Democratic Palestine : 33 (ص 5)
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- Democratic Palestine : 33 (ص 5)
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Dr. George Habash
The Uprising Has Made the Palestinian State
The achievements of the intifada, since it began in December
1987, are many. The crucial positive effects of the uprising
have extended to all levels of the Arab-Zionist and
Palestinian-Zionist conflict, putting the Palestinian cause in a
better state than it has been in for the past two decades. The
most important of these achievements is that the intifada suc-
ceeded in advancing the slogan of freedom and independence
from the realm of historical possibility into the realm of
realistic possibility. This is perhaps the first time our people
experience such conditions and have such a historical oppor-
tunity.
When the United National Leadership of the Uprising
declared, in call no. 3 of January 18,1988, its demand for
freedom and independence, this could have seemed to be a
noble ambition or an attempt to mobilize the people to con-
tinue their brave struggle against the Israeli occupation. En-
compassing all the classes, strata and sectors of the Palestinian
people under occupation, the uprising continued to make
changes in international public opinion in favor of our people
and their legitimate struggle to attain their rights to repatria-
tion, self-determination and an independent state. The ongoing
uprising which is deeply rooted in the occupied land, started its
second year with great certainty that it will continue until
achieving its aims. The enemy leaders and intelligence service
also reached the same conclusion and were obliged to admit
that the uprising is an expression of the Palestinian people’s
aspirations, and will not stop unless there is a political solution
for the crisis.
Although the Palestinians started to think of the slogan of
freedom and independence a long time ago, the uprising makes
this slogan realistic, especially after the intifada succeeded in
imposing the Palestinian option, making King Hussein sever
the legal and administrative ties to the Palestinian West
Bank... There is no doubt that King Hussein’s step is among
the most important historical achievements of the uprising.
Democratic Palestine, June 89
a Realistic Possibility
The slogan of freedom and independence now has a concrete
field of action. The world came face to face with the logical
question: What is the future of the occupied land and who will
have sovereignty over it?
The answer was direct and conclusive: This is occupied
Palestinian land as was confirmed for the first time by the UN
Security Council in resolution no. 605. Israel must withdraw
from this land as confirmed by international laws and norms,
UN resolutions and other regional and international bodies.
On this land, the Palestinians must begin to exercise their
sovereignty and build their independent state in the framework
of comprehensive arrangements which insure their rights to
repatriation, self-determination and an independent state. By
the brave uprising, this position has acquired great interna-
tional support, as seen in UN resolutions and in the partial
change in the official European position and the deep change
in international public opinion, including in the US. In addi-
tion, the intifada has affected the Zionist state on the political,
economic, social and psychological levels.
Much can be said about the decline of the official Arab
order, the inability and collusion of many Arab regimes. Much
can be said about the deep crisis of the Arab national liberation
movement. Nonetheless, no one can ignore the effects of the
uprising on the Arab arena. At the Amman Summit (1987),
there was near consensus on the denial of the rights of the
Palestinians and favoring the Jordanian option. Then, the
Summit of the Uprising in Algiers rearranged Arab priorities in
favor of the Palestinian cause and achieving an Arab consensus
on the Palestinian slogan of freedom and independence. Con-
cerning the crisis of the Arab liberation movement, the upris-
ing came to pose the big question: Who among these regimes
can guarantee its own internal front? How long will the Arab
masses remain silent in Egypt, Jordan, etc? What is the
responsibility of the Arab liberation movement which should
serve as a lever to bring about change in the Arab arena? - هو جزء من
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