The funeral procession of George Habash, the founder of the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) began
on Monday afternoon at Jordan Hospital in Amman where
the nationalist leader died.
The procession is headed for the Roman Orthodox church,
and then the Sahab cemetery.
Habash, also known as Al-Hakim, died of a heart attack
on Saturday evening.
The Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative,
Mustafa Barghouthi, also the former Palestinian minister of
information, traveled to Amman to attend the funeral.
Barghouthi said Habash was a symbol of the Palestinian
struggle and a tireless advocate of Palestinians' rights.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared three days
of mourning to honor Habash.
There were several symbolic funerals in the West Bank and
the Gaza Strip in which mourners took to the streets
carrying Habash posters.
Speaking at a rally in Jenin in the northern West Bank,
Jenin Governor Qaddora Mousa said that with the death
of Habash, Palestinian national unity has lost one of its pillars.
Also in Jenin, Amir As-Sa'di spoke on behalf of the Palestinian
National and Islamic Forces by Amir As-Sa'di who promised that
the Palestinian forces will follow in Habash's steps until they
achieve Palestinian national goals.
The political bureau of a PFLP offshoot, the Popular Front
for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC)
issued a statement expressing their sadness for the departure
of Al-Hakim as well as pride for being under his command
before they established the General Command as a separate
faction.
The Union of UNRWA employees in Lebanon also
expressed sorrow for the loss of "a historic Palestinian leader."
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