Democratic Palestine : 31 (ص 36)
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- Democratic Palestine : 31 (ص 36)
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Arab situation. On the other hand, it is against the false Arab
propaganda which uses Arab slogans to cover its impotence
and persistently tries to confiscate the independent Palestinian
role.
The decisive conclusion in this respect can be summed up as
follows: There is no way to ignore the Palestinian national
factor, nor to take this factor in isolation from its broad Arab
national dimension.
The second lesson is about the international factor
in the struggle.
While dealing with the experience of the forty years since the
establishment of the Zionist entity, we cannot but notice the
great influence exercised by world public opinion and the in-
ternational community in the emergence of this entity, as well
as in its preservation and consolidation over the years. Without
an international consensus burdened with the abhorent shadow
of Nazism, without the illusions about Zionism which
penetrated even the circles of our allies, what has happened
would not have happened; the whole history of the region
would have taken a different course.
Today, with the increased interconnection of the regional
and international factors of the conflict, whereby the whole
world appears as a single battlefield, the struggle to win over
world public opinion and the international community seems
even more essential. Any underestimation or ignorance of the
international factor appears as infantile adventurism, causing
the most serious harm to the process of our struggle on both
the Palestinian and Arab national levels.
A prerequisite for our success in the struggle to restore the
legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people, is the col-
lapse of the image of ‘Israel’ in the eyes of world public opi-
nion, and its emergence as an ultra-reactionary force which
threatens world peace and stability, and is in the forefront of
the imperialist-reactionary assault to hinder the development
of the revolutionary liberation movement in the world. As
stated above, the last forty years have shown the reactionary,
fascist and racist nature of ‘Israel’. We only have to go on
waging our struggle wisely and skillfully to win over more
circles of sympathizers and supporters for our legitimate cause.
‘Israel’ is strategically allied with US imperialism; it sup-
ports counterrevolution in Africa and Latin America; it is a
partner of the US military-industrial complex in Star Wars,
being in possession of the atomic bomb as well as its delivery
system-the Jericho II missile which constitutes a threat to the
southern part of the USSR.
We have a concrete possibility of success in this struggle (for
world public opinion). We have already made considerable
progress in this respect, especially after the popular uprising in
the occupied territories, which has clearly shown the racist,
fascist character of the Zionist entity. Yet complete victory in
this battle requires a number of conditions, primarily the
following:
1. It is essential to maintain the strength and tempo of the
struggle, and to guarantee its continuous ascent. No matter
how fully our cause and tragedy are understood, the world
does not respect the weak; the force of logic is never an alter-
native to the logic of force... Moreover, the precision of the
Palestinian revolution’s political line plays a decisive role in
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this respect.
2. It is necessary to come closer to the attitude of the inter-
national community without compromising on essential mat-
ters, and to give up rigid positions which widen the gap bet-
ween the special Palestinian position and the international
position. It is necessary to reconcile with the international
community which has come closer to understanding the
legitimacy of our national cause, as expressed in a number of
resolutions and positions adopted by international and
regional bodies, including the socialist countries, the
nonaligned countries, the OAU and the Islamic Conference.
How can we meet the position of the international com-
munity while maintaining the essence of our demands and
goals, and avoiding compromising our full national rights?
How can we resolve this apparent contradiction between ac-
cepting the international will and resolutions, and adhering to
our ultimate goals and slogans? Within the limits of this article
we are going to give answers:
a) How to keep in line with the international will and the
mainstream of world public opinion, so that we don’t become
isolated from the movement of the world and its effective:
forces?
The point of departure for answering this question lies in
formulating an interim political program which is in the realm
of historical possibility and acceptable to the majority of the
international community. Sticking to mere repetition of
general and ultimate slogans is not understood in international
circles and may make it impossible to win over broad sectors
for our struggle against the enemy. Thus the interim program
of the PLO, the program of repatriation, self-determination
and an independent state, was appropriate. Hence, our support
to it and our adoption and defence of it as being the program
of Palestinian national consensus, which also enjoys the sup-
port of the overwhelming majority of the international com-
munity. Undoubtedly, the success of the Palestinian people in
restoring their legitimate rights to repatriation and building
their independent state will pave more than half of the way to
the liquidation of the Zionist-imperialist project in our
homeland, and to the realization of the ultimate goals of our
people.
Some may oppose the concept of stages in the struggle, say-
ing that the attainment of an interim solution may come in the
way of a strategic solution for the Palestinian issue. This point
is going to be dealt with while answering the second question.
b) How can we reconcile with the will of the international
community without compromising the national rights of our
people? What is the way out of this contradiction?
Our confidence about resolving this paradox stems from
realization that the reality of the Zionist state can be exposed
before a broad spectrum of world public opinion which
mistakenly thought that they had planted a«lamb of peace»
and an «oasis of democracy» in the Arab «desert of repression
and barbarism». We are not exaggerating or relying on illu-
sions; the world is gradually coming closer to understanding
the reality of the Zionist entity.
The Israeli strategy is based on the concept of the enemy as
including all those whom it has invaded and may invade for
religious, nationalist or political reasons, as well as their actual
and potential allies. According to this strategy, the danger lies - هو جزء من
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