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Wadie Haddad | |
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وديع حداد | |
 Haddad in Syria, c. 1970 | |
| Born | 1927 |
| Died | 28 March 1978 (aged 50–51) |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Other names | Abu Hani (ابو هاني) |
| Alma mater | American University of Beirut |
| Years active | 1951–1978 |
| Employer |  KGB |
| Organization |  PFLP–EO |
Wadie Haddad (Arabic: وديع حداد; 1927 – 28 March 1978), also known as Abu Hani, was a Palestinian militant. He led the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. He organized several hijackings of international civilian passenger aircraft in the 1960s and 1970s,[1] the most infamous of which was the Entebbe hijacking, when Palestinian and German militants under his command held 106 hostages — primarily Israeli Jews, although four non-Israeli Jews were also retained for unclear reasons[2][3] — on a flight from Israel to France after diverting it to Uganda.
- ^ "Wadie Haddad". www.sundance.tv.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Melman, Yossi (8 July 2011). "Setting the record straight: Entebbe was not Auschwitz". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ Saul, David (2017). Operation Thunderbolt: Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History. Back Bay Books. ISBN 978-0-316-24539-5. "But, as Ilan Hartuv and others were later quick to point out, this was never a simple division of Jews and non-Jews. Many non-Israeli Jews like Julie Aouzerate, Michel Cojot and Peter and Nancy Rabinowitz remained in the original room."