Definitions for force 17
force 17

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1. Force 17noun

   formed in 1972 as a personal security force for Arafat and other PLO leaders; became one of PLO's elite units; has built an extensive infrastructure of terrorist cells and weapon depots in Europe while attacking Israeli targets

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1. Force 17

   Force 17 (Arabic: القوة 17) was a commando and special operations unit of the Palestinian Fatah movement and later of the Office of the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority. It was formed in the early 1970s by Ali Hassan Salameh (Abu Hassan). Initially, the group was housed in building 17 of Al-Fakhani Street in Beirut.

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1. force 17

   There seems to be some misunderstanding here as "Force 17" isn't a general term but a specific Palestinian security organization. It was an elite commando and VIP protection unit within the Palestine Liberation Organization, established in the early 1970s and largely disbanded around 2007. It served as the personal guard force for Yasser Arafat, the chairman of the PLO, and some other high-ranking Fatah officials. The unit was known both for its role in internal security as well as for executing special foreign operations.

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1. Force 17

   Force 17 was a commando and special operations unit of the Palestinian Fatah movement and later of the Office of the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority. It was formed in the early 1970s by Ali Hassan Salameh. Unlike previously formed units within Fatah, the mission of Force 17 was to assassinate Israeli political figures. The importance of such a unit was made clear by the heavy losses suffered by the PLO leadership in Operation Spring of Youth. Force 17 was used by Fatah to protect PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, his top lieutenants, as well as diplomats of the organization. Members accompanied Arafat during his 1974 address to the United Nations in New York City. In 1979, their founder Salameh and his bodyguards were assassinated in Beirut. In 1991, Salah Khalaf was assassinated by a member of Sabri al-Banna's group. This came after senior Fatah leaders had emerged relatively unscathed from the Lebanese Civil War, despite being targeted by Syria, Israel, Christian militias, and Palestinian rivals inside and outside of Fatah during that period. The relative success contributed greatly to the legend that Arafat had nine lives. In the 1990s, the unit evolved from an organ of Fatah into an official unit of the Palestinian Authority's national security apparatus. During the Second Intifadeh, Force 17 was tasked with the acquisition of arms shipments for militant Palestinian organizations loyal to Arafat, carrying out terror attacks, and resisting incursions into Palestinian territory by Israeli military and police. Allegedly, evidence of these actions was found during Operation Defensive Shield, when the Israel Defense Forces besieged Arafat and Force 17 at the Mukataa in Ramallah, entered the compound, and broke into the PA's records.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of force 17 in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of force 17 in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_17
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