Hamdi Quran

Hamdi Quran is a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). He came to prominence when he was one of a four-man PFLP team who, on 17 October 2001 assassinated Rehavam Ze'evi, the founder of the right-wing nationalist Moledet party, who mainly advocated for "population transfer". (and also the Israeli minister of tourism).

Hamdi Quran
حمدي قرعان
Member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Personal details
NationalityPalestinian
Political party Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Militant WingAbu Ali Mustafa Brigades
Then called the "Red Eagle Brigades"
religionunknown

In 2002, Quran was sentenced by the Palestinian National Authority to 18 years for the crime and imprisoned in a Jericho prison under the supervision of British and American wardens under a deal worked out between US President, George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, in April 2002.

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