The Palestinian National and Islamic Forces is a coalition formed shortly after the outbreak of the second Intifada with the authorization of Yasser Arafat

Yasser Arafat

Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini , popularly known as Yasser Arafat or by his kunya Abu Ammar , was a Palestinian leader and a Laureate of the Nobel Prize. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization , President of the Palestinian National Authority...

 and led by Marwan Barghouti

Marwan Barghouti

Marwan Hasib Ibrahim Barghouti is a Palestinian political figure. He is regarded as a leader of the First and Second Intifadas. Barghouti at one time supported the peace process, but later became disillusioned, and after 2000 went on to become the main figure behind the Al-Aqsa Intifada in the...

. The coalition coordinates the agenda of its members and helps plan and execute joint attacks against Israel. According to the Anti-Defamation League

Anti-Defamation League

The Anti-Defamation League is an international non-governmental organization based in the United States. Describing itself as "the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency", the ADL states that it "fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects...

, the group enjoyed significant influence during the second intifada, but since the election of Mahmoud Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas , also known by the kunya Abu Mazen , has been the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation since 11 November 2004 and became President of the Palestinian National Authority on 15 January 2005 on the Fatah ticket.Elected to serve until 9 January 2009, he unilaterally...

 in 2005 it has been less active.

The coalition includes both PLO and non-PLO factions, some organizations are listed as terrorist in the West.

The group's committee includes representatives of the following organizations :

• Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah
  Fatah
  Fataḥ is a major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization , a multi-party confederation. In Palestinian politics it is on the left-wing of the spectrum; it is mainly nationalist, although not predominantly socialist. Its official goals are found...
  
  );
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
  Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
  The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a Palestinian Marxist-Leninist organisation founded in 1967. It has consistently been the second-largest of the groups forming the Palestine Liberation Organization , the largest being Fatah...
  
   (PFLP);
• Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas
  Hamas
  Hamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
  
  );
• Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
  Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
  The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a Palestinian Marxist-Leninist, secular political and military organization. It is also frequently referred to as the Democratic Front, or al-Jabha al-Dimuqratiyah...
  
   (DFLP);
• Palestinian People's Party
  Palestinian People's Party
  The Palestinian People's Party , founded in 1982 as the Palestinian Communist Party, is a socialist political party in the Palestinian territories and among the Palestinian diaspora....
  
   (PPP);
• Palestinian Democratic Union (FIDA);
• Palestinian Popular Struggle Front
  Palestinian Popular Struggle Front
  The Palestinian Popular Struggle Front , , is a militant Palestinian organization. The group was led by Dr. Samir Ghawshah until his death in 2009...
  
  ;
• Palestinian Liberation Front;
• Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement;
• Arab Liberation Front
  Arab Liberation Front
  Arab Liberation Front is a minor Palestinian political faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization , politically tied to the Iraqi Ba'ath Party formerly headed by Saddam Hussein.- Historical background :...
  
  ;
• Palestinian Arab Front
  Palestinian Arab Front
  Palestinian Arab Front is a minor Palestinian Arab Nationalist faction. PAF is a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization.-History:...
  
  ;
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command;
• Islamic National Salvation Party;
• Popular Liberation War Pioneers (As-Sa'iqa
  As-Sa'iqa
  As-Sa'iqa is a Palestinian Baathist political and military faction created and controlled by Syria...
  
  )