Al-Hadaf

Al-Hadaf (Arabic: الهدف), (English: The Target) is a Palestinian weekly political and cultural magazine published in Gaza City, Palestine. Established in 1969 the magazine was headquartered in several cities, including Beirut and Damascus.

*Al-Hadaf*
Categories	Political magazine Cultural magazine
Frequency	Weekly
First issue	1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Country	Palestine
Based in	Beirut Damascus Gaza City
Language	Arabic
Website	Al Hadaf

Al Hadaf was founded in Beirut in 1969^[1]^[2]byGhassan Kanafani as the political mouthpiece of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP),^[3]^[4] espousing a Marxist–Leninist version of pan-Arab Palestinian nationalism. Kanafani also served as the editor-in-chief of the weekly.^[5] Deputy editor was Bassam Abu Sharif.^[6] In 1972, Kanafani was killed by a car bomb, but Al Hadaf remains in publication. Abu Sharif replaced him as editor of the magazine.^[1]^[7]^[8] The headquarters of the magazine was moved to Damascus, Syria, in 1986 where it was subject to the strict censorship of the Syrian government.^[9]

Al-Hadaf is based in Gaza City, Palestine.^[10]

List of magazines in Lebanon

^ ^a ^b Europa World Year. Vol. 2. London; New York: Europa Publications. 2004. p. 2614. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.

^ "The Press". Who's Who in Lebanon 2007-2008 (19th ed.). Beirut; Munich: Publitec Publications. 2007. p. 548. doi:10.1515/9783110945904. ISBN 978-3598077340.

^ Nezar Andary. "Arab Journals Provide Rich But Neglected Sources for Study of Arab World". Al Jadid Magazine. Retrieved 21 September 2014.

^ Muin Rabbani (2005). "Kanafani, Ghassan". In Philip Mattar (ed.). Encyclopedia of the Palestinians. New York: Fact on File, Inc. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-8160-6986-6.

^ Reem Haddad (20 July 2003). "In Memory of Ghassan Kanafani". Beirut Indy Media. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2014.

^ Muin Rabbani (2005). "Abu Sharif, Bassam". In Philip Mattar (ed.). Encyclopedia of the Palestinians. New York: Facts on File, Inc. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-8160-6986-6.

^ Cheryl A. Rubenberg, ed. (2010). Encyclopedia of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Boulder, CO; London: Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 8. doi:10.1515/9781588269621. ISBN 978-1-58826-686-6.

^ "Periodicals and Pamphlets Published by the Palestinian Commando Organizations". Journal of Palestine Studies. 1 (1): 137. 1971. doi:10.2307/2536009. JSTOR 2536009.

^ Marina Eleftheriadou (Spring 2021). "Building a Proto-State on Quicksand: The Rise and Fall of the Palestinian State-in-Exile in Lebanon". The Middle East Journal. 75 (1): 110. doi:10.3751/75.1.15. S2CID 236573912.

^ "Contact us". Al Hadaf. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

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