Democratic Palestine : 28 (ص 6)
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- Democratic Palestine : 28 (ص 6)
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Arab regimes. In case we encounter US attempts being car-
ried out via certain Palestinians, we know very well how to
confront them.
US AND ARAB REACTION
ONE AND THE SAME OBJECTIVE
Rumors have spread about a US project in the
making; some aspects of said project were
revealed by the statement of Schultz to the effect
that the US seeks the means to bring about deep
changes in the quality of life in the West Bank
and Gaza Strip, in order to provide people
greater opportunities for political activities. Do
you have any information about this? What
would such a project mean?
In fact, we do not have any specific information in this
regard, yet we know a little about it from the international
press. On February 4th, the Israeli press published long ar-
ticles on this issue and the details of the US initiative. Up to
the present moment, the moves of the US and the reac-
tionary Arab regimes indicate one and the same objective,
namely to abort the uprising, in an attempt to restore the
initiative and predominance of the tripartite imperialist-
Zionist-Arab reactionary alliance, and its final say in the
Middle East problem.
The uprising constitutes a great event that surprised
everyone and may have greater future effects. Hence, the
enemy camp rushed into action and divided roles as
follows:
- ‘Israel’ continues its brutal suppression to end the upris-
ing by force.
- The US announces initiatives and makes moves aiming to:
First, subdue international public opinion which is boiling
with anger at ‘Israel’ and its supporters. Second, maintain a
strong hold on the initiative in the Middle East problem.
Third, avoid moves for the holding of an effective interna-
tional peace conference. Fourth, to rescue the reputation of
its agents in the region, such as Hosni Mubarak, King
Hussein, the Moroccan monarch and others.
- Certain Arab regimes, unfortunately, attempt to abort the
uprising by working to influence the PLO leadership.
We must be aware of the scheme being engineered by this
tripartite alliance. We should rely on our masses in
Palestine and on our Arab and international alliances in
order to foil the hostile plans. So far, all the US proposals
have failed to influence the masses.
Regarding the Schultz statement, the US, Jordan and
‘Israel’, prior to the uprising, were seeking a solution to the
Palestinian question through joint Jordanian-Israeli ad-
ministration and «improving the quality of life» in the oc-
cupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Prior to the uprising,
these parties believed that an improvement of living condi-
tions in the occupied territories, together with granting of
limited freedom to the Palestinians to run their own
municipal affairs, would provide a solution to the Palestine
question. In fact, this has been tried but gave no solution.
The present US initiative offers nothing new except an in-
crease in the political share, either through allowing a
return to municipal elections, or through ‘autonomy’.
What is essential for the enemy alliance now is to erect a
barrier between temporary solutions to the uprising and a
radical solution for the Middle East crisis. If they were to
succeed in liquidating the uprising before it fulfills its
goals, they will forget about finding a real solution. They
would, moreover, regain the initiative in the area. At best,
they would propose an international peace conference as a
formality to be used as an umbrella for imposing their
plans.
What about the Soviet initiative to be tabled at
the UN Security Council’s Foreign Ministers’
conference?
The initiative was made public. It was contained in a
message addressed to the UN Security Council. I hope it
will be accorded sufficient attention. It proposes a
mechanism for restoring the rights of the Palestinian peo-
ple, namely the Palestinian state, the qualitative political
issue currently on the agenda for the Palestinian people.
The proposed mechanism is the international peace con-
ference. The initiative outlines the Soviet point of view at
this stage. The uprising has forced the world to speed up
action towards a radical solution to the Palestine question
by means of an international conference which would
restore to the Palestinian people their right to self-
determination. Consequently, we have welcomed the
Soviets’ initiative and we call upon them to propose further
initiatives to contain and counter all the current US moves.
A QUALITATIVELY NEW STAGE
What are your expectations of the uprising’s
future, and the results it might lead to on the
Palestinian level, vis-a-vis the PLO and on the
popular level? What are the effects of the upris-
ing on the Arab and international levels?
We are currently working to make the uprising go on un-
til it fulfills its political slogan. Our masses have no alter-
native. They can no longer bear coexistence with occupa-
tion. They adhere to the slogan: Victory or Martyrdom! |
believe all evidence at present indicates that our masses are
working seriously to materialize this slogan. On this basis,
we might say that the uprising will have a major qualitative
and positive effect on the structure of the Palestinian na-
tional movement. It will play a role in reforming the PLO’s
situation. The PLO can play the role it has previously
played as an avant-guarde of the Arab national liberation
movement. Apart from its effects on the PLO, the uprising
must have an impact on the Arab masses, parties and
regimes, as well as on international public opinion.
The uprising has already scored a set of positive goals,
regardless of what other results are attained in the coming
days, weeks or months. First, the uprising made the
Palestine question the number one issue of interest to the
international community. Second, it succeeded in isolating
‘Israel’ in an unprecedented manner. Third, it consolidated
the PLO’s position, and I sincerely hope that the PLO will - هو جزء من
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