Military

References

CRS RS21235 -- The PLO and Its Factions Jun 10, 2002

Resources

Palestine - Political Groups

When it comes to factionalism, the Palestinians put the Trotskyites to shame. As of 2014, there were two major factions, three minor factions, and lots of other fractions.

Palestinian Authority	Rejectionists
The Five Major Factions
Political Wing	Military Wing
Fatah (Fateh)
HAMAS	Ezz Al-Din Qassam Brigades
Palestinian Islamic Jihad	Quds Brigades
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)	Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP)	National Resistance Brigades
al-Sa'iqa Organization Arab Liberation Front (ALF) Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) Fatah (Fateh) Force 17 Palestinian Democratic Union (FIDA) Palestinian Islamic Jihad Palestine Liberation Army (PLA) Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Palestinian People's Party (PPP) Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (PPSF) Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC)	Active Organisation for the Liberation of Palestine (AOLP) Fatah Revolutionary Council (Abu Nidal Organization) Fatah Uprising HAMAS Palestinian Islamic Jihad Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-Special Command (PFLP-SC)
Other Parties	Other Militants
Jordanian Communist Party (JCP) Muslim Brotherhood National Liberation League (NLL) Palestinian National Congress (PNC) Palestine National Fund (PNF) Palestinian Armed Struggle Command (PASC) Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Palestinian Revolutionary Communist Party (PRCP)	al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades Fatah Tanzim

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