Democratic Palestine : 22 (ص 15)
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Lebanese Communist Party
Congress
In late January, the Lebanese Communist Party held its fifth con-
gress in the town of Ba’kleen in the Shouf mountains, the fortress of
the nat‘onal movement in Lebanon.
The Shouf mountains provided a fit-
ting location for the communists’ con-
gress for a number of reasons. In these
mountains, armed presence is strictly
that of progressive nationalists, at a
time when these forces are threatened
other places in Lebanon. The moun-
tains stand as a symbol of the unity of
the Palestinian and Lebanese na-
tionalist struggles. They are the site of
high-level Lebanese-Palestinian coor-
dination. The mountains represent the
vanguard struggle against fascism,
where the Phalangists were pushed out
in 1983. In the mountains of Kamal and
now Walid Jumblatt, the mountains of
the Progressive Socialist Party, the
Lebanese communists’ congress could
be held as a demonstration of
democracy, a demonstration against
sectarian domination and the
murderous war waged on the camps.
The congress was a demonstration of
the line for directing all guns against the
imperialist-Zionist-fascist enemy.
Three hundred and_ eighty-three
elected delegates convened for the con-
gress. In addition, 57 representatives of
other Lebanese and Arab parties, and
parties from abroad, were in atten-
dance. Congress preparations date back
one year, and the Central Committee’s
report and the party program had been
discussed and evaluated at all levels of
the party prior to the congress. The Sth
congress distinguished itself by pro-
viding an example of courage in prac-
ticing criticism and self-criticism, to be
emulated by all revolutionary
democratic and communist forces.
On the second day, the congress and
the guest delegations joined together in
calling for an end to the camp war and
lifting the siege of the camps. The con-
gress ended with the election of a new
central committee. Comrade George
Hawi was reelected general secretary of
the party. Two deputy general
secretaries were elected: Comrades
Karim Mroweh and Nadim Abdul
Samad.
Below we print excerpts of the
speeches delivered at the congress by
LCP General Secretary George Hawi,
6 deol asis
Symbol of the LCP’s 5th congress
PSP President Walid Jumblatt, and
PFLP General Secretary George
Habash.
GEORGE HAWI
General Secretary George Hawi ad-
dressed the congress with an analysis of
the Lebanese situation, since the
previous congress in 1979. He noted
that after the Zionist invasion (1982),
the dominant section of the Lebanese
bourgeoisie had moved from «its choice
of the fascist trend, supported by im-
perialism and Zionism, to overt na-
tional treason, becoming part of the
external aggression directed against
Lebanon.» He spoke of the heroic
steadfastness of the Lebanese and
Palestinian people, supported by Syria,
explaining that the Lebanese National
Resistance was the historical reply to
the historical treason of the Lebanese
bourgeoisie that collaborated with the
Occupation.
Comrade Hawi reviewed the at-
tempts of the Zionist occupation to fuel
sectarian strife in Lebanon, in order to
mask the real contradictions. He then
made a critical assessment of the ac-
complishments of the nationalist
forces: the battle to liberate the moun-
tains from the Phalangists, the
February 6th uprising to liberate West
Beirut from the sectarian army, and the
forced withdrawal of the US and
NATO forces. Comrade Hawi
evaluated the Arab position on
Lebanon and explained the failure of
the Arab regimes to confront the
Zionist invasion of Lebanon.
Comrade Hawi said, «The revolu-
tionary movement faces two tasks: the
nationalist task and the democratic
task. Priorities are not the same at all
times... Sometimes the nationalist task
predominates, with the democratic task
receding, and sometimes the
democratic aspect comes to the fore.»
During the occupation, the nationalist
task predominated. After the na-
tionalist victory, it was no longer a
question of foreign occupation pure
and simple. In the nationalist arena, the
different class, social, sectarian,
ideological and political forces began to
have secondary contradictions among >
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