The Democratic Alliance (in Arabic

Arabic language

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: التحالف الديمقراطي) was an alliance of Palestinian

Palestinian people

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 PLO factions during the 1980s. Thee constituents of the alliance were the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine

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, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

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, the Palestinian Communist Party

Palestinian People's Party

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 and the Palestine Liberation Front

Palestine Liberation Front

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 (Yakub faction).http://www.al-ayyam.com/znews/site/template/Doc_View.aspx?did=26057&Date=9/11/2005

The Alliance opposed the Amman Agreement between Yassir Arafat and King Hussein in 1985. The Alliance was dissolved as PFLP and PLF left it in 1985, and joined the pro-Syria

Syria

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n Palestine National Salvation Front instead.http://www.mideastweb.org/palestianparties.htm http://www.ict.org.il/organizations/orgdet.cfm?orgid=11