Democratic Palestine : 37 (ص 31)
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Less Talk, More Action
This article was written in December by Alexander Smirnoff, professor
of history, and Middle East deputy manager of the Soviet news agency,
Novosti.
It is not my hobby to write about
outstanding occasions, but the second
anniversary of the Palestinian intifada
is not merely a time for festivals.
Rather, it is an occasion for rallying
the supporters of the just Palestinian
cause in the Soviet Union. I cannot
imagine celebrating the third anniver-
sary of the intifada with the balance of
forces not having shifted in favor of
the Palestinian cause in the occupied
territories, or with solidarity with the
Palestinians having decreased on the
Arab and international levels. Mean-
while, with every new day of the upris-
ing, there is more death among
unarmed Palestinian children and
youth, more injured and maimed,
more torture, terror and economic
hardship.
Hence, it is the duty of noble people
all over the world to double their
efforts to support the Palestinian
cause, so that the intifada will not be
suppressed, nor the world become
accustomed to the scenes of killing and
destruction. With the support of the
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Arab world and at least part of the
international community, the intifada
should be enabled to overcome the
obstinacy of the Shamir government,
and pave the way for achieving Pales-
tinian rights.
Many experts are trying to give a
real definition of the intifada but, in
my opinion, they have not succeeded,
for the intifada is an unprecedented
phenomenon. It is not only civil dis-
obedience, but a new social and class
reality in the occupied territories. If we
examine the social aspect of the upris-
ing, we find that class contradictions
have decreased under the influence of
the common struggle of the Palestinian
community against occupation. On the
instructions of the United National
Leadership, wealthy people voluntarily
contribute to the fund for supporting
the poor and those who have had their
property confiscated by the occupation
forces. Prices have been reduced, as
have bridal dowries; many negative
traditions have disappeared.
Though the Palestinian people as a
whole are resisting occupation, not all
Palestinians are firm militants; there
are some collaborators among them,
who are subject to hard punishment.
The situation is quite different from
the time of the Palestinian struggle
under the British occupation, for the
collaborators now are merely individu-
als, rather than whole classes or polit-
ical parties.
What were the antecedents that led
to the present uprising? One of them
was the 1936-39 revolt, with the fam-
ous six-month general strike, which
was aborted as a result of the interven-
tion of the Arab rulers. They called for
an end to the strike after the British
promise to meet _— Palestinian
demands... (a promise that remained
unfulfilled). The 1936 revolt combined
civil disobedience and. armed resis-
tance.
Recently, we celebrated the 35th
anniversary of the Algerian armed
resistance. As part of the liberation
struggle, there was a confrontation in
the Algiers casba between civilians and >
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