Leadership & Structure

Sabri al-BannaAka Abu Nidal“Father of the Struggle”Depart from the Palestinian

Liberation Front

The ANO was never stable, a “rogue” organization

Abu Nidal was cruel and insulting. A bully.Abu Nidal was very demanding and

controllingLed his followers’ social life

example: He controlled who they can talk to, who their wives can talk to, what they bought, how they lived, etc

He harasses his own supporters

IsolatedParanoid

Feared being targeted by his own followersHis suspicion created a division in the ANO

Worked on sabotaging Palestinian & Israeli ties Especially against the Palestinian Liberation

Organization

Sabri al-BannaHeart & SoulA “One Man Organization”

ANO revolved around Sabri al-Banna, best described as a “One Man Organization”

ANO is inactive ever since al-Banna’s deathAdopted Fatah’s recruiting and structure

methodsANO consisted of nine subdivisions

Carefully selected the leaders of each divisionExisted in Africa, Asia, and Europe

An organization of several hundred individualsUsed families as cells