leader that has become now a familiar part of the Palestinian psyche.
She turned almost overnight from another refugee in Lebanon into an unfurled Palestinian flag. Unlike others who folded their flags though, she remains as true to the faith today as when she was fifteen, only smarter. Understanding what she has to say is tantamount to understanding what many Palestinians have to say.
This is how she introduce herself:
Laila: I'm a Palestinian woman of Lebanese origin, my belonging is Arab, and hence my belonging is Palestinian. I joined the Arab Nationalist Movement early, early with respect to me, cause I was barely 15 years old then. After that [when the Movement dissolved itself], I moved to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine since its inception in 1967, and continue to be with them until today. I was a member of the Union of Palestinian students, in the Administrative Committee, when I was still a student in the American University of Beirut in 1963. In 1974, I became a member in the General Secretariat of the Palestinian women's Union. Also I've been a delegate in the Palestinian National Council [parliament] since 1979.
Free arabic voice
FEB 2,1999
Laila Khaled, a senior member of the radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), was known worldwide after she hijacked an American TWA airliner in 1969 to highlight the Palestinians problem.
Laila Khaled currently live in Amman, Jordan.
