Democratic Palestine : 20 (ص 23)
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- Democratic Palestine : 20 (ص 23)
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actual aggression. This has already
been seen in the US raid on Libya, the
increased Israeli aggression against
Lebanon and the Palestinian camps
there, the continuation of the war ini-
tiated by some factions of Amal against
the Palestinian camps, and the reac-
tionary regimes’ vicious attacks on
progressive forces. To all this aggres-
sion has now been added the campaign
of political and military threats against
Syria.
Britain’s breaking relations with
Syria is the latest step in this campaign.
Not surprisingly, it received immediate
approval from the US and Canada who
withdrew their ambassadors from
Syria; the Israelis were overjoyed.
However, the British government soon
met disappointment when eleven out of
twelve EEC foreign ministers, meeting
in Luxembourg on October 27th,
rejected all the specific British propo-
sals for common action, such as tem-
porary withdrawal of their ambassa-
dors from Damascus, and restricting
the operation of Syrian Arab Airlines in
Europe. Then, after increased US and
British pressure,. the EEC foreign
ministers met in London on November
10th, to discuss British proposals for’
sanctions against Syria. They agreed to
some measures, including a ban on
arms sales, suspension of visits by
high-level officials, a review of the
activities of Syria’s diplomatic mis-
sions, and tighter surveillance of the
operation of Syrian Arab Airlines.
Greece was the only EEC member to
refuse to endorse these sanctions,
affirming its rejection of the whole case
against Syria. The sanctions were
viewed as symbolic, without much
impact on Syria. Obviously, the EEC
members agreed to them mainly to
show solidarity with Britain and to
avoid causing embarrassment.
The US, for its part, followed up
with much stronger measures. On
November 14th, the US declared an
embargo on the sale of planes, helicop-
ters, spare parts and electronic equip-
ment to Syria, and imposed trade res-
trictions. Still, the last scene of the play
is not yet over. The comical aspect is
that Thatcher, in this day and age,
dreams of reviving the old British
empire, without realizing that it has
been relegated to the trashbin of his-
tory. Playing Mrs. Rambo more than
8000 miles from Britain - in the Falk-
lands - or even closer, in Syria, is only
Thatcher’s dream.
Clearly, the vicious campaign against
Syria is ultimately aimed against all the
Arab nationalist regimes and move-
ments, especially the Palestinian and
Lebanese, on the pretext of fighting
‘terrorism’. The intensification of this
campaign requires that the Arab
national liberation movement as a
whole strengthen its solidarity in order
to face any aggression which the
imperialist-Zionist alliance many
unleash on the Arab nation. @
Jordan’s Iron Fist
From Mahatta Prison to Jafre
consider it the ultimate punishment.
The amount of food given is so insuf-
ficient that the prisoners live in a cons-
In August, Jordanian security forces stormed Mahatta central prison
in Amman. Their brutality did not stop at destroying and confisca-
ting the meagre, hard earned belongings of the prisoners. In early
September, sixty political prisoners from Mahatta, along with 21
from other prisons in Jordan, were transferred to the notorious Jafre
prison in the desert - the Jordanian equivalent of the Zionists’ Nafha
tant state of hunger. The quality of the
food is so bad that it only aggravates
the health of the prisoners, the majority
of whom suffer from a variety of health >
prison in occupied Palestine.
The excuse extended to the public for
the August 6th storming of Mahatta
was that a hand grenade had been
found in the visitors’ waiting room.
Although the prisoners have no access
to the room, this was latched upon as a
suitable pretext for the September 2nd
transfer which was obviously pre-
planned. What makes the pretext even:
more flimsy is that 21 prisoners from
other prisons were transferred on the
same day, without being gulity of any
obvious offense.
JAFRE PRISON
Ironically, the Jafre prison is offi-
cially: named Jafre Reformation and
Vocational Training Center. It is noto-
rious for its harsh living conditions.
The political prisoners transferred there - هو جزء من
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