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Palestine Islamic Jihad

Palestine Islamic Jihad

9.9
A small armed Palestinian group that wants an Islamic state in Palestine and the end of Israel
  • proper noun
translation icon : Yihad Islámico Palestino
  • Palestine Islamic Jihad was founded in 1979 in Gaza by Fathi Shaqaqi and Abd al-Aziz Awda.

Examples

  • The Palestine Islamic Jihad has claimed responsibility for several attacks in Israel.

  • Security officials are concerned about cooperation between Hamas and Palestine Islamic Jihad.

  • The Palestine Islamic Jihad has been involved in various conflicts since its formation.

  • Many reports discuss the activities of Palestine Islamic Jihad in the region.

  • Palestine Islamic Jihad was founded in 1979 in Gaza by Fathi Shaqaqi and Abd al-Aziz Awda.

  • Security officials are concerned about cooperation between Hamas and Palestine Islamic Jihad.

  • The Palestine Islamic Jihad has claimed responsibility for several attacks in Israel.

Synonyms

Palestinian Islamic Jihad
vsPalestine Islamic Jihad
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A Palestinian armed group that wants an Islamic state and fights Israel

uses a slightly different English form of the name
PIJ
vsPalestine Islamic Jihad
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1 9.9

A small Palestinian group that uses armed attacks against Israel and wants an Islamic state in Palestine

is the full written name rather than an acronym
Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
vsPalestine Islamic Jihad
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9.9

A Palestinian militant group that wants an Islamic state and the destruction of Israel

uses the general organisation name rather than movement label
Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini
vsPalestine Islamic Jihad
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9.9

A small Palestinian armed group that wants an Islamic state in Palestine and fights Israel

uses the shorter English form instead of the Arabic transliteration

Surface Forms

Palestine Islamic Jihad main

Morphology

Palestine + Islamic + jihad

The constituents 'Palestine' + 'Islamic' + 'jihad' give a clear literal clue that this is a religiously framed jihad-related group based in Palestine, so learners who know the words will infer it refers to an Islamic movement or organization connected to jihad. However, the specific identity as a particular militant organization, its history, size, and political aims (e.g. armed activity vs. spiritual struggle) are not predictable from the parts alone and 'jihad' is semantically ambiguous, so full comprehension requires prior exposure.

Etymology

Palestine Islamic Jihad combines clear parts: Palestine (the place), Islamic (connected to Islam), and Jihad (an Arabic word for 'struggle' or 'fight'). The name was chosen to show a religious movement fighting for Palestine, so today it refers to a militant group with that aim.