Palestine Freedom Front
Description
Palestinian splinter group detonates a suicide bomb in Jerusalem, ripping lives from two American brothers in raw retaliation for Bekaa Valley strikes. Leo thrusts responsibility onto them in a tense portico briefing, Agency and FBI intel sealing their guilt as an isolated terror cell. Bartlet demands Arafat publicly condemn their savagery and bolster Israeli security ties, thrusting the group into a diplomatic vise that threatens Erev Yom Kippur bloodbaths and fragile Mideast truces.
Event Involvements
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S3E4
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On the Day Before
Leo Briefs Bartlet: Arafat Must Denounce Jerusalem Bombing
Palestine Freedom Front identified by Leo as the Palestinian splinter group behind the Jerusalem suicide bombing killing American brothers, framed as isolated actors whose savagery Bartlet demands Arafat denounce publicly.
Active Representation
Named perpetrator via intelligence briefing
Power Dynamics
Isolated terror cell defying central Palestinian authority
Institutional Impact
Threatens Palestinian unity and U.S.-led truces
Organizational Goals
Retaliate for Bekaa Valley actions
Assert splinter autonomy through violence
Influence Mechanisms
Suicide bombing terror
Exploiting regional grievances
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