Democratic Palestine : 28 (ص 7)
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Youth in Balata camp: «For us, the uprising is not a one-time event. As long as there is an occupation, there will be an uprising.»
benefit from the uprising. Fourth, it put an end to the Jor-
danian regime’s ambitions to be an alternative or a partner
of the PLO. Fifth, the uprising motivated Berri’s initiative
to lift the siege on the camps, which I hope will put a final
end to the painful chapter of sufferings undergone by the
Palestinians in Lebanon. Sixth, the uprising mobilized the
Arab masses. Seventh, it raised with new urgency for the
Arab communist parties, the issue of the Arab liberation
movement, its crisis, and the necessity to find a way out of
this crisis.
Eighth, it pushed forward the international conference
proposal. Ninth, it drove the UN Security Council to adopt
several resolutions which for the first time include expres-
sions such as the Palestinian land, and the just rights of the
Palestinian people. I am speaking about the UN Security
Council, not the UN General Assembly (which has
previously adopted such resolutions). The passing of such
resolutions by the UN Security Council is highly significant.
I hope Palestinian and Arab history will in the future record
that this uprising has brought about results, especially on
the Arab level, to a greater degree than I have now
enumerated.
The PLO: Boycotting Schultz
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The following is excerpts from the communique issued by the PLO Executive Committee in Tunis on
March Sth.
The Executive Committee began by noting the prominent
characteristics of the uprising in Palestine - the participation of
all, in all parts of the occupied territories, the people’s unity
and adherence to the PLO. The communique also took note of
the exposure of Zionism’s fascist, racist nature, and then ad-
dressed the issue of Schultz’s arrival in the Middle East as
follows:
Schultz’s visit to the area came in view of all of these
variables created by our people’s great uprising which has
created great concern to the imperialist and Zionist circles. The
US secretary of state came aiming to abort the uprising and
contain its results. In an attempt to save Israel from its new
crisis, Schultz carried with him old-new plans and settlements
which are primarily based on denying the existence of the
Palestinian people; rejecting their national rights, particularly
their rights to return, self-determination and the establishment
of an independent Palestinian state; insisting on dividing our
people inside and outside (of Palestine); and refusing to
recognize the PLO as the sole, legitimate representative of the
Palestinian people.
Schultz has tried to impose his plan by exerting all sorts of
pressure on the Arab countries...
Our masses have expressed their rejection of the new US
plan by boycotting Schultz and refusing to deal with his plans
and dreams. All of our masses in all of the occupied territories
demonstrated, condemning the US plan and demanding Israeli
withdrawal from our Palestinian land, confirming their
adherence to their national rights and demanding that the US
administration recognize these rights and the PLO, as the sole
legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.
In confronting these conspiracies, the PLO... confirms that
our people adhere to a just and comprehensive settlement
through a fully empowered international conference, attended
by the five permanent members of the US Security Council,
and with the participation of all parties concerned, including
the PLO on equal footing with other parties, in order to ap-
prove and fulfill the national rights of the Palestinian people to
return, self-determination and the establishment of an in-
dependent Palestinian state on our national soil...
The PLO warns of the danger of becoming entangled in the
new US scheme, and calls upon our masses in our occupied
homeland and in exile to be on alert and to continue their
courageous struggle, relying on the broad support of the
masses of our Arab nation and all the peace- and freedom-
loving people in the world...
Hence, the PLO expressed its welcome and support to
President Shazli Ben Jadid’s initiative to hold an emergency
Arab summit for the support of the courageous Palestinian
uprising in the occupied land.
Our principled position is an expression of our true desire
for peace, based on justice, international legitimacy and the
UN resolutions. This is the way to peace that was approved by
the Arab summits and the UN General Assembly. We abide by
this and call upon all those who seek true peace to abide byit.. @
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