Democratic Palestine : 18 (ص 20)
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- Democratic Palestine : 18 (ص 20)
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Leila Khaled addresses the congress
attempts to liquidate the PLO or any expression of rebellion. He
noted that the uprising of Palestinian and Jordanian students at
Yarmouk University in May, which the regime put down in a
bloody massacre, is an indication of the growing awareness that
the national struggle is one of all people in the region.
LEBANON
The bloody war of attrition in Lebanon not only targets the
Palestinians, but all patriotic Lebanese. Comrade Abu Ali
noted the various pretexts under which Palestinians are killed
-for example, Atif Aoun of the Amal movement who justifies
the war on the camps by saying it is to prevent Palestinians from
settling in Lebanon. ‘‘We experienced this distortion of facts
during the massacre last year in Sabra, Shatila and Bourj Al
Barajneh, and we stressed two reasons for our being in
Lebanon: (1) preserving our people’s political and social rights,
their right to security and to continue the liberation struggle
based on our declared national program. We have no Other,
secret program hidden away in our chambers.
(2) supporting the Lebanese national program in confronting
the reactionary program, and participating in fighting the Zio-
nist occupation.
“*T think we were true to our word. Under the banner of the
Lebanese National Resistance, we buried our martyrs without
declaring to whom they were affiliated. We fought in the hills in
the name of the Lebanese National Resistance... All Palestinian
militants fought on the basis of solidarity, for the national
cause... In whose interests is it to waste and divert nationalist
efforts?.. We are tired of slogans and illusions and the beating
of war drums... We are tired of claims that it is a war to
overthrow Amin Gemayel... and then having it end up in a war
against the camps.’’ Comrade Abu Ali stressed the fact that
there is no wish for this type of war, but ‘‘we will fight a war in
defense of our people, cause and gun’’. He quoted a Cuban
saying: ‘‘It is idiotic to get involved in a war which can be
avoided, but it is cowardice and shameful to avoid a war that
must be fought.’’
Comrade Abu Ali pointed out the dangers of imposing secta-
Tian solutions at the expense of national progressive ones. He
denounced all the efforts of right-wing Palestinians who are
betting on the reactionary forces in Lebanon. He stressed that
the PFLP’s alliances will be of a patriotic nature, and warned
against those who instigate inter-Palestinian fighting which
threatens all with destruction.
On the current truce in Lebanon, he said: ‘‘Only when rela-
tions among the Lebanese, Palestinian and Syrian allies are
established on a sound and permanent nationalist political
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foundation can we consider that the era of truces is past.’’
Otherwise the ceasefires will continue to be only temporary
truces.
THE PLO’S UNITY
Comrade Abu Ali then spoke about the issue of Palestinian
national unity, stressing that it must be based on a national
program opposed to capitulationist projects, not just unity per
se. Although the PLO’s present difficult situation is due to both
subjective and objective factors, the subjective factor should
have been fortified to safeguard the PLO against the adverse
objective conditions. The PFLP’s view on how to set the PLO’s
situation aright, politically and organizationally, has been
documented in the Program for Unity and Democratic Reform,
the agreement of the Democratic Alliance and the Aden-Algiers
agreement; these documents remain sound in principle, even
though their implementation has been hindered.
Attention was called to the right wing’s self-contradictory
position on the Amman accord (with King Hussein). On the one
hand, Arafat’s men declare that the Amman accord is dead, and
issue statements against the Jordanian regime’s deportation,
arrest and surveillance of Palestinians. On the other hand, they
refuse to take any concrete step to cancel the Amman accord,
even for the sake of national unity. Cancellation of the Amman
accord is the first step towards extricating the PLO from its
crisis and a guarantee of resolve to be committed to the national
program.
In closing, Comrade Abu Ali, in the name of the PFLP
Politbureau and Central Committee, wished the women’s con-
ference success in achieving the national and social goals which
all are striving for.
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Final Statement
The conference session resumed on June 27th, ending with
adoption of the final statement. Below is a summary of the pro-
ceedings and the final statement.
The conference assessed a number of important documents
dealing with the activities of the PWO. The organizational pro-
gram, and the program of activities and tasks, submitted by the
central preparatory committee, were approved, as wac the pro-
gram of tasks and activities for the coming phase, and the
internal rules and regulations. Lastly, the general council was
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