The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ahmad-jibril/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:44:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ahmad Jibril | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ahmad-jibril/ 32 32 Ahmad Jibril, head of Syria-based Palestinian terror group PFLP-GC, dead at 83 https://www.timesofisrael.com/ahmad-jibril-head-of-syria-based-palestinian-terror-group-pflp-gc-dead-at-83/ Wed, 07 Jul 2021 17:18:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=2578145 Jibril's group responsible for deadly terror attacks against Israelis, a famous prisoner exchange that saw 1,150 Palestinian security prisoners freed; PA's Abbas sends condolences

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]]> US Justice Department charges bombmaker in 1988 Lockerbie plane attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-justice-department-charges-bombmaker-in-1988-lockerbie-plane-attack/ Mon, 21 Dec 2020 18:55:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2453124&preview=true&preview_id=2453124 AG William Barr says Abu Agela Masud Kheir Al-Marimi, the 'man responsible' for airline bombing that killed 270, will finally be 'subject to justice for his crimes'

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]]> Posthumous appeal against Lockerbie bomber’s conviction ends; judges mull ruling https://www.timesofisrael.com/posthumous-appeal-against-lockerbie-bombers-conviction-ends-judges-mull-ruling/ Thu, 26 Nov 2020 20:26:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2437992 Justices say will issue decision as soon as possible on Abdelbaset Mohmet Al-Megrahi, whose family insists he was innocent of airline bombing that killed 270

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]]> Who made the bomb? The full truth about Lockerbie is still not being told https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-made-the-bomb-the-full-truth-about-the-lockerbie-bombing-has-yet-to-be-told/ Thu, 26 Nov 2020 10:12:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2436709 As relatives of the 1 man convicted for blowing up Pan Am Flight 103 try to posthumously clear him, potentially crucial evidence of a Palestinian terrorist's role is again withheld

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]]> Palestinian terror leader urges Iran to join ‘all-out war’ on Israel, then Jordan https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-terror-leader-urges-iran-to-join-all-out-war-on-israel-then-jordan/ Sat, 25 Feb 2017 13:08:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1568729&preview_id=1568729 Ahmad Jibril, head of Lebanon-based PFLP-GC, calls for liberation campaign 'in the Golan, in the Galilee, from Rosh Hanikra to Aqaba'

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]]> Palestinian terror chief meets with Khamenei in Tehran https://www.timesofisrael.com/pflp-head-meets-with-khamenei-in-tehran/ Mon, 26 Jan 2015 19:45:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1128292 Iranian Supreme Leader tells Assad ally Ahmad Jibril that Iran will always support Palestinians

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]]> PFLP-GC chief says Syria, Iran, Hezbollah armed Hamas https://www.timesofisrael.com/pflp-chief-says-syria-iran-hezbollah-armed-hamas/ Mon, 28 Jul 2014 02:03:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1037271 Palestinian terror leader says Islamist group received weapons and training from Tehran, missiles smuggled through Sinai

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]]> The 5 most lopsided prisoner swaps in Israeli history https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-5-most-lopsided-prisoner-swaps-in-israeli-history/ Thu, 19 Jun 2014 19:17:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1012436 As the search for three missing teens drags into its second week, we look at Israel's history of exchanging prisoners for prisoners

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]]> ‘Bomb-maker’ brags about El Al blast, posts Lockerbie photos https://www.timesofisrael.com/bomb-maker-brags-about-el-al-blast-posts-lockerbie-photos/ Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:54:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=917584&preview_id=917584 Marwan Khreesat, tied to PFLP-GC airplane bombings in 1970s, was arrested just before Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up in 1988. Now he's promising explanations

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]]> Iran blames ‘Zionists’ for new evidence it ordered Lockerbie blast https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-blames-zionists-for-new-evidence-it-ordered-lockerbie-blast/ Thu, 13 Mar 2014 21:26:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=912538&preview_id=912538 Tehran slams al-Jazeera for documentary in which defector fingers Khomeini for Pan Am bombing which killed 270 people

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]]> Lockerbie: The case against Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/lockerbie-the-case-against-iran/ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:20:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=907910&preview_id=907910 Op-ed: The same defector who credibly implicated Tehran in the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires has now charged Iran with responsibility for the 1988 Lockerbie blast. A new investigation is urgently needed

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]]> ‘Lockerbie bombing was the work of Iran, not Libya’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/lockerbie-bombing-is-the-work-of-iran-not-libya/ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 01:09:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=907640&preview_id=907640 In new documentary, former Iranian spy says Khomeini ordered the attack in retaliation for accidental US strike on Iranian plane

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]]> Memorials mark Lockerbie attack anniversary https://www.timesofisrael.com/memorials-mark-lockerbie-attack-anniversary/ Sat, 21 Dec 2013 19:52:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=795642 Families of over 270 victims of Pan Am 103 bombing gather for services in US, Britain

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]]> ‘Palestinian group carried out Lockerbie bombing’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-group-carried-out-lockerbie-bombing/ Thu, 19 Dec 2013 13:37:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=789922 Gaddafi may have commissioned attack that killed 270 people 25 years ago, ex-Israeli security official tells Times of Israel, but Ahmed Jibril's PFLP-GC carried it out

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]]> Palestinian-Lebanese group vows retaliation for IAF strikes https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-lebanese-group-promises-retaliation-for-iaf-strikes/ Fri, 23 Aug 2013 06:22:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=646158 Terror group allied with Syria, Iran says reaction will come 'at right time'; Israel holds Lebanese gov't responsible for rocket strikes; Hezbollah denies role

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