Abbas is the general director of the Palestine Liberation Front, which the U.S. State Department has designated a terrorist organization.

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The Palestine Liberation Front, one of multiple offshoots of the Palestine Liberation Organization, was initially based out of Tunisia, but relocated to Iraq after the Achille Lauro hijacking.

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But a statement saying the intifada should continue was released by 13 Palestinian factions, including the militant Hamas and Islamic Jihad groups, Arafat's Fatah faction, as well as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, after they met Sunday.

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