Knesset Member Mohammed Barakeh (Hadash) has met with the head of the Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine, Naif Hawatmeh, in Amman, Jordan. Barakeh reportedly expressed his deep appreciation for Hawatmeh and noted the "historic ties" between the organization and his party.

Hawatmeh expressed his admiration for the "historic role" played by the Israeli Communist Party and its successor, Hadash.

The PFLP is the second-largest of the terror groups forming the Palestinian Liberation Organization and has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, Canada and Israel.