Democratic Palestine : 12 (ص 11)
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- Democratic Palestine : 12 (ص 11)
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Views on a Palestinian
People’s Conference
In September, the PFLP solicited the views of prominent Palestinian nationalists in the West Bank and
Gaza Strip, on the idea of a Palestinian people’s conference. The opinion of prominent Palestinian
unionists was also sought. Below is a sample of their responses.
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Bassam Shakaa, legal mayor of Nablus, West
Bank:
«The Amman accord is being implemented daily, inside
and outside the occupied territories. The PLO leadership
claims that the British initiative (Mrs. Thatcher's invitation of a
joint Palestinian-Jordanian delegation to London) is positive -
a new development in the British position and a step in the
thousand-mile journey. This claim is only proof that this leader-
ship is determined to pursue its policy of depending on the US
plan. Therefore, it is important to confront this policy with total
awareness. To make the idea of a people’s conference suc-
ceed, it is necessary to conduct broad and deep consultations.
This will make the conference more effective, stronger and
more influential.»
Dr. Haider Abdul Shafi, President of the Palesti-
nian Red Crescent Society in the Gaza Strip:
«There is no doubt that the call for such a conference aims
to reach a positive solution to the crisis of the Palestinian situa-
tion, and to confront the threats brought about by the Amman
accord. To guarantee success for this positive step, the pre-
requisites should be created. There should be informational
efforts to illustrate the idea and the goal. Answers should be
given to all possible questions involved in this matter.
«The Amman accord has had a negative impact on the
situation in the occupied territories. The reasons behind the
sufferings of our Palestinian people at the hands of the Zionist
enemy, do not alone stem from the racist nature of the Zionist
enemy's policy. They also stem from the fact that the Zionist
settlers are now feeling that the Palestinians are about to sur-
render. The clauses in the Amman accord give evidence of that
surrender. The Zionist settlers thought that they should finish
off the Palestinians as long as we are in such a deteriorating
situation. However, our Palestinian masses are still able to
continue the confrontation and give sacrifices despite the
Amman accord and its implications. »
Abdul Rahman Natshe, Association of University
Graduates, Hebron, West Bank:
«It is a beautiful idea. It will put things in the right direction.
The people are the real authority. Convening such a confer-
ence would be a truthful expression of the opinion of the Pales-
tinian people. It would be an affirmation of concern for the goals
of the Palestinian revolution: the goal of self-determination and
establishing an independent Palestinian state.
«Such a conference would bypass those who put them-
selves in contradiction with the Palestinian march. | believe to
make this step a success, the call should be extended to all
who have proven their loyalty to the Palestinian cause, and are
really committed to the Palestinian people and revolution -
those who are really concerned about rectifying the errors of
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the Palestinian movement. The call to such a conference
should be based on a clear agenda and clear slogans which
cannot be violated. | suggest such a slogan, to express rejec-
tion of capitulation, squandering or authorization (of another to
speak for the PLO).»
Mamoun al Sayed. Chief editor of «Al Fajr» news-
paper, Jerusalem:
«The present Palestinian situation necessitates that all
Palestinian nationalist organizations, forces and personalities,
who are against the Amman accord and concerned about the
unity of the PLO on a clear-cut militant basis, meet as soon as
possible to crystallize the basis for abrogating the Amman
accord, the line of deviation and all attempts to sell out our
national cause at a cheap price.
«The Amman accord is being implemented, particularly
after the British initiative. Therefore, the responsibility of
nationalist organizations, forces and personalities is doubled.
Such a step (the people’s conference) should be taken seri-
ously and without hesitation.»
11 - هو جزء من
- Democratic Palestine : 12
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- نوفمبر ١٩٨٥
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- Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
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