In response, Arafat officially expelled Abu Nidal from Fatah in March 1974, and the rift between the two groups, and the two men, was complete. In June the same year, ANO formed the Rejectionist Front, a political coalition that opposed the Ten Point Program adopted by the Palestine Liberation Organization in its 12th Palestinian National Congress session.
Following Arafat's expulsion of Abu Nidal from Fatah in March 1974, a permanent split occurred between the two groups and their leaders. In June of that year, ANO formed the Rejectionist Front, a political alliance opposing the PLO's Ten Point Program at its 12th Palestinian National Congress.