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Leyla Khaled's image with a Kalashnikov in hand with a ring made with the ring of a hand grenade was world became an icon. A symbol of resistance, struggle and rebellion comparable to the image of Che Guevara. In fact many resistance organizations jointly used the image of Leyla Khaled and Che as a symbol of revolutionary operations. 
In some respects Jordan (Al Urdun in Arabic) is like a second Palestine. A large percentage of Jordan's population are Palestinian refugees or descendants of Palestinians who fled their land when it was occupied by Israeli troops. Fedayeen seed is not surprising that after many years of exile in Beirut, Leyla Khaled has finally taken up residence in Amman, accompanied by her husband, the doctor Fayez Rashid Hilal and two children.
A few miles from the West Bank border. So close and yet so far ... Because
since his family left Palestine in 1948, like many other families fleeing the Israeli occupation, Leyla Khaled has not been able to set foot in Palestine.
For any journalist, communicator and social activist who knows the modern Middle East history, come face to face with Leyla Khaled is an honor and a thrill comparable only to those who could interview the Che Guevara. Born in Haifa, on April 9, 1944, became an activist for the liberation of Palestine from 1959, influenced by his brothers. With only 15, Khaled became one of the first to join the Arab Nationalist Movement features pan-Arabist, founded by George Habash, in the 50's, when he was a medical student at the American University of Beirut. The Palestinian branch of this movement became the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine after the Six Day War in 1967. Khaled also served for years as a teacher in Kuwait.
On August 29, 1969 Khaled hijacked TWA flight 840, becoming the first woman in history who participated in a similar operation. After this hijacking, Khaled underwent the first of several operations plastic surgery to conceal his identity and continue the armed struggle. On September 6, 1970 when he tried to kidnap a new plane, accompanied by Patrick Aguello Nicaraguan fedayeen, he was murdered and she was arrested and taken to London. On 1 October of that year and in the course of a prisoner exchange with the PFLP, was released. Currently a member of the Palestinian National Council and appears regularly on the World Social Forum.
A few miles from the West Bank border. So close and yet so far ... Because
since his family left Palestine in 1948, like many other families fleeing the Israeli occupation, Leyla Khaled has not been able to set foot in Palestine.
For any journalist, communicator and social activist who knows the modern Middle East history, come face to face with Leyla Khaled is an honor and a thrill comparable only to those who could interview the Che Guevara. Born in Haifa, on April 9, 1944, became an activist for the liberation of Palestine from 1959, influenced by his brothers. With only 15, Khaled became one of the first to join the Arab Nationalist Movement features pan-Arabist, founded by George Habash, in the 50's, when he was a medical student at the American University of Beirut. The Palestinian branch of this movement became the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine after the Six Day War in 1967. Khaled also served for years as a teacher in Kuwait. On August 29, 1969 Khaled hijacked TWA flight 840, becoming the first woman in history who participated in a similar operation. After this hijacking, Khaled underwent the first of several operations plastic surgery to conceal his identity and continue the armed struggle. On September 6, 1970 when he tried to kidnap a new plane, accompanied by Patrick Aguello Nicaraguan fedayeen, he was murdered and she was arrested and taken to London. On 1 October of that year and in the course of a prisoner exchange with the PFLP, was released. Currently a member of the Palestinian National Council and appears regularly on the World Social Forum.
"Marwan Paz-starting your career as a revolutionary guerrilla fighter for the liberation of Palestine?
Leyla Khaled- "Before the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) I was a member of the Arab Nationalist Movement (NAM). Among the leaders of the MNA were those who founded the PFLP and the majority of the members went over to the PFLP. I did the same. "
MP- Although I've been asked a thousand times What was your first operation in 1969?.jpg)
You became the first woman in the world who hijacked a passenger plane ...
LK- "That first action was intended to give a bell and call the attention of people on the liberation of Palestine and to release prisoners from Israeli jails. The international community considered until then to the Palestinians as mere refugees in need of humanitarian aid and political rights forgot we had. I was appointed to this task by my boss at the time, along with another partner, to hijack a plane from U.S. to Tel Aviv via Rome. In the Italian capital and we boarded the plane half an hour after takeoff the cabin and went to take command. I began to talk by radio to different stations that conectábamos, telling them who we were, por qué lo hacíamos y cuáles eran los objetivos que pretendíamos conseguir con ello. Cuando estaba llegando a Tel Aviv le pedí al piloto que descendiese y nos dejara ver Palestina. El piloto estaba sorprendido porque le dije que era la primera vez que veía mi tierra. Luego le pedí que fuera a Damasco, en Siria. Allí evacuamos a los pasajeros e hicimos explotar la cabina del avión”.
MP- En aquella época, como ahora, la izquierda latinoamericana ya sentía mucha simpatía por la causa palestina y por personajes vinculados al FPLP como el nicaragüense Patrick Agüello o el venezolano Ilich Ramírez, el "Comandante Carlos". Tú los recuerdas muy bien Right?
LK- "The Palestinian cause was very attractive and actually attracted to other movements in Latin America. At that time the Sandinistas were still fighting for independence, so we had a good relationship with them. Agüello was one of the members who came to fight us. I only met him for a short period of time, before attempting to kidnap another Israeli aircraft in 1970. Unfortunately he was killed. We also had people from Venezuela and Carlos ... "(Smiles)
MP- And you remember the Commander Salim? (Arabic name Ilich Ramirez)
LK- "When I met Carlos he was still very young. Then it became a very charismatic and courageous. When the French courts was asked about his relationship with the Palestinian cause, said he was not there to answer questions about the cause and the Palestinians could be blamed for anything ... "
MP- Have you followed the evolution policy of Chavez in Venezuela, which has supported both the Arab peoples?
LK- "Yes. We always follow with interest the policy of friendly countries and know that Venezuela is part of all occupied peoples struggling for their freedom. We know that Hugo Chavez has shown his friendship to the Palestinians, Lebanese, Iraqis ...
MP- live in Venezuela recently strained a crisis with Colombia and our president this country as compared to the Israel of Latin America Have followed this tension, fostered by the U.S., including Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador?
LK- "If we followed this conflict and seen as the Colombian government under U.S. guidelines, were doing the dirty work on that border and we appreciate the attitude taken by Hugo Chávez in connection with it. "
MP- In Venezuela we have a large Lebanese community and of course many supporters as Hizboallah movements, but do not understand why the Palestinian resistance has not joined forces more directly with Hizboallah in the fight against the common enemy ...
LK- "Actually yes. We know we have a common ally against Israel Hizboallah in fact in 2006 we worked together in the Lebanese conflict. "
MP- What about honor killings?
LK- "I am against all crimes, whatever they are. There is no way to justify the fact that when someone kills another person is granted itself the right to end a life. And that means a very great violation of human rights.
MP- As a woman and guerrilla What difference does the work of women in leftist resistance groups like the PFLP and Islamic groups, such as Hammer in the struggle for the liberation of Palestine?
LK- "On the left the woman managed to assume leadership positions. The people vote for them because they are aware that they can perform the same jobs as men. The electoral lists on the left had a rule that third place had to be provided for a woman, and that decision became law. On the contrary, Islamist groups of women is just a support, no voice or vote. If however the celebrations are many women in these working groups. "
MP- What is the relationship between the leftist movement and the Islamist and you attribute the loss of strength on the left?
LK- "Joining in the opinion that they have to liberate Palestine, but we differ greatly in the social, especially in regard to the rights of women. The weight loss of leftist movements is due to several reasons. We live in a society of religious culture for over a thousand years, and left or socialist movements only existed for 30 years. In addition, affect the fall of the USSR and the fact that a movement deeply divided. "
MP- How do you see the PFLP suicide attacks and you think the interpretation that transmits West of this phenomenon?
LK- "The West sees the resistance" terrorism "and never think about the reasons that force young people to explode with an explosive charge. Israel is responsible, because life and death are at a point very close. Take your territory, destroy your home, stop your parents ... what are you doing? Young people are then in the situation where their salvation is to fight against Israel through suicide. They are not strategic actions, not a positive influence in the fight and cause a situation of terror in Israeli society. The media gives the impression that Muslims do, but they are Palestinian, some Christians and other Muslims. There is an Arabic word that means dying on the battlefield, and they did not commit suicidal acts, but die in the battlefield. "
Leyla Khaled- "Before the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) I was a member of the Arab Nationalist Movement (NAM). Among the leaders of the MNA were those who founded the PFLP and the majority of the members went over to the PFLP. I did the same. "
MP- Although I've been asked a thousand times What was your first operation in 1969?
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You became the first woman in the world who hijacked a passenger plane ... LK- "That first action was intended to give a bell and call the attention of people on the liberation of Palestine and to release prisoners from Israeli jails. The international community considered until then to the Palestinians as mere refugees in need of humanitarian aid and political rights forgot we had. I was appointed to this task by my boss at the time, along with another partner, to hijack a plane from U.S. to Tel Aviv via Rome. In the Italian capital and we boarded the plane half an hour after takeoff the cabin and went to take command. I began to talk by radio to different stations that conectábamos, telling them who we were, por qué lo hacíamos y cuáles eran los objetivos que pretendíamos conseguir con ello. Cuando estaba llegando a Tel Aviv le pedí al piloto que descendiese y nos dejara ver Palestina. El piloto estaba sorprendido porque le dije que era la primera vez que veía mi tierra. Luego le pedí que fuera a Damasco, en Siria. Allí evacuamos a los pasajeros e hicimos explotar la cabina del avión”.
MP- En aquella época, como ahora, la izquierda latinoamericana ya sentía mucha simpatía por la causa palestina y por personajes vinculados al FPLP como el nicaragüense Patrick Agüello o el venezolano Ilich Ramírez, el "Comandante Carlos". Tú los recuerdas muy bien Right?
LK- "The Palestinian cause was very attractive and actually attracted to other movements in Latin America. At that time the Sandinistas were still fighting for independence, so we had a good relationship with them. Agüello was one of the members who came to fight us. I only met him for a short period of time, before attempting to kidnap another Israeli aircraft in 1970. Unfortunately he was killed. We also had people from Venezuela and Carlos ... "(Smiles)
MP- And you remember the Commander Salim? (Arabic name Ilich Ramirez)
LK- "When I met Carlos he was still very young. Then it became a very charismatic and courageous. When the French courts was asked about his relationship with the Palestinian cause, said he was not there to answer questions about the cause and the Palestinians could be blamed for anything ... "
MP- Have you followed the evolution policy of Chavez in Venezuela, which has supported both the Arab peoples?
LK- "Yes. We always follow with interest the policy of friendly countries and know that Venezuela is part of all occupied peoples struggling for their freedom. We know that Hugo Chavez has shown his friendship to the Palestinians, Lebanese, Iraqis ...
MP- live in Venezuela recently strained a crisis with Colombia and our president this country as compared to the Israel of Latin America Have followed this tension, fostered by the U.S., including Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador? LK- "If we followed this conflict and seen as the Colombian government under U.S. guidelines, were doing the dirty work on that border and we appreciate the attitude taken by Hugo Chávez in connection with it. "
MP- In Venezuela we have a large Lebanese community and of course many supporters as Hizboallah movements, but do not understand why the Palestinian resistance has not joined forces more directly with Hizboallah in the fight against the common enemy ...
LK- "Actually yes. We know we have a common ally against Israel Hizboallah in fact in 2006 we worked together in the Lebanese conflict. "
MP- What about honor killings?
LK- "I am against all crimes, whatever they are. There is no way to justify the fact that when someone kills another person is granted itself the right to end a life. And that means a very great violation of human rights.
MP- As a woman and guerrilla What difference does the work of women in leftist resistance groups like the PFLP and Islamic groups, such as Hammer in the struggle for the liberation of Palestine?
LK- "On the left the woman managed to assume leadership positions. The people vote for them because they are aware that they can perform the same jobs as men. The electoral lists on the left had a rule that third place had to be provided for a woman, and that decision became law. On the contrary, Islamist groups of women is just a support, no voice or vote. If however the celebrations are many women in these working groups. "
MP- What is the relationship between the leftist movement and the Islamist and you attribute the loss of strength on the left?
LK- "Joining in the opinion that they have to liberate Palestine, but we differ greatly in the social, especially in regard to the rights of women. The weight loss of leftist movements is due to several reasons. We live in a society of religious culture for over a thousand years, and left or socialist movements only existed for 30 years. In addition, affect the fall of the USSR and the fact that a movement deeply divided. "
MP- How do you see the PFLP suicide attacks and you think the interpretation that transmits West of this phenomenon?
LK- "The West sees the resistance" terrorism "and never think about the reasons that force young people to explode with an explosive charge. Israel is responsible, because life and death are at a point very close. Take your territory, destroy your home, stop your parents ... what are you doing? Young people are then in the situation where their salvation is to fight against Israel through suicide. They are not strategic actions, not a positive influence in the fight and cause a situation of terror in Israeli society. The media gives the impression that Muslims do, but they are Palestinian, some Christians and other Muslims. There is an Arabic word that means dying on the battlefield, and they did not commit suicidal acts, but die in the battlefield. "
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