In the 1970s and 1980s , the group carried out a number of attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians , and gained notoriety for using spectacular means . After 1969 Habash could no longer claim that he was the head of the true organization , as all three of the group 's original triumvirate were now separate . Nevertheless , due to the PFLP 's spectacular successes , including the Dawson 's Field hijackings ( September 1970 ) , Lod Airport Massacre ( 1971 ) , and coordination with the Fatah-backed Black September group in the Munich Olympic killings ( 5 – 6 September 1972 ) , Habash continued to be the first among equals among the Rejectionist Front , the groups that refused any permanent settlement in a framework other than military victory
Munich Olympic killings
Munich massacre
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command