Democratic Palestine : 22 (ص 16)
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themselves. These differences were
elevated to the position of a primary
contradiction. Comrade Hawi reaf-
firmed that the solution to the Lebanese
crisis did not lie in rearranging the sec-
tarian system, but in seeking a national
democratic solution.
Outlining the framework within
which the congress evaluated and
criticized the party’s positions and
work, Comrade Hawi said that in fac-
ing a constantly changing, complicated
situation, as in Lebanon, the party
risked making daily, tactical mistakes,
and even strategic mistakes. He pointed
out that if the party stresses unity
among all the nationalist forces to the
absolute, it risks losing its in-
dependence, neglecting its historical
tasks and program, and subordinating
itself to the program of the bourgeoisie.
On the other hand, putting two much
stress on secondary contradictions
could destroy the unity of the national
forces, and leave the communist party
isolated, prone to extreme ‘leftism’ and
unable to use all opportunities. This
would give the main enemy greater
chances to strike the revolutionary
forces.
THE PARTY OF PALESTINE
Comrade Hawi spoke of the PLO
and its division, saying that the na-
tionalist trend had participated in all
the battles against the enemy alliance,
while the capitulationist trend was bet-
ting on imperialist solutions. He noted
that the role of the official PLO
leadership «became a negative factor in
the conflict in Lebanon.» He said that
though the establishment of the
Palestine National Salvation Front
represented an important development,
it had weak aspects from the start. Ac-
cording to Comrade Hawi, these
weaknesses include insufficient
seriousness about charting an _alter-
native revolutionary trend, and defi-
ciencies in the ongoing work to rally the
Palestinian masses to confront the
deviationist trend and the dangers it
entails, especially in the camps in
Lebanon.
Comrade Hawi said: «Our
understanding is that we are a party of
Palestine and the Palestinian cause. We
are part of the militant Arab people’s
movement and one of its revolutionary
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contingents. From this position, we ally
with or contradict and disagree with
other contingents of the Palestinian
revolution, not from a different or an-
tagonistic position. We don’t think it
strange that we sometimes adhere to the
Palestinian cause, which is a pan-Arab
national liberation cause, more strongly
than some Palestinian contingents.»
Comrade Hawi called for an end to
the camp war, rejecting this war and the
call for disarming the Palestinians, a
call which originated with the Israelis.
At the same time, he warned against the
right-wing leadership of the PLO using
Lebanon to serve its deviationist trend.
The speech of Comrade Hawi also
included an analysis of the Arab and
international situation, and the
organizational tasks of the party.
WALID JUMBLATT
Comrade Walid Jumblatt, leader of
the Progressive Socialist Party, and
symbol of the Lebanese national
movement, delivered a courageous
speech assessing the current situation.
After saluting the Lebanese Communist
Party, he posed the question: «Are we
on the threshold of a new political set-
tlement similar to that of 1976? At that
time, the Lebanese National Move-
ment, the movement of Kamal
Jumblatt, was deprived of achieving
victory... the isolationism of the
Phalangist Party was considered
cancelled, although its suspicious ties to
the US and ‘Israel’ were not cancelled.»
Comrade Jumblatt rejected all sec-
tarian solutions and attempts to
whitewash the Phalangist President
Amin Gemayel, as happened at the
Islamic conference.
About the camp war, Comrade
Jumblatt suggested that for once one
should differentiate between Arafat
and the Palestinian people. «Let us give
the Palestinian nationalist forces the
real role (in defeating Arafat), or do we
have to continue this mad fighting
under the slogan of refusal to return to
the pre-1982 situation? Why is it
demanded to rid the Palestinians in
Lebanon of their weapons, instead of
solidifying the militant relations bet-
ween Lebanese and Palestinian na-
tionalists facing Israel in the South and
in the North (a reference to the
Lebanese fascists)?
Comrade Jumblatt concluded his
speech by expressing determination to
continue consolidating the relations
between the Progressive Socialist Party
and the Lebanese Communist Party,
and struggling for the _ national
democratic program in Lebanon and
the defense of the Palestinian cause.
GEORGE HABASH
General Secretary George Habash
headed the PFLP’s delegation to the
congress. Observers noted that he was
one of the most distinguished and
warmly welcomed guests. As Comrade
Habash entered the congress hall, he
was hailed by chants of solidarity,
reflecting the special, historical rela-
tions between the PFLP and the
Lebanese Communist Party.
Comrade Habash began by speaking
about the Lebanese Communist Party:
«Through your history of struggle...
you were able to play an important role
in the course of the class and national
struggle of the fraternal Lebanese peo-
ple... Your party has been an example
for vanguards of the Arab working
class. In a creative way, your party ap-
plies the dialectical relationship bet-
ween the national cause in each Arab
country and the pan-Arab cause... I am
convinced that your party will continue
the armed struggle not only to liberate
the remaining occupied land in south
Lebanon, but also to participate ac-
tively until the liberation of Palestine.»
Concerning the Palestinian situation,
Comrade Habash said: «The enemies’
plan (especially that of Jordan and
‘Israel’) is capitalizing on the current
division in the PLO, which was caused
by the destructive political line of
counting on US solutions, adopted by
the current PLO leadership after 1982.»
He emphasized the danger of liquida-
tion that the Palestinian revolution is
facing in Lebanon, as seen in the camp
war. Comrade Habash stressed that the
Palestinian revolution in Lebanon is
with the national democratic program,
confronting all forms of sectarian
solutions. He spoke about the basis for
reuniting the PLO: official cancellation
of the Amman accord, severing ties
with the Camp David regime in Egypt,
and establishing a democratic, collec-
tive leadership for the PLO.
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