Democratic Palestine : 12 (ص 9)

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Democratic Palestine : 12 (ص 9)

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Interview with Comrade Abu Ali Mustafa
Early in October, Comrade Abu Ali Mustafa, Deputy General Secretary of the PFLP, was interviewed by
a delegation of the most widely known Japanese newspapers and television networks. Comrade Abu Ali
answered questions on recent developments in the region and explained the PFLP’s position on a
number of issues. The following are excerpts from the interview.
On Mrs. Thatcher's visit and her last
initiative in the region, Abu Ali com-
mented: «We consider that Mrs.
Thatcher's initiative comes in the con-
text of the US plans. She confirmed this
in her statement on arriving at Cairo air-
port - ‘We support the US concept for
resolving the Middle East crisis.’ This
means the denial of Palestinian national
rights at the same time lending support
to the Reagan plan. On the other hand,
the British government is not exactly a
suitable choice for the providing of a pat-
riotic solution for the Palestinian cause
since it is held primarily and historically
responsible for the catastrophe of the
Palestinian people. It was the British
government which issued the Balfour
Declaration in 1917 and supporied
Zionist immigration to Palestine at the
expense of the Palestinian people.
When Thatcher visited a Palestinian
camp on the outskirts of Amman, a
Palestinian woman of al Baqa’a camp
asked her: ‘Do you know, Mrs. Thatcher,
why we are here in this miserable
camp?’ She shook her head question-
ingly. The Palestinian woman said: ‘Bri-
tain is the cause of our expulsion from
Palestine...’
Our masses are our weapons
In response to a question concern-
ing the weapons we possess to confront
liquidation solutions, comrade Abu Ali
replied: «We have a people that believes
in its national cause; a people that has
been resisting occupation since 1937;
this is one of our most important
strengths. In addition to this, we possess
Clarity of political view with regard to our
national cause in the conflict with
Zionism and imperialism. Moreover,-we
rely on our alliances with Arab national
and progressive forces as well as those
with our international allies, first and
foremost of which are the socialist coun-
tries, especially the Soviet Union. As for
confrontation, it takes on different forms:
military, political and on the mass level.
We are determined to continue our
struggle till the achievement of our
national program.
Cancelling the Amman accord
Regarding the Amman accord Abu
Ali said: «The Amman accord, in its
essence, is a program which is the
antithesis of the Palestinian national
program and the Arab summit resolu-
tions - both of which consider the PLO as
the sole legitimate representative of the
Palestinian people. At the same time,
the Amman accord paves the way for
consolidation of American influence on
the way to a second Camp David in the
region. We, therefore, consider this
accord to be a distinctive turning point as
well as being a deviation from the trend
of Palestinian national struggle. In short,
our policy is to work to cancel this accord
in cooperation with our local, national
and international allies.
National unity
With regard to the unity of the PLO
comrade Abu Ali continued: «Our
endeavors to restore unity among the
ranks of the PLO is based on the neces-
sity of adhering to the legitimate PNC
resolutions, especially those of the 16th
session in Algiers. For us, abiding by this
program constitutes the basis for restor-
ing PLO unity...»
Land in exchange for peace
results in a new Camp David
In response to a question on the
idea of land in exchange for peace, Abu
Ali says: «This idea stemmed originally
from Sadat’s propositions, ultimately
ending at Camp David, where Sadat
made all the concessions concerning
the Palestinian national cause.» He
added: «'‘lsrael’ is aware that this for-
muta does not allow for the establish-
ment of an independent Palestinian
state. Then again the US could interpret
it to mean peace in exchange for
autonomy or in exchange for a confeder-
ation with Jordan,but by no means will it
lead to the establishment of an indepen-
dent Palestinian state. This is the
essence of the matter for us because we
are a people who have the right to
establish an independent Palestinian
state. The danger of this ‘peace for land’
formula lies in the fact that it is the
antithesis of the Palestinian national
program and a capitulation to the US
and Zionist plans.
The international conference
On the Soviet position and its call
for an international conference, Abu Alli »
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