Democratic Palestine : 25 (ص 4)
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- Democratic Palestine : 25 (ص 4)
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opposing Zionism and Israeli policies in theory and practice.
Relations with these forces serve not only the Palestinian peo-
ple’s interests, but the interests of these forces in combatting
Zionism.
The PLO Executive Committee should objectively assess its
policy on this vital issue. It should assess the results of its
meetings with Zionist elements. In so doing, it will regain an
important weapon in its efforts to isolate the Zionist movement
and state. The road to real peace in the Middle East is filled
with battles. In these battles, the democratic and progressive,
anti-Zionist Jewish forces are main allies of the Palestinian
liberation movement. @
Assessing the PNC
. Interview with
“= Abu Ali Mustafa
Soon after the unifying Palestinian National Council session in Algeria, Al Nida, the Lebanese Com-
munist Party’s newspaper, interviewed Abu Ali Mustafa, deputy general secretary of the PFLP and newly
elected member of the PLO Executive Committee. In the interview, he assesses the results of the PNC and
their repercussions on the struggle in Lebanon.
What is your’ assessment of the political and
organizational resolutions adopted at the latest
PNC?
The resolutions of the unifying PNC have two aspects, deal-
ing with the political and organizational matters of the PLO.
These resolutions cannot be understood without consideration
of the preceding years and the discussions in the Palestinian
arena concerning the necessity of political and organizational
reforms in the PLO. The weeks preceding the PNC session
were characterized by intensive dialogue in Algiers and other
countries, but most important was reaching the summation in
the Algiers session.
First among the main issues of discussion was the cancella-
tion of the Amman accord. To us and others, this accord was
not only an accord. It was a program facilitating a policy
totally contradictory to the Palestinian national program. Se-
cond among the main issues discussed was breaking relations
with the Camp David regime in Egypt. In addition, there was a
third issue concerning recognition of the UN Security Council
resolution no. 242. Over the past years, some Arab reac-
tionaries have attempted to press the PLO to adopt this
(recognition) as policy. This was not an issue of great dispute
though.
NATIONAL PROGRAM REHABILITATED
The sum of the political resolutions adopted has
rehabilitated the Palestinian national program and reaffirmed
the patriotic tenets for which the Palestinian people are strug-
gling. These resolutions have settled the most disputed issues,
particularly cancelling the Amman accord prior to the PNC,
and basing relations with Egypt on the 16th PNC’s resolutions.
Agreement was also reached concerning the Palestinian and
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Arab levels. This presents good prospects for the possibility of
reconciliation with Syria and establishing relations on the basis
of common struggle against the US-Israeli project.
On the international level, the PNC reaffirmed a clear
understanding of the international conference. This indicates
prospects for active political moves whereby the PLO should
present its understanding of this issue, since the international
conference deals with the Middle East conflict, the core of
which is the Palestinian cause... The PNC focused on the main
aspects, taking into consideration that any conference should
deal with the Palestinian people’s cause, affirm the Palesti-
nians’ legitimate rights to self-determination and establishing
an independent state, and recognize the PLO as the Palestinian
people’s representative, participating on an independent and
equal footing.
ORGANIZATIONAL REFORM INCOMPLETE
On the organizational level, there was the imperative of in-
stating collective leadership and establishing correct,
democratic and front-type relations within the PLO. This issue
is not less important than the political issues, for it concerns
the instrument for expressing the program and interpreting it in
daily political relations. We can say that a positive but in-
complete step was taken. Still, it paved the way for us to
develop these resolutions through the daily organizational
work in the PLO’s institutions.
We think that what was achieved in this session was great,
but there must be serious adherence to the political resolutions
and firm execution of the organizational aspects. There should
also be active political moves to revive the Lebanese-
Palestinian-Syrian triangle of steadfastness and to establish a
state of Arab solidarity antagonistic to the imperialist-Zionist-
reactionary project. - هو جزء من
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