Leila Khaled (Arabic: ليلى خالد [ˈlajla ˈxaːled]; born April 9, 1944) is a former Palestinian militant and member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). She is famous as the first woman to hijack an airplane. [1]

莉拉哈立德，出生于1944年4月6日，解放巴勒斯坦人民阵线成员，现在是巴勒斯坦国会议员，被称为“巴勒斯坦女性的典范”。

2015年7月27日 · Leila Khaled was probably the most famous female hijacker in the world in the late 1960s - beautiful, dangerous and politically committed to doing whatever might further the Palestinian cause....

2020年10月2日 · Leila Khaled is a longtime active leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and is well-known for her role in the hijacking of two civilian airliners, TWA Flight 840 in 1969 (bound for Tel Aviv from Rome) and El Al flight 219 in 1970 (traveling from Amsterdam to New York City).

Leila Khaled is the first known woman to lead an airplane hijacking. Her portrait as a young woman, smiling and holding an AK-47, became a symbol of the Palestinian liberation struggle.

2023年10月27日 · During the conference, Leila Khaled spoke about her life and struggles in defending Palestine and its people, and denounced the land grabbing and violence conducted by Israel against the Palestinian people.

2024年3月8日 · Leila Khaled is probably the most internationally known of these heroic women. She has dedicated her life to free Palestine from colonial occupation and to the international struggle for socialism.

Leila Khaled is a renowned Palestinian figure, most famous for her role in the hijacking of two airliners in 1969 and 1970 as part of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). She is also recognized for her continued activism in Palestinian political movements and her role in feminist discourse.

Inspired by her personal experiences of forced exile from her hometown and the suffering of her kin and nation, Leila Khaled took the struggle of Palestinian women into new and unprecedented directions. She has made notable contributions in social, humanitarian, and political areas, in the service of her cause, and in defense of basic human rights.

2024年4月9日 · She accompanied the Palestinian revolution since its inception in Lebanon where her family had taken refuge, and struggled as a fighter in the field, a leftist political leader, and social activist in the service of Palestinian women's rights. Learn more about Leila Khaled by