San Francisco State University (SFSU) will feature Leila Khaled, a prominent Palestinian terrorist and plane hijacker, as a speaker in an online event that focuses on “gender, justice, and resistance.”
Leila Khaled, 76, is a veteran member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which was designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. Department of State. Khaled is most notorious for her participation in the hijacking of a passenger jet en route from Rome to Tel Aviv in 1969. A photo of her holding an AK-47 rifle while wearing a kaffiyeh became a popular icon of feminism and Palestinian militancy.
