Ahmad Sa'adat is Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, imprisoned by Israel for his role leading the group. The 2010 opening said an Israeli military court sentenced him "to 30 years in prison for heading an 'illegal terrorist organization' and for his responsibility for all actions carried out by his organization." Today's opening calls him only "a Palestinian militant" and does not mention the terrorist designation or his sentencing for it, though the word survives five times elsewhere in the article. A reader today does not learn from the opening that an Israeli court convicted Sa'adat of heading a designated terrorist organization.
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Ahmad Sa'adat (also transliterated from Arabic as Ahmed Sadat / Saadat , Arabic: احمد سعدات)(born 1954) is a Palestinian militant, and Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a militant Palestinian group.1Saadat became the Secretary-General of the PFLP in October 2001. He succeeded Abu Ali Mustafa to the post, after Mustafa was assassinated by Israelis at his office in Ramallah in the West Bank .2He stands for the dismantling of the Israeli state, opposes the Oslo Peace Process and believes in the right of return for all Palestinian refugees and their descendants back to the former British Mandate of Palestine .3He was imprisoned in Jericho by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) in 2002. In March 2006, the US and British team in charge of monitoring the prison left because of poor security conditions.4Israeli forces subsequently carried out Operation Bringing Home the Goods and took Sa'adat to Israel; he is currently in Israeli custody . Hamas has demanded his release, along with that of many other Palestinian prisoners , in exchange for the captured soldier Gilad Shalit . [1] Sa'adat was accused by Israel of organizing the assassination of the Israeli Tourism Minister, Rehavam Zeevi , who was assassinated on October 17, 2001.5He took refuge in the Muqata'a headquarters of PLO leader Yassir Arafat , who refused to hand him over to Israel.6Israel, on the other hand, refused to back down from its arrest order. After negotiations involving the US and the UK , an agreement was reached in between Israel and the PNA. Israel called off the siege of the Muqata'a, and Sa'adat was arrested, given a military trial and put in a Palestinian jail in Jericho , with a force of US and British guards overseeing his captivity. He was not allowed to run for political office, give interviews or address the public, although these bans were occasionally circumvented or ignored. The Palestinian Supreme Court declared that Sa'adat's imprisonment was unconstitutional, and ordered his release, but the PNA has refused to comply. Amnesty International has declared that this, and the fact that he received an unfair trial, makes his detention illegal, and that he must either be charged with a crime and given due process, or released. [2] On Tuesday, March 14, 2006, the US and Britain withdrew monitors from the Jericho jail where Saadat was being held. Israeli forces then launched Operation Bringing Home the Goods , surrounding the prison to prevent the escape of Saadat. In the ensuing stand-off, Palestinian guards left the prison but 200 prisoners refused to surrender. After a ten hour standoff, Israeli military forces took Sa'adat and five other inmates into custody. After his arrest, he was interrogated by the Israeli Shabak . In December 25, 2008, an Israeli military court sentenced Ahmad Sa'adat, being the leader of the Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), to 30 years in prison for heading an "illegal terrorist organization" and for his responsibility for all actions carried out by his organization. [3] "Israel sentences PFLP leader to 30 years in prison" .7
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Ahmad Sa'adat (also transliterated from Arabic as Ahmed Sadat / Saadat , Arabic: احمد سعدات; born 1953) is a Palestinian militant and Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a Marxist , Palestinian nationalist organisation. Sa'adat graduated in 1975 from the UNRWA Teachers College, Ramallah, specializing in Mathematics. Saadat became the Secretary-General of the PFLP in October 2001. He succeeded Abu Ali Mustafa to the post, after Mustafa was assassinated by Israelis at his office in Ramallah in the West Bank . He believes in the right of return for all Palestinian refugees and their descendants back to their former homes. He was imprisoned in Jericho by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) in 2002. In March 2006, the US and British team in charge of monitoring the prison left because of poor security conditions. Israeli forces subsequently carried out the so-called Operation Bringing Home the Goods , arrested Sa'adat and took him to Israel ; he is currently in solitary confinement in an Israeli prison and his health has deteriorated after frequent hunger strikes.
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Ahmad Sa'adat (also transliterated from Arabic as Ahmed Sadat / Saadat , Arabic: احمد سعدات ; born 1953), also known as Abu Ghassan , is a Palestinian militant and Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a Marxist , Palestinian nationalist organisation. Sa'adat graduated in 1975 from the UNRWA Teachers College, Ramallah, specializing in Mathematics. Sa'adat was elected Secretary-General of the PFLP by its Central Committee in October 2001, to succeed Abu Ali Mustafa , after Mustafa was assassinated by Israel during the Second Intifada .Sa'adat had spent 10 years in Israeli prisons, on eight separate occasions.He was accused by Israel of organizing the assassination of the Israeli Tourism Minister, Rehavam Ze'evi , and took refuge in the Muqata'a headquarters of PLO leader Yassir Arafat , which was then besieged by Israel after Arafat refused to hand him over to Israel.As part of an agreement with Israel, Sa'adat was tried by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and imprisoned in Jericho prison in 2002.In the Palestinian elections of January 2006 , Sa'adat was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council .On 14 March 2006, Hamas announced their intention to release Sa'adat from prison.The US and British team monitoring Jericho prison left, citing poor security conditions.On the same day, Israeli forces carried out the so-called Operation Bringing Home the Goods , taking Sa'adat and five other security prisoners into custody.On 25 December he was given a 30 year prison sentence by an Israeli military court. He is currently in solitary confinement in an Israeli prison and his health has deteriorated after frequent hunger strikes.
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Palestinian politician Ahmad Sa'adat (also transliterated from Arabic as Ahmed Sadat or Saadat ; ; born 1953), also known as Abu Ghassan , is a Palestinian militant and Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a Marxist–Leninist Palestinian nationalist organisation. Sa'adat graduated in 1975 from the UNRWA Teachers College, Ramallah, specializing in Mathematics. Sa'adat was elected General Secretary of the PFLP by its Central Committee in October 2001, to succeed Abu Ali Mustafa after his assassination by Israel during the Second Intifada .Sa'adat had spent ten years in Israeli prisons, on eight separate occasions. He was accused by Israel of organizing the assassination of Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi , and took refuge in the Muqata'a headquarters of PLO leader Yassir Arafat , which was then besieged by Israel after Arafat refused to hand him over to Israel. As part of an agreement with Israel, Sa'adat was tried by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and imprisoned at the Jericho prison in 2002. In the Palestinian elections of January 2006 , Sa'adat was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council . On 14 March 2006, Hamas announced their intention to release Sa'adat from prison. The US and British team monitoring Jericho prison left, citing poor security conditions. On the same day, Israeli forces carried out the so-called Operation Bringing Home the Goods , taking Sa'adat and five other security prisoners into custody. In December 2008 he was given a 30-year prison sentence by an Israeli military court . He was held in solitary confinement in an Israeli prison and his health deteriorated after frequent hunger strikes, in protest of Israel.Since 2012 Sa'adat is no longer in solitary confinement."Ahmad Sa'adat from prison: Mass movement needed for national unity and resistance" . 5 August 2012.
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Palestinian politician leaders Ahmad Sa'adat (also transliterated from Arabic as Ahmed Sadat or Saadat ; Arabic: أحمد سعدات ; born 1953), also known as Abu Ghassan , is a Palestinian militant, and Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a Marxist–Leninist Palestinian nationalist organisation. Sa'adat graduated in 1975 from the UNRWA Teachers College, Ramallah, specializing in Mathematics. Sa'adat was elected General Secretary of the PFLP by its Central Committee in October 2001, to succeed Abu Ali Mustafa after his assassination by Israel during the Second Intifada . He has been sentenced to prison terms and held in prison since 2002.Sa'adat had spent many years in Israeli prisons, on eight separate occasions. He was accused by Israel of organizing the assassination of Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi , and took refuge in the Muqata'a headquarters of PLO leader Yassir Arafat , which was then besieged by Israel after Arafat refused to hand him over to Israel. As part of an agreement with Israel, Sa'adat was tried by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and imprisoned at the Jericho prison in 2002. In the Palestinian elections of January 2006 , Sa'adat was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council . On 14 March 2006, Hamas announced their intention to release Sa'adat from prison. The US and British team monitoring Jericho prison left, citing poor security conditions. On the same day, Israeli forces carried out Operation Bringing Home the Goods , taking Sa'adat and five other security prisoners into custody. In December 2008 he was given a 30-year prison sentence by an Israeli military court . He was held in solitary confinement in an Israeli prison and his health deteriorated after frequent hunger strikes in protest of Israeli policies. Since 2012 Sa'adat is no longer in solitary confinement.
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