Democratic Palestine : 15 (ص 8)
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King Hussein Doesn't Speak for Us
King Hussein’s February 19th speech, attacking the PLO and trying
to divide the Palestinian people, was massively condemned in
occupied Palestine. Following is a sampling of the response:
Bassam Shakaa, elected mayor
of Nablus
«What has occurred was expected,
for the matter is not so much related to
relations between two parties as to a
trend that links its future with
imperialism. The PLO was founded in
the midst of Arab conflicts and at a time
when the Palestinian cause was almost
forgotten. The start of the armed revolu-
tion restored respect to the Palestinian
cause and identity. Then the deviation
started and with it came setbacks... The
king's wrong presentation of the course
of the Palestinian cause was an accu-
mulation and one of the results of this
deviation... Those who call for 242 will
not be able to change the position of
Zionism and US imperialism. Did any of
them hear of Israeli willingness to with-
draw from the West Bank, Gaza Strip,
Jerusalem or the Golan Heights, aban-
don the settlements and then permit our
people to establish an independent
state?
«What has occurred should embar-
rass those who deviated from the revolu-
tion abd our people’s national struggle.
The king's step provides an opportunity
for unifying positions, reconsidering
what has happened, initiating discus-
sion and deep criticism, and returning to
national unity in the framework of the
PLO...
«It was evident that the king would
abandon Yasir Arafat in view of the poli-
cy that is being implemented in the
occupied land, aimed at a practical poli-
cy of adapting to occupation. The prime
example of this was the joint Palestinian-
Jordanian Committee’s acceptance of
the (Israeli) appointments to the
municipalities...
«The intention of the king's speech
was to bring up side issues, far removed
from the main issues, in order to bury
national interests... This underscores the
necessity of beginning serious and
speedy efforts to unite the PLO on a
militant basis, hostile to imperialism and
Zionism. The results of the ongoing
polarization wili ultimately benefit the
national forces.»
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Haider Abdel Shafi, head of the
Palestinian Red Crescent Soci-
ety in Gaza
«The scene which we are now fac-
ing proves the validity of the principled
position of the national factions who
rejected the Feb. 11th accord, and
adhered to the 16th PNC’s decisions,
calling for national unity between all fac-
tions, in the framework of the PLO, ona
militant basis, opposed to imperialist
and Zionist schemes...»
Bashir Barghouti, editor of «Al
Talia» newspaper, Jerusalem
«This underscores the positions of
those forces who refused the trend of the
Amman accord. It accentuates the fact
that there is no hope for a just solution,
that guarantees the Palestinian people’s
legitimate rights, through accords with
reaction and relying on imperialism. The
correct trend is adopting the resolutions
of the 16th PNC...»
Dr. Farouq Al Saad, head of Al
Hadaf Committee in Um Al
Fahm, Statistics teacher at Al
Najah University in Nablus
«King Hussein is no different from
his grandfather. What happened in 1948
is repeating itself in a different form —
the same mentality, the same sell-out. |
don't believe Hussein can find a substi-
tute for the PLO. Nor do | believe that
anyone would accept such a Hussein.»
Mustafa Abu Salem, secretary of
the Timber Workers Union
«It is of utmost necessity to reject
the Amman accord and the sequence of
concessions offered by the PLO leader-
ship, and to return to the national line by
commitment to the PNC charter and the
decisions of its legitimate sessions. The
illegitimate session should be cancelled
as should all the ensuing steps which
have retarded the Palestinian national
struggle...We call on all the struggling
patriotic forces to take the reins and con-
front the obvious efforts to split the
Palestinian people...We are confident
that our people can foil all plans of liqui-
dation and preserve national unity.»
Mansour Khalil, head of the
municipality of Deir Al Ghusson
villages
«What is going on now in Jordan is
an attempt to return to the situation
which existed before the PLO became
the sole, legitimate representative of the
Palestinians. Jordan’s main worry is to
push the Palestinians’ sole representa-
tive out in the cold politically, and clear
the coast for its own selfish interests.
The era of the Ariha (Jericho)' confer-
ence is over. Those who think like their
forefathers, of going back to it, will not
achieve their aim...lIn my opinion, the
response should be for Palestinians to
close ranks, and readopt the Aden-
Algiers decisions? and those of the 16th
PNC session.»
Khader Al Marnikh, secretary of
the Public Service Workers
Union
«The king's speech came as no sur-
prise. It was intended to intimidate and
pressure (the PLO leadership) to extract
more concessions at the expense of our
cause. It was in accordance with the US
imperialist and Zionist conditions for
implementing _capitulationist _ settle-
ments. The king’s speech is the cue for
his puppets to start moving in the
occupied territories. The speech is a
result of the Amman accord which has
put the PLO in its present deplora-
ble situation.»
Dr. Taysir Maraga, M.D.
«The king's speech aims at creating
a substitute for the PLO...in the West
Bank — something every Palestinian
rejects. This step was taken so as to
enter peace negotiations on the basis of
UN resolutions 242 and 338...We
repeat: No one represents us in the
West Bank except a united PLO commit-
ted to the decisions of the PNC’s legiti-
mate sessions.»
Odeh Al Jabari, member of the
executive board of the Shoe
Industry Workers Union
«The contents of King Hussein's
speech indicate that he is trying to create
a popular support base for himself, that
would call on him to go ahead with direct - هو جزء من
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