palestinian islamic jihad

Noun
  1. A militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine and to the destruction of Israel;
    Smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas (synset 108053870)
    referred to in: act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
    domain region: palestine - a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
    is an instance of: foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    same as: harakat al-jihad al-islami al-filastini, palestine islamic jihad, pij

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