Back لجان المقاومة الشعبية Arabic Comitès de Resistència Popular Catalan Volkswiderstandskomitee German Comités de Resistencia Popular Spanish کمیتههای مقاومت مردمی Persian Comité de résistance populaire French ועדות ההתנגדות העממית HE Comitati Popolari di Resistenza Italian Folkemotstandskomiteene NB Ludowe Komitety Oporu Polish
| Popular Resistance Committees لجان المقاومة الشعبية | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the Popular Resistance Committees | |
| Leader | Jamal Abu Samhadana (2000–2006) 'Amir Qarmoot Abu As-Sa'id (2006–2008) Kamal al-Nirab (2008–2011) Zuhir al-Qaisi (2011–2012) Ayman al-Shashniya (2012–present) [citation needed] |
| Dates of operation | 2000–present |
| Split from | Fatah |
| Active regions | Gaza Strip |
| Ideology | |
| Status | Designated as terrorist organization by the United States and Israel. |
| Means of revenue | Iran and Hezbollah[1] |
The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC; Arabic: لجان المقاومة الشعبية, Lijān al-Muqāwama al-Shaʿbiyya) is a coalition of a number of armed Palestinian groups opposed to what they regard as the conciliatory approach of the Palestinian Authority and Fatah towards Israel.
The PRC is especially active in the Gaza Strip, through its military wing, the Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades.[citation needed] [2] The PRC has planned and executed a number of varied operations, but specializes in planting roadside bombs and vehicle explosive charges - directed against military and civilian convoys.
Formed in late 2000 by former Fatah and Tanzim member Jamal Abu Samhadana, the PRC is composed primarily of ex-Fatah fighters and Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades members and is alleged by Israel to be inspired and financed by Hezbollah. The present leader of PRC is Ayman al-Shashniya.[3]
The PRC was believed to be the third strongest faction active in the Gaza Strip, after Hamas and Islamic Jihad in 2012,[4] and has been designated a terrorist organization by Israel and the United States.
- ^ "PRC Spokesman: Future Operations Against the Enemy will be 'Thorn in Israel's Throat'". Al Akhbar English. Archived from the original on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
- ^ Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (September 15, 2009). "HUMAN RIGHTS IN PALESTINE AND OTHER OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES" (PDF). The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ "leadership of the Popular Resistance Committees, Schema-Root news". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "Popular Resistance Committees". ynet. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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