The Islamic Jihad expresses sadness over the death of George Habash

Mourners carry the coffin of George Habash, founder of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), during his burial ceremony in Amman January 28, 2008. Habash, the founder of a radical movement t hat staged hijackings and kidnappings to highlight the Palestinian struggle, died in Jordan on Saturday, his family said. He was 80 .REUTERS/ Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN)

Gaza – Ma'an –Islamic Jihad expressed deep sorrow at the loss of the founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, George Habash, who died on Saturday night in Amman. The movement said losing Habash meant losing a major symbol of the Palestinian and Arab people. Islamic Jihad praised Habash for a lifetime of resistance and struggle against the Israeli occupation, for rejecting American views towards the Palestinian question, and for his role in founding the Arab National Movement.