What is George Habash?
{{infobox politician | death_date = 26 January 2008 (aged 81) | birth_date = 1 August 1926 | death_place = [[Amman]], [[Jordan]] | party = [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] | image = George Habash.jpg | spouse = Hilda Habash }} '''George Habash''' (1926-2008) also known by his nickname '''Al-Hakim''' (the wise one), was a Palestinian [[revolutionary]] and [[Politician|political leader]]. He was born in [[Lydda]], [[Palestine]]. Habash was the founder of [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (PFLP), a famous Palestinian armed [[Resistance movement|resistance]] group. He remained a significant figure in Palestinian politics until his retirement in 2000. George Habash died in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andoni|first=Lamis|title=Habash: The bearer of the dream|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2009/7/13/habash-the-bearer-of-the-dream|access-date=2023-09-25|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref> ==Early life== Habash was born in Lydda (today's [[Lod]]) to a Greek [[Orthodox Christianity|Orthodox Christian]] [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] family in 1926.<ref>{{Cite web|title=George Habash {{!}} Palestinian territories {{!}} The Guardian|url=https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2008/jan/27/israelandthepalestinians.obituaries|access-date=2023-09-25|website=amp.theguardian.com}}</ref> Habash was a [[Medical school|medical]] student at the [[American University of Beirut]]. After finishing at the top of his class in [[medical school]] in 1951, George Habash went on to work as a Doctor in [[refugee camp]]s in [[Jordan]]. He partnered with [[Wadie Haddad]] to run a [[clinic]] in [[Amman]]. Habash held a strong belief that the existence of [[Israel]] should be brought to an end using any available methods, including [[Palestinian political violence|political violence]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-02-28|title=The Wise One|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/article30194653.ece|access-date=2023-09-25|website=Frontl