Munif Mohammed Abou Rish
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Munif Mohammed Abou Rish was a Palestinian
/Australia
n journalist
, who in 1974 planned to assassinate Bob Hawke
, the Federal President of the Australian Labor Party
, who later became Prime Minister of Australia
. He also planned to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Australia, and several prominent Jewish figures in Australia.
Palestinians living in Australia gave out fake passports to members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
responsible for aircraft hijackings and attacks on Jewish institutions, for the purposes of an attack on Australian soil.
In 1974, Abu Rish left Australia and planned to return to carry out the assassinations the following year, but he was killed by Israeli security forces.
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
/Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n journalist
Journalist
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, who in 1974 planned to assassinate Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Robert James Lee "Bob" Hawke AC GCL was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia from March 1983 to December 1991 and therefore longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister....
, the Federal President of the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
, who later became Prime Minister of Australia
Prime Minister of Australia
The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful...
. He also planned to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Australia, and several prominent Jewish figures in Australia.
Palestinians living in Australia gave out fake passports to members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a Palestinian Marxist-Leninist organisation founded in 1967. It has consistently been the second-largest of the groups forming the Palestine Liberation Organization , the largest being Fatah...
responsible for aircraft hijackings and attacks on Jewish institutions, for the purposes of an attack on Australian soil.
In 1974, Abu Rish left Australia and planned to return to carry out the assassinations the following year, but he was killed by Israeli security forces.