Early life George Habash

george habash received undergraduate degree in medicine american university of beirut, 1951.

habash born in lydda (today s lod) eastern orthodox palestinian family in 1926. child, sang in church choir. habash, medical student @ american university of beirut, visiting family during 1948 arab-israeli war. in july 1948, israeli defence force captured lydda jordanian , arab liberation army forces, expelling of town s arab residents , killing habash s sister. habash , remaining family became refugees , not allowed return home.

political thinkers influences on habash @ period included constantin zureiq, lectures @ aub on arab nationalism , zionist danger in late 1940s , 1950s habash had attended, , sati al-husri arab muslim intellectual emphasized national cohesiveness, territorial patriotism, , loyalty state, , gave priority arab unity on islamic unity.

in 1951, after graduating first in class medical school, habash worked in refugee camps in jordan, , ran clinic wadie haddad in amman. firmly believed state of israel should ended possible means, including political violence. in effort recruit arab world cause, habash founded arab nationalist movement (anm) in 1951 , aligned organization gamal abdel nasser s arab nationalist ideology.

he implicated in 1957 coup attempt in jordan, had originated among palestinian members of national guard. habash convicted in absentia, after having gone underground when king hussein proclaimed martial law , banned political parties. in 1958 fled syria (then part of united arab republic), forced return beirut in 1961 tumultuous break-up of uar.

habash leading member of palestine liberation organization until 1967 when sidelined fatah leader yasser arafat. in response, habash founded popular front liberation of palestine.