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Fata ('), formerly the Palestinian National Liberation Movement is a Palestinian nationalist political party and the largest faction of the confederated multi - party Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ). Hinterland is a German word meaning " the land behind " ( a city , a port , or similar ). The term ' s use in English was first documented by ___MASK60___ George Chisholm in his " Handbook of Commercial Geography " ( 1888 ). Saudi Arabia , officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ( KSA ), is an Arab ___MASK44___ state in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula . With a land area of approximately , Saudi Arabia is geographically the fifth - largest state in Asia and second - largest state in the Arab world after Algeria . Saudi Arabia is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north , Kuwait to the northeast , Qatar , Bahrain , and the United Arab Emirates to the east , Oman to the southeast , and Yemen to the south . It is separated from Israel and Egypt by the Gulf of Aqaba . It is the only nation with both a Red Sea coast and a Persian Gulf coast , and most of its terrain consists of arid desert or barren landforms . The Munich massacre was an attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich , West Germany , at which eleven Israeli Olympic team members were taken hostage and eventually killed , along with a German ___MASK14___ ___MASK5___ , by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September . Shortly after the crisis began , they demanded 234 prisoners jailed in Israel and the German - held founders of the Red ___MASK2___ Faction ( Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof ) be released . Black September called the operation " Iqrit and Biram ", after two Palestinian Christian villages whose inhabitants were expelled by the IDF in 1948 . A ___MASK44___ state is , in international law , a nonphysical juridical entity that is represented by one centralised government that has sovereignty over a geographic area . International law defines ___MASK44___ states as having a permanent population , defined territory , one government , and the capacity to enter into relations with other ___MASK44___ states . It is also normally understood that a ___MASK44___ state is neither dependent on nor subjected to any other power or state . A hostage is a person or entity which is held by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security for the carrying out of an agreement , or as a preventive measure against war . However , in contemporary usage , it means someone who is seized by a ___MASK13___ abductor in order to compel another party such as a relative , employer , law enforcement , or government to act , or refrain from acting , in a particular way , often under threat of serious physical harm to the hostage ( s ) after expiration of an ultimatum . Black September (" ayll al - aswad ") refers to the conflict that was fought between the Palestine Liberation Organisation ( PLO ), under the leadership of Yasser Arafat , and the Jordanian Armed Forces , under the leadership of ___MASK21___ Hussein primarily between 16 and 27 September 1970 , with certain actions continuing until July 1971 . The Red ___MASK2___ Faction or Red ___MASK2___ Fraction ( RAF ; German : " Rote Armee Fraktion "), in its early stages commonly known as the Baader - Meinhof Group or Baader - Meinhof Gang , was a West German far - left terrorist group supported by the Stasi . The RAF was founded in 1970 by Andreas Baader , Gudrun Ensslin , Horst Mahler , and Ulrike Meinhof . The West German government considered the Red ___MASK2___ Faction to be a terrorist organization . Ulrike Marie Meinhof ( 7 October 1934  9 May 1976 ) was a German left - wing ___MASK85___ . She co - founded the Red ___MASK2___ Faction (" Rote Armee Fraktion ") in 1970 after having previously worked as a ___MASK66___ for the monthly left - wing magazine " konkret ". She was arrested in 1972 , and eventually charged with numerous murders and the formation of a ___MASK13___ association . Before the trial concluded , Meinhof was found hanged in her prison cell in 1976 . The araB gene ___MASK59___ is a bacterial ___MASK59___ , activated by e L - arabinose binding . Berndt Andreas Baader ( 6 May 1943  18 October 1977 ) was one of the first leaders of the German left - wing ___MASK85___ organization Red ___MASK2___ Faction , also commonly known as " the Baader - Meinhof Group ". Jordan ('), officially The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ('), is an Arab kingdom in Western Asia , on the East ___MASK51___ of the Jordan River . Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the east and south , Iraq to the north - east , Syria to the north , Israel , Palestine and the Dead Sea to the west and the Red Sea in its extreme south - west . Jordan is strategically located at the crossroads of Asia , Africa and Europe . The capital , Amman , is Jordan ' s most populous city as well as the country ' s economic , political and cultural centre . The Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) is an organization founded in 1964 with the purpose of the " liberation of Palestine " through armed struggle , with much of its violence aimed at Israeli civilians . It is recognized as the " sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people " by over 100 states with which it holds diplomatic relations , and has enjoyed observer status at the United Nations since 1974 . The PLO was considered by the United States and Israel to be a ___MASK91___ organization until the Madrid Conference in 1991 . In 1993 , the PLO recognized Israel ' s right to exist in peace , accepted UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338 , and rejected " violence and terrorism "; in response , Israel officially recognized the PLO as the representative of the Palestinian people . Israel , officially known as the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East , on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea . It has land borders with Lebanon to the north , Syria to the northeast , Jordan on the east , the Palestinian territories of the West ___MASK51___ and Gaza Strip to the east and west , respectively , and Egypt to the southwest . The country contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area . Israel ' s financial and technology center is Tel Aviv , while its seat of government and proclaimed capital is Jerusalem , although the state ' s sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem is internationally unrecognized . Iraq (, or ; '; '), officially known as the Republic of Iraq ('; ') is a country in Western Asia , bordered by Turkey to the north , Iran to the east , Kuwait to the southeast , Saudi Arabia to the south , Jordan to the southwest , and Syria to the west . The capital , and largest city , is Baghdad . The main ethnic groups are Arabs and Kurds ; others include Assyrians , Turkmen , Shabakis , Yazidis , Armenians , Mandeans , Circassians , and Kawliya . Around 95 % of the country ' s 36 million citizens are Muslims , with Christianity , Yarsan , Yezidism , and Mandeanism also present . The ___MASK75___ languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish . Lebanon , officially known as the Lebanese Republic , is a ___MASK44___ state in Western Asia . It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south , while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea . Lebanon ' s location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland facilitated its rich history and shaped a cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity . At just 10 , 452 km ( 4 , 036 sq . mi .), it is the smallest recognized country on the entire mainland Asian continent . Mohammad Daoud Oudeh ( Arabic :     ) , commonly known by his nom de guerre Abu Daoud or Abu Dawud ( Arabic :    ) 1937 , -- 3 July 2010 ) was a Palestinian known as the planner , architect and mastermind of the Munich massacre . He served in a number of commanding functions in Fatah ' s armed units in Lebanon and Jordan . Amman is the capital and most populous city of Jordan , and the country ' s economic , political and cultural centre . Situated in north - central Jordan , Amman is the administrative centre of the Amman Governorate . The city has a population of 4 , 007 , 526 and a land area of . Today , Amman is considered to be among the most liberal and westernized Arab cities . It is a ___MASK34___ tourist destination in the region , particularly among Arab and European tourists . The Jordan River ( also River Jordan ; " Nahar ha - Yarden "; " Nahr al - Urdun ", Ancient Greek :  , " Iordànes ") is a - long river in the Middle East that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and on to the Dead Sea . Israel and the West ___MASK51___ border the river to the west , while the Golan Heights and Jordan lie to its east . Both Jordan and the West ___MASK51___ take their names from the river .