gharbiah, who founded the group in the West Bank before the 1967 war.  <P><br />The PSF has held its headquarters in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Generally following the PLO, the group was centered in Jordan until the events of September 1970 and then in Lebanon until the Israeli invasion of 1982, after which the group relocated again to Damascus. The group's most prominent attack was the 1970 hijacking of an Olympic Airways jet to Cairo. With the Red Cross mediating, the group successfully negotiated for the release of a number of terrorists, including PSF member Mildos Dergarabedian, who carried out the group's earlier attack on Israeli Airline El Al's offices in Athens and Mansour Marad, who later became a member of the Jordanian parliament.