Shigenobu quickly established herself in Beirut, and a small cadre of RAF members began training with the PFLP in militant tactics. Her group distanced itself from the Japan-based RAF and became the JRA. On May 30, 1972, the JRA undertook its most famous action when three members attacked Lod Airport in Israel. Shigenobu emerged as a spokesperson for the group in the Japanese media and penned numerous messages on the attack. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the JRA conducted numerous missions, hijackings, and attacks in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Shigenobu remained its leader and wrote extensively on behalf of the group. Her writing laid out theories of global revolution and the necessity of the Palestinian cause for the left. Interwoven throughout this revolutionary Marxist discourse was a trenchant critique of patriarchy, which was, for Shigenobu, also an aspect of capitalist exploitation. Her role as leader upended traditional gendered norms within militant leftist networks. The JRA remains a rare example of a militant leftist group led by a woman who challenged conceptions of solidarity and the role of women in a global revolution.