Democratic Palestine : 27 (ص 36)
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Executive Committee made the follow-
ing statement on the matter: «The Ex-
ecutive Committee reviewed the NGO
meeting... (and) examined the press
distortion attempts of hostile press
circles aimed at degrading the impor-
tant results of this great international
conference...» (editor’s note).
The second topic is the contacts with
Israeli officials. There are two points:
The first is the message which Charlie
Biton said that he delivered to the
Israeli government from the chairman
of the PLO Executive Committee. I was
deeply concerned about this... When I
read the Executive Committee state-
ment about it, I found that the con-
troversy wasn’t resolved... We are ina
very sensitive stage that requires con-
fronting every issue that disturbs
Palestinian national unity or serves to
discredit the Palestinian people’s
leading institutions. Therefore, I sug-
gest that the final Central Council
statement include a clear and specific
ficials (the meeting between Amirav of
Shamir’s Herut Party and Palestinian
intellectuals, Sari Nusseibeh and Faisal
Husseini). I suggest that a condemna-
tion of such contacts be issued. The
standard of patriotism for every
Palestinian is determined by the extent
of this person’s adherence to the PLO
and its national program which rejects
such contacts and all forms of
unilateral solutions with the Zionist
enemy.
INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE
The third and final topic is the inter-
national conference. The PFLP con-
siders the April PNC’s resolution on
this issue as being correct and clear. We
demand exact adherence to it... There
are several ways for the imperialist-
Zionist enemy to falsify the concept of
the international conference. This re-
quires that we confront all attempts to
divert the conference from its genuine
Why should we then talk about this (as
some Palestinian officials have done)?
Some might say we should follow the
developments, but who is to be included
in this joint delegation? Surely it will
include some countries that don’t want
to guarantee the Palestinian people’s
rights... In addition, the conference is
not close at hand. Why are concessions
being given in advance?
What are our existing weapons that
we should hold on to, in order to
change the balance of forces and enable
the convention of a just international
conference? Our most important
weapon is consolidating national unity.
The PLO’s credibility should be
restored; a clear political line should be
followed; and our military effectiveness
should be escalated.
Finally, I would like to express my
satisfaction with the way the Executive
Committee has dealt with the issues of
Lebanon and the occupied territories...
I would also like to stress that my
denial of this matter.
The second point concerns contacts
in occupied Palestine with Israeli of-
conception.
For example, the PNC resolutions
don’t mention a joint Arab delegation.
speech was solely aimed at achieving
progress and continuing this advance
until victory. @
Final Statement
Translation of WAFA communique issued on October 8,1987, Tunis.
On October 5-7th, the PLO’s Central Council convened in
Tunisia, for its first session after the 18th PNC, held in April.
The session was chaired by PNC President Abdul Hamid Al
Sayih, and attended by PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat, PFLP
General Secretary George Habash and members of the PLO
Executive Committee.
As the session began, the Central Council, on behalf of the
Palestinian masses, expressed deep appreciation to the
Palestinian forces, leaders and masses who are steadfast in the
camps and in occupied Palestine, and who struggled for the
success of the national dialogue that culminated in the 18th
PNC - the session of national unity, that constituted a major
turning point in the history of the contemporary Palestinian
revolution.
The first session of the Central Council, with its new com-
position, was a national occasion for the Palestinian na-
tionalist forces, organizations and personalities, to meet and
interact in a democratic atmosphere, showing deep political
maturity, a high sense of responsibility and national commit-
ment: This enabled the council to conduct a thorough and
responsible study of the state of the PLO on the political,
military and organizational levels, and a complete survey of
the conditions of the Palestinian people living in occupied
Palestine, the camps in Lebanon, the Arab host countries and
in communities the world over.
The Central Council heard the political report delivered by
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PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat. With analysis and details, this
report described the Palestinian situation since the PNC’s 18th
session that embodied our people’s determination to continue
the struggle, confront all challenges and adhere to the PLO, on
the road to self-determination and the establishment of an in-
dependent state. In view of this report and the discussion of the
council members, the council declared the following:
1. OCCUPIED PALESTINE
The Central Council reviewed the racist Zionist practices
against our people - repression, terror, deportations, arrests,
expropriating land, demolishing homes, stealing water,
building settlements and Judaizing holy sites. In addition, the
council noted the Zionist settlers’ calls for expelling our people
from their homeland.
The Central Council studied the schemes the Zionist enemy
continues to impose on our masses through the joint ad-
ministration plan, aiming at creating alternatives to the PLO.
The council called upon the international bodies to shoulder
their responsibility in order to put an end to the occupation and
its practices, which violate international law and basic human
rights which have been affirmed by the UN.
The Central Council reaffirmed the necessity of drawing up
a comprehensive program for confronting the Zionist policy,
and raising this issue at the upcoming Arab summit and in the
international organizations and institutions. The council ex- - هو جزء من
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