Democratic Palestine : 36 (ص 38)
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- Democratic Palestine : 36 (ص 38)
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and political work is important, however, we feel that it is
not and should not be pivital.
Changing the balance of forces
...Our central task should be to induce a change in the
balance of power on the local and regional levels which
would compel Israel to change its stance, as was the case in
the wake of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 when
the Israeli army was forced to withdraw from Southern
Lebanon as a result of the incessant struggle of the
Lebanese Nationa! Resistence Front.
Affecting such a change in the balance of power can come
about through first and foremost the continuation, anchor-
ing and intensifying of the intifada through national unity,
whereby the Palestinian people can confront the occupation
forces as one...despite our harsh criticism of the present
strategy of the PLO leadership, and our fear of the consequ-
ences of this strategy, we will nevertheless remain within the
framework of the PLO and amidst our masses.
When we say intensifying the intifada we mean the United
National Leadership (UNL), to safeguard it, and to give it
the perogative to lead the struggle of our people in the
occupied territories, this leadership which exists in every
city, town, village, and camp, with its various committees in
every neighborhood, The UNL should be the umbrella
which encompasses all of the unions, the unified workers
union, the unified students union, the unified women’s
union...etc...a solution should be reached regarding the
organizations which still remain outside the framework of
the UNL including HAMAS.
Intensifying the intifada also means inflicting economic
losses on the enemy, whereby the occupation will become a
losing enterprise, although we should not expect Israel to
change its strategy vis-a-vis the occupied territories as a
result of economic losses, Israel was forced to change its
strategy in Lebanon after suffering human losses which it
could not sustain. I don’t want to be misunderstood, for I
do not agree with transforming the intifada into armed war-
fare because this will give Israel the pretext to commit mass
genocide against the Palestinian people. On the other hand
this does not negate armed struggle but complements it,
which brings us to the subject of opening the borders of
Arab countries surrounding Palestine to the Palestinian
resistence.»
_Habash cited the important role played by the Palesti-
nians in Israel and Israeli democratic forces, in supporting
the intifada, and discussed at length the issue of democratic
reforms within the PLO, «Palestinians in diaspora constitute
an immense force which could provide more support to the
intifada on the political, military, informational, and finan-
cial levels. The PFLP will emphasize this issue in the
upcoming PNC and for the first time will give the issue of
mass participation precedence over the political issue.»
Regarding the prevalent political climate in the Arab
world he said that «this situation is not eternal, we should
look forward to the future,» and praised the developments
in Jordan, namely the parliamentary elections which were
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conducted in early November as a step forward which will
undoubtedly have a positive effect on the intifada.
He warned Mubarak from continuing his conspiring
against the Palestinian resistence, and stressed the impor-
tance of restoring the Palestinian-Syrian alliance, and called
on the leadership of the PLO to give this issue priority since
Syria is an Arab country which borders Palestine and who's
own territory is occupied by Israel, this constitutes an objec-
tive basis for an alliance.
He also emphasized the issue of solidarity and alliance
with the Lebanese Nationalist Movement, as well as the
Islamic resistence.
Habash reiterated the PFLP’s view vis-a-vis a solution to
the Palestinian question through a fully-empowered interna-
tional peace conference, «where we can realize the right of
return, self-determination, and the establishment of an inde-
pendent state.»
Habash concluded his speech by saluting «the Palestinian
masses and the intifada on its second anniversary, the mar-
tyrs, the detainees in Israeli and Arab jails, the wounded,
the United National Leadership, the popular committees,
the strike forces, the Palestinians in the 1948 territories, and
throughout the diaspora, Palestinian militants in resistence,
the Syrian masses in the occupied Golan Heights, the milit-
ants in the Lebanese National Resistence, the Arab masses,
the Arab National Liberation movement, the national liber-
ation movements throughout the world, the people in the
socialist countries, the peace movement, and progressive
forces throughout the world, and to the true revolutionary
and internationalist, comrade Fidel Castro.»
The first solidarity message was delivered by Ahmed Dur-
gham, member of the national leadership of the Arab
Socialist Baath Party (Syria).
Durgham began his message by saluting the PFLP on its
22nd anniversary, and the intifada on its second anniversary.
«On the 22nd anniversary of the founding of the PFLP, the
intifada enters its third year, stronger than ever...it is indeed
a miracle to see unarmed young people challenging a fascist
military institution.»
Durgham added, «We struggle for a just and comprehen-
sive peace which would guarantee liberation of the occupied
land, legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people,
including the right of return, self-determination and the
establishment of an independent Palestinian state under the
leadership of the PLO.»
Durgham was followed by comrade Mohamad Shatfa, the
People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen’s ambassador to
Syria. Speaking on behalf of both PDRY and North Yemen,
comrade Shatfa began his solidarity message by congratulat-
ing the PFLP on its 22nd anniversary adding that «the
emergence of the PFLP in 1967 has brought about an impor-
tant and prominent transformation in the course of the
Palestinian national struggle, gaining the respect and admi-
ration of all nationalists and militants. The PFLP has played
a historically critical role in consolidating Palestinian
national unity within the PLO and in consolidating the
PLO’s anti-Zionist and anti-imperialist struggle, as well as
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