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- Country of residence: Palestine
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1933-1980 Salfit, former leader of the JCP. active in creation of JCP in Jun51. In general, sought accommodation with the Jordanian monarchy. When parliamentary leaders were imprisoned in 1957, and Fu’ad Nassar in exile, he served as acting secretary-general; in opposition to Nassar’s strategy, he opposed the West Bank strikes of 1966, leading to internal splits. After 1967, he ran the JCP headquarters from Amman, his supporters split to form the Palestine Communist Youth in 1975.
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