"Now Abu Mazen is handling the most important position in the Palestinian political system, which is the general secretary of the PLO, so it is normal to see all the officials and leaders and even Fatah cadres visiting him, " said Ahmed Ghnaim, a member of Fatah Revolutionary Council.
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Abu Nidal, whose name means " Father of Struggle, " is the founder of the Palestinian opposition Fatah Revolutionary Council, which has claimed responsibility for lethal attacks around the world, mostly against Israelis and PLO leaders and partisans, but also against Jews in Western Europe and moderate Arab states.
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The only group that waged uninterrupted attrition against Arafat was the Fatah Revolutionary Council led by maverick hardliner Sabri al-Banna ( better known as Abu Nidal ), who was viewed by other Palestinian organizations as not so much a guerrilla as a pure criminal with no higher goal than deposing the moderates at the head of the PLO.
