Democratic Palestine : 21 (ص 11)
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- Democratic Palestine : 21 (ص 11)
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that agreed to the opening of branches of the Cairo-Amman
bank in the occupied territories in order to finance the plan.
This plan has also gained the approval of Western European
countries and Arab reactionary regimes. The other aspect of
the Jordanian-Israeli attempts to eliminate the PLO and the
Palestinian cause is normalizing relations before signing an
agreement. This means that the Jordanian regime and ‘Israel’
agree on intensively normalizing their economic, social and
cultural relations as a step towards normalizing political rela-
tions...
The danger of this plan lies in the fact that there is an Arab
party, Jordan, sharing directly in the Israeli attempts to elimi-
nate the PLO. Since 1967, ‘Israel’ has attempted several times
to eliminate the Palestinian cause by bypassing the PLO. Our
masses may remember the attempt to do this by creating the
village leagues, etc. We all know the difficulties that the enemy
faces in finding a popular sector ready to cooperate directly.
Now there is Jordan sharing these attempts with ‘Israel’, which
paves the way for certain Palestinian sectors that previously
had difficulties entering direct cooperation, to show willing-
ness to cooperate in this period...
Moreover, this conspiracy is being activated in a situation in
the Palestinian and Arab arenas, that encourages the conspi-
ring parties to push ahead. On the Palestinian level, there is the
division of the PLO. On the Arab level, there is the deteriora-
tion we considered in a previous question. In addition, the
joint Jordanian-Israeli plan is being executed along with the
continuation of all the Israeli plans imposed since the 1967
occupation: land confiscation, settlement building, subordi-
nating the economy of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the
Israeli one, the iron fist, Judaization, etc.
My emphasis on the danger of this plan is in no way intended
to mean that we are facing an inevitability. Our heroic people
in occupied Palestine, through their struggle, are daily proving
their ability to confront and foil these plans... To confront the
joint Jordanian-Israeli efforts, all Palestinian political,
popular and military powers should be joined, as well as the
support of our Arab and international allies, to achieve the
Palestinian people’s national aim of full political indepen-
dence...
Does the danger of the Jordanian-Israeli efforts
necessitate the establishment of a national front in
the occupied homeland? What are the obstacles
facing the formation of such a front?
This danger imposes the formation of a national front in the
occupied homeland, composed of all nationalist forces; it
necessitates other things as well. If we look at this issue in
detail, we face the following question: Are we thinking of a
front to be responsible for leading the struggle of our masses
under occupation until the achievement of national indepen-
dence? Does such a front faithfully adhere to the decisions
taken at more than one PNC session, that the national front is
the main arm of the PLO in the occupied homeland? If it is to
be such a front, we can’t ignore the importance of the political
‘line that leads to national independence; we can’t ignore the
issue of the Amman accord. The front’s components should
unanimously condemn this accord and demand its cancella-
tion. If we think strategically, we cannot ignore this question.
The accord exists and Jordan still publicly says that it was not
cancelled, so any such front should have a clear stand on this
accord. Hence, the Amman accord is the main obstacle to
establishing such a front.
Now, if all parties cannot agree on this issue, don’t we have
to think of other formulas for uniting the Palestinian national
forces under occupation? The formation of a national front, in
the strategic sense, is the best solution, and we will continue
struggling to achieve this. However, if it is not possible, we
should think of all possible formulas for uniting all Palestinian
national forces on the platform that can be mutually agreed
upon.
We are proud of the unity in the field achieved among the
various organizations of the Palestinian revolution in fighting
the Israeli enemy and all the joint Israeli-Jordanian plans. We
will seek to develop this unity, raising the formula for unity to
a higher level that would eventually lead to the formula of a
national front as the PLO’s arm and the strategic leader of our
masses in occupied Palestine until achieving liberation and
national independence.
What is the status of the struggle of our people in
occupied Palestine within the overall national stra-
tegy of this period?
I can summarize my view of these struggles in one sentence:
This is our Palestinian people... This is a heroic people... These
are the Palestinian children, elderly, men and women, who
believe in their cause and are dedicated to continuing the
struggle. No obstacle will stand in their way. Their struggle is a
challenge to the leadership to face up to its responsibilities.
They challenge the status quo on the Arab level and present a
living example of the potential of the Arab masses to eliminate
this Zionist cancer from Palestine and the Middle East.
The status of the struggle inside occupied Palestine, within
the overall strategy for the national work in this period, is that
it is the central task in the Palestinian national struggle. Saying
this does not, however, diminish the importance of retaining
the second base of the revolution, the Palestinian armed pre-
sence and revolutionary nationalist work in Lebanon, that
aims to support the struggle inside occupied Palestine.
Moreover, the fact that the struggle in occupied Palestine is the
central task of our national struggle, does not lead to ignoring
the importance of Arab nationalist and international factors in
achieving our national goals.
How do you evaluate the PFLP’s positions and role
over the past year?
Due to the time factor, I cannot answer this question in
depth, but I can pinpoint the things that should be appreciated
in recording the history of this past year. The first thing that
comes to my mind at this particular moment is the essential
role that the PFLP played in ruling out inter-Palestinian figh-
ting in Lebanon. The plan for Amal and the Lebanese Army to
eliminate the Palestinian armed presence, changed into
accomplishing this by internal Palestinian fighting. I am very
relieved by the results of the role of the PFLP in stopping this,
this month in particular.
Next, I would point to the slogan of unity in the field raised
by the PFLP in order to join together the Palestinian forces in
occupied Palestine and Lebanon, to prevent the conspiracies
our people are facing in both places.To confront the
Jordanian-Israeli cooperation, and in light of the situation of
the PLO leadership, the PFLP raised this slogan and worked
on this basis. I remember with pride a statement issued by our
comrades in occupied Palestine about the intensity of the dan-
gers of the new conspiracy of Israeli-Jordanian cooperation.
This statement encouraged our cadres and comrades to work
on the basis of this slogan, considering it realistic at this junc-
ture.
There was also the position taken by the PFLP after King
Hussein’s speech on February 19th, that a new situation had
been created in the Palestinian arena, calling for serious think-
ing about reuniting the PLO on a correct political and orga-
nizational basis. Since that time, the political activities of the
PFLP have focused on the necessity of using this chance and
seriously participating in reuniting the PLO. In this year, the
PFLP has been a political voice calling for restoring unity
‘without ignoring the experience and lessons of the past four
years. Throughout this year, as in previous years, the PFLP
has been fully dedicated to intensifying its military activities
qualitatively and quantitatively. On this occasion, I salute the
martyrs of the Naharia operation which embodied great
heroism and had great political lessons and significance.
As I said, I cannot review all the PFLP’s positions of this
year. As always, our positions have been taken on the basis of
our political and organizational strategy, and the decisions of
our national congress. The branches and departments of the
PFLP annually draw up plans for the year. When the Politbu-
reau reviews the results of the plans of this year, I expect we
will see a high rate of success.
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