RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) observed its 48th anniversary Dec. 11. During the ceremony, the PFLP confirmed its support for the current intifada, the resistance and liberation. It stressed the need to put an end to all agreements with Israel and accomplish Palestinian national unity.

These positions are based on a message sent by detained PFLP Secretary-General Ahmad Saadat from inside an Israeli jail on the same day.

The group emerged from the Arab Nationalist Movement after Israel defeated Arab countries including Egypt, Syria and Jordan in the Six-Day War in June 1967. Today, the PFLP — the most powerful faction of the Palestinian left-wing parties at the military and popular level and the second-largest PLO faction after Fatah — faces many challenges. In a Dec. 11 interview with Kayed al-Ghul, a member of the PFLP’s political bureau, Al-Monitor learned about the group’s plans and obstacles, the Palestinian left wing’s position and the current situation of the Palestinian cause.

The text of the interview follows.