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British soldiers surround Palestinian demonstration against Zionist immigration in 1933.
STRATEGIC ZIONIST GOALS ACHIEVED
Already forty years have passed since the establishment of
this entity, and for more than half of this time the modern
Palestinian revolution has existed... In the same period, six
wars took place (1948, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1978, 1982), and there
were constant skirmishes and military operations. The outcome
of this continuous conflict has been, generally speaking, in
favor of the enemy. The Zionist movement has attained a series
of strategic objectives including:
1. Establishing a state larger than what was envisaged in the
Partition Plan, as a result of the 1948 war.
2. Expanding the state to include Palestine as a whole, as well
as parts of Syria and Egypt, through the 1967 war; and the ex-
pansion of its direct military involvement in Lebanon, due to
the 1978 and 1982 wars.
3. Consolidating the state’s internal structure at the
socioeconomic and military levels, in accordance with a
strategic plan.
4. Gaining increased acceptance by the states of the region,
whether officially or unofficially, on the basis of shared in-
terests, especially in the decade following the Camp David ac-
cords.
5. Monopolizing the initiative due to the balance of power be-
ing clearly in its favor.
What ‘Israel’ has achieved over the last forty years has
promoted it from the category of a «haven for Jews» or «na-
tional homeland» to that of a great regional power which has
emerged as a serious menace not only to the Palestinian and
Arab people, but also to regional and international security.
The success achieved by the enemy is, in fact, much bigger
than it appears when viewed in the light of certain considera-
tions, two in particular: First, the thrust of the Palestinian-
Arab side is in accordance with the forward motion of history,
while the Zionist process is against it; and secondly, the poten-
tial resources of the Arab side are incomparably greater than
those at the disposal of the enemy. Yet the outcome of the
conflict has been in favor of the side which is weaker both in
terms of resources and of fitting into the historical process.
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Failure or success that has lasted for such a long period of time
and been so big cannot but be qualified as strategic. We should
always remember this bitter fact; there is no excuse for ignor-
ing the facts and processes of the Arab-Zionist conflict. No
matter how painful the facts are, the first precondition for
making our confrontation effective is exact, scientific under-
standing of the character of the conflict, as well as of the
nature, goals, and objective and subjective conditions of the
parties involved.
There is no need to emphasize that the defeat suffered by the
Arab side in this conflict was never due to lack of readiness on
the part of the masses and their vanguard forces to commit
themselves and to sacrifice. The best proof is that this ill-fated
fortieth anniversary of the state of ‘Israel’ is marked by intense
struggle between the people of Palestine and this entity planted
on their land. The blessed uprising in our occupied homeland
has entered its sixth month without interruption, in a uniquely
heroic popular confrontation. Still, the question of why we
have failed till now to defeat the imperialist-supported Zionist
attack remains unanswered. Why have successive generations
been incapable of stopping this scheme which has enacted a
fresh leap of expansion every few years? This fact obliges us,
the Palestinian and Arab revolutionary, progressive and
patriotic forces, to make a self-critical review of this long ex-
perience. We must look for the reason behind the Arabs’
strategic failure, because identifying the root of the problem
constitutes the point of departure for qualitatively new action.
We must not be afraid of making such a comprehensive critical
revision; we must be free of political reactions and neurosis
which lead to escaping from reality, in order to make the ac-
cumulated experience an avenue to deep and systematic
understanding of its lessons.
‘Israel’ has launched its aggressive wars against the Arabs in
the context of a clearly defined, comprehensive strategy. The
general lines and invariables were laid down over nine decades
ago. Within the framework of such a strategy, ‘Israel’ has
fought the battle of building its socioeconomic, scientific,
technological and military base. Its developed military base is - هو جزء من
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