Democratic Palestine : 29 (ص 18)
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Armed Struggle and the Uprising
What can the revolution outside Palestine learn
from the uprising?
The Palestinian people’s heroic uprising came as a result of
the accumulation of militant sacrifices, beginning when the
first Zionists arrived in Palestine. The uprising is a qualitative
product of this long militant experience. It is the result of the
experience gained by the Palestinian revolutionary forces,
whether in the armed struggle cells in Palestine or through
military operations across the border to Palestine. In addition,
the uprising is the product of other forms of struggle developed
by the revolutionary leadership inside occupied Palestine. This
leadership has set work programs aimed at fusing all the
potentials of the masses to confront the occupation, using dif-
ferent means relevant to the nature of each stage and particular
political situation. The organization of the PFLP inside the
occupied homeland played an important role in organizing the
masses in different social, trade union and cultural organiza-
tions which have become the base and initiator of the uprising.
These have made it possible for the uprising to continue and
develop.
This experience is full of lessons in struggle that could be
used on a daily basis. This causes us to face up to these lessons
and the importance of their influencing the structure of the
PLO and all the contingents of the Palestinian revolution. The
most important lessons to be learned by every leader and cadre
of the Palestinian revolution are as follows:
One: The united national front (national unity). One of the
main reasons for the continuation of the uprising in occupied
Palestine is that real unity has been practiced, based on a clear
and militant political line. This line was shared by all the
Palestinian organizations and by all sectors of the population
in the occupied territories. Therefore, what is happening in
terms of a united leadership and plan is the basic factor in
escalating the uprising. This lesson must be absorbed by all
Palestinian organizations. This should motivate all Palestinian
organizations to consolidate national unity on the political and
Organizational levels, and in terms of daily conduct. This
would raise the level of the participation of the Palestinian
masses in exile. It would also lead to developing the activities
of the PLO’s institutions, politically and militarily.
Two: The importance of eliminating all forms of corruption
that have penetrated the ranks of the contingents of the
revolution, especially the PLO institutions. The PFLP has
submitted its point of view on this question more than once,
particularly in the PNC and in the Executive Committee. Till
now, the minimal democratic reforms called for by the democ-
tatic forces have not been made. In our opinion, this is an im-
portant subject which demands priority and continuous strug-
gle within the framework of the PLO.
Three: The importance of collective work and adherence to
the decisions of national consensus and of the PLO’s central
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Interview with Comrade Abu Ahmed Fuad
bodies; the importance of ridding ourselves of the diseases of
one-party domination and organizational sectarianism.
What are the possibilities of elevating the military
aspect of the uprising - introducting more advanced
weapons and methods?
No popular uprising against occupation can accomplish all
of the people’s aims (freedom and independence), unless it
develops towards civil disobedience and then becomes an arm-
ed popular revolution. The experience of the peoples all over
the world, like the experience of the Palestinian people, shows
that occupiers will not withdraw one inch without being forced
to do so. Therefore, we in the PFLP and in the PLO military
institutions are studying how to move to the stage of using
arms. We are working to facilitate the conditions needed to
extend the armed revolution inside the occupied territories. We
have accomplished positive steps in this direction, and the ef-
fects of this will be felt in the near future. We will use this
method at the appropriate time and place, in accordance with
our military plan.
How can the revolution outside Palestine support
the uprising inside? What is being done to this end
in military terms?
First I would like to point out that there is a clear deficiency
in military activity against the Zionist enemy from across the
borders, on the part of all Palestinian contingents. Therefore, I
think that it is necessary for the contingents of the Palestinian
revolution to increase their military activity to be propor-
tionate to this glorious uprising of our people in occupied
Palestine. This would impact positively on the morale of the
Palestinian people. Conversely, it would impact negatively on
the morale of the Zionist troops who would be forced into
confrontations on several fronts, confusing them and making
them spread their resources and manpower. True, some
organizations have carried out high-quality operations. The
PFLP has carried out several operations against the Zionist
enemy in occupied Palestine. However, the human and
material resources available to the Palestinian revolution out-
side allow for the development and escalation of activities.
This applies despite all the well-known barriers and difficulties
that confront the movement of the combatants, whether in
South Lebanon, or in Jordan where the Jordanian puppet
regime’s forces serve as a security belt for the Zionist enemy,
or in Egypt where the Camp David regime plays the same role.
Therefore, it is incumbent on the PLO’s Supreme Military
Council to intensify its work and draw up a detailed plan for
uniting the military potentials of the Palestinian resistance,
and providing the prerequisites for more military operations
against the Zionist enemy. All Palestinian organizations, and
specifically their military leaderships, must expend all efforts - هو جزء من
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