Democratic Palestine : 12 (ص 10)
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- Democratic Palestine : 12 (ص 10)
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said: «We look upon the Soviet position
in calling for an international conference
to resolve the Middle East crisis, namely
the Palestinian cause, as a sound
means for confronting US hegemony in
the region. This is so because the Soviet
Union is committed, in principle, to sup-
porting the struggle of the Palestinian
people on the basis of their national
program...»
To the question: «Will you cease
your resistance if ‘Israel’ returned the
West Bank and Gaza Strip», comrade
Abu Ali says: «No, we have full rights to
Palestine. The majority of the Palestini-
an people who now live in exile did not
live only in the West Bank and Gaza
Strip. Will they be allowed to return?
Should they be allowed, that would
throw a different light on the matter - but
if they remain in exile then they reserve
the right to return to their homeland - as
stated in the UN resolutions. Let the UN,
therefore, effectuate its resolutions. We
accept the UN resolutions but does ‘Is-
rael’ accept them, too? We realize that
‘Israel’ fears the return of the Palestinian
people to its homeland, because they
would then constitute the majority within
the occupied homeland. If this hap-
pened, we would establish a democratic
state for all inhabitants.
The war of the camps
Comrade Abu Ali then answered a
question about the Palestinian condition
in Lebanon and the war of the camps. He
said: «Over the past three years great
developments have taken form in the
Lebanese arena. Numerous contradic-
tions were touched off, some of which
regretably were within the national
ranks.Because the Palestinian masses
do not live isolated from the political,so-
cial and security situation, they are inevi-
tably involved in these contradictions.
However, the main aim of our people in
Lebanon is the realization of the PLO
national program. All the barriers and
impediments arising in Lebanon as a
result of internal or external influences
will not preclude the right of our people in
their struggle.»
As for the war waged by Amal
against the Palestinians, comrade Abu
Ali said: «We repelled Amal’s encroach-
ment on the camps. We were on the
defensive because we did not wish to
enter into such a war, especially since it
meant fighting within the national ranks.
We stated our position with regard to this
war, politically and through mass media
channels. Our efforts finally culminated
inthe Damascus agreement. We are still
making efforts to overcome contradic-
tions within the national ranks. We
demand that all abide by this agree-
ment...Nevertheless, we condemn
those in Amal who breach this agree-
ment and demand of its political leader-
ship to enforce commitment to the
Damascus agreement on all its forces. »
For a Palestinian People’s Conference
In an interview excerpted below, PFLP Politbureau member, Abdul Rahim Mallouh, explains the PFLP’s
Call for a Palestinian people's conference as it was announced by General Secretary George Habash in
August.
«The main goal of the Palestinian
people’s conference is to try to unify the
efforts and work of all Palestinian organi-
zations, forces, institutions and na-
tionalist personalities. This means those
who are opposing and confronting the
US solution and the deviationist line;
those who are working to abrogate the
Amman accord which was signed on
February 11, 1985, by King Hussein of
Jordan and Yasir Arafat.
«The convening of the conference
has to be preceded by sufficient prep-
arations. Regional conferences should
be convened in the homeland and in the
diaspora. This will facilitate the masses’
participation which is vital. A prerequis-
ite for such a conference is a dialogue
among all Palestinian nationalist organi-
zations, forces, institutions and per-
sonalities...
«lt is of utmost importance to pin-
point the fact that such a conference will
not lead to an alternative to the PLO, or
to parallel structures to its institutions.
The people’s conference will in no way
contradict the PLO’s sole representation
of the Palestinian people. Rather it will
reaffirm the PLO’s sole representation. It
will return the PLO to the correct line...
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«The people’s conference is open
to all nationalist forces, institutions and
personalities...lt is open to the
nationalist cadres and elements of
Fatah (Central Committee) - those who
are opposed to the US solution and the
deviationist line; those who reject the
Amman accord...
«The idea of a people's conference
is being discussed in the Palestine
National Salvation Front (PNSF). | can
say that it received preliminary accep-
tance... The Palestinian Communist
Party welcomed the idea. In a joint com-
munique between the PFLP and the
PCP, issued on August 7, 1985, agree-
ment on convening a people's confer-
ence was noted... The Democratic Front
for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP)
does not object to the idea. The DFLP
raised some questions aimed at making
the conference a success...We are con-
tacting other forces and trying to reacha
common understanding of this idea...
«The PFLP delegation which vis-
ited Moscow recently discussed the idea
with the Soviet comrades. They wel-
comed and supported it. They consider
such a move as a form of confronting the
US solution and the Hussein-Arafat
accord...They stressed the point that all
forces and political orientations have to
participate in such a conference. They
mentioned the importance of preserving
the unity of the PLO and safeguarding
the Palestinian national program which
calls for the rights of the Palestinian
people - to return to their homeland,
exercise self-determination and estab-
lish an independent Palestinian state...» - هو جزء من
- Democratic Palestine : 12
- تاريخ
- نوفمبر ١٩٨٥
- المنشئ
- Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
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