Al-Hadaf

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History and profile

Al Hadaf was founded in Beirut in 1969^[1]^[2] by Ghassan Kanafani as the political mouthpiece of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP),^[3]^[4] espousing a Marxist–Leninist version of pan-Arab Palestinian nationalism. Kanafani also served as the editor-in-chief of the weekly.^[5] Deputy editor was Bassam Abu Sharif.^[6] In 1972, Kanafani was assassinated by a car bomb planted in his car by the Israeli Mossad, but Al Hadaf remains in publication. Abu Sharif replaced him as editor of the magazine.^[1]^[7]^[8] The headquarters of the magazine was moved to Damascus, Syria, in 1986 where it was subject to the strict censorship of the Syrian government.^[9]

Al-Hadaf is based in Gaza City, Palestine.^[10]