Tanzim
| Tanzim | |
|---|---|
| التنظيم Al-Tanẓīm | |
| Active | Founded in 1995 |
| Country | Palestine |
| Allegiance | Fatah |
| Type | Militant faction |
| Role | Community-level operations |
| Engagements | Second Intifada |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Led by Marwan Barghouti (serving life sentences for murder in Israel) |
Tanzim (Arabic: التنظيم Al-Tanẓīm, "The Organization") was a militant faction of the Palestinian Fatah movement.
Formerly led by Marwan Barghouti, who is serving life sentences for murder in Israel, it had gained prominence during the Second Intifada. Tanzim operateed at the community level and had significantly pulled Palestinian support from Islamist groups. It had participated in violent acts against both military and civilian targets, and some of its members had even conducted suicide bombings.