During a September 2 , 1982 press conference at the United Nations , Yasser Arafat stated that , " Jesus Christ was the first Palestinian fedayeen who carried his sword along the path on which the Palestinians today carry their cross . " On 25 November 1987 , PFLP-GC launched an attack , in which two fedayeen infiltrated northern Israel from an undisclosed Syrian-controlled area in southern Lebanon with hang gliders . One of them was killed at the border , while the other proceeded to land at an army camp , initially killing a soldier in a passing vehicle , then five more in the camp , before being shot dead . Thomas Friedman said that judging by commentary in the Arab world , the raid was seen as a boost to the Palestinian national movement , just as it had seemed to be almost totally eclipsed by the Iran – Iraq War . Palestinians in Gaza began taunting Israeli soldiers , chanting " six to one " and the raid has been noted as a catalyst to the First Intifada
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