Democratic Palestine : 34 (ص 6)
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refusing to make peace with the only
«democratic» state in the area.
The intifada has shown the ugly face
of Israel which has been hidden for so
long, although the world managed to
get glimpses of this face during the 1982
invasion of Lebanon and the subse-
quent massacres in Sabra and Shatila
Camps in which Sharon was im-
plicated, but never before has the world
been exposed to the atrocities of this
«democratic» state such as burying
people alive, breaking bones, torturing
children, demolishing homes... etc.
The image of Israel has been tar-
nished even among its most staunchest
supporters i.e. the Jewish communities
throughout the world and especially in
the United States.
The pictures of Israeli soldiers armed
to the teeth with the various kinds of
bullets, grenades and poison gas pitted
against young men, women and
children with stones has illuminated the
real David and the real Goliath.
In late May, an estraordinary Arab
Summit meeting was held in Casablan-
ca, Morocco. In this meeting the Arab
League ratified the Palestinian working
paper presented by the Palestinian
delegation. The paper called on the
Arab League to support the Palestinian
peace initiative and the resolutions of
the 19th Palestine National Council
meeting. The Arab League has reaf-
firmed its committment to the intifada
by pledging to provide «all forms of
support.»
However, the US position has
become a lone voice in the international
community. In late June the European
Parliament passed a resolution during
its Madrid meeting calling for the in-
clusion of the PLO in any negotiations
for a settlement of the Arab-Israeli
conflict. The European community also
stressed that any initiative for peace
must be part of a comprehensive solu-
tion, thereby directing a big blow to the
Shamir plan.
ISRAELI JINGOISM
Along with the stepped-up repression
and killing of Palestinians, waves of
anti-Arab racist hysteria have been
fanned. Shamir commenting on
Palestinians who attack Israeli soldiers
and settlers said, «They should not be
allowed to escape in one piece.»
The mayors of Ramat Gan,
Nahariya, Petah Tiqwa, and other
Israeli cities and towns have proposed
the expulsion of Palestinian Arabs
from these cities and towns
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Nahalin residents as they remove stones placed at the village’s entrance by the occupation authorities.
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The mayor of Ramat Gan said,
«Arabs can come and work, but we
don’t want them to live here.»3 The
mayor of Petah Tiqwa went even fur-
ther and warned, «I don’t want them on
the streets.»4
The most flagrant proposal however
came from the settlement of Ariel,
where they proposed that Palestinian
workers wear tags which identify them
as «FOREIGN WORKERS.» This is
ironic since the mothers and fathers of
these settlers and perhaps some of these
settlers themselves were forced to wear
similar tags by the Nazis identifying
them as Jews.
This fanatic jingoism has spread in-
side the 1948 territories. In addition to
the random killings of Palestinian
Arabs who are considered Israeli
citizens, 30 Knesset members presented
a resolution on June 12 proposing the
expulsion of Palestinians from Israel if
they participate in stone throwing and
the publishing of material which sym-
pathizes with the PLO.
UNL RESPONDS
In its call no. 40 the UNL described
the escalation of Israeli brutality as part
of «the government’s official policy in
a desperate attempt to terrify our peo-
ple and create the proper atmosphere in
order to market the Shamir plan.»
The UNL called on Palestinians for
«violent confrontations in all localities
against the occupation army, settlers
and agents.»
While a new era of understanding, of
resolving regional conflicts, and detente
is being ushered in and welcomed by
people the world over, Israeli leaders
are bent on maintaining their illegal
occupation and fanning the flames of
national chauvinism.
The continuation of this dangerous
trend will lead to armageddon. Peace is
the only choice, «peace under occupa-
tion» is not real peace. The prere-
quisites for a genuine peace is the
recognition of the national rights of the
Palestinian people to self-
determination, the right of return and
the establishment of an independent
state. @
1. Jerusalem Post, April 17
2. Jerusalem Post, May 9
3. Davar, May 18
4. Jerusalem Post, May 23
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