Democratic Palestine : 45 (ص 21)
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Jordan, Democracy
and Palestine
In June, a broad spectrum of the political forces in Jordan debated and adopted the new National Charter,
followed by the formation of a new government. The significance of these events is evaluated by DP
staffmember Farida Al Asmar, who was in Amman at the time, interviewing representatives of the three
main parties of JANDA (Jordan’s Arab Nationalist Democratic Alliance), the progressive coalition that
acquired five posts in the new government.
The following persons were interviewed as background for
this article, left to right:
— Lua’y Dabbagh, Politbureau member in charge of the
Political Department of the Popular Democratic Unity Party in
Jordan, established on the basis of the PFLP’s organization in
Jordan, and henceforth referred to as the Unity Party.
Dabbagh was three times imprisoned for his political
work/affiliation in the 1980s, pre— democracy stage.
— Tayseer Al Zabri, Secretary General of the Jordan
People’s Democratic Party (JPDP), established on the basis of
the DFLP’s membership in Jordan.
— Abdel Rahman Al Majali, member of the Jordanian
Communist Party’s (JCP) Central Committee and of the
editorial board of Al Jamahir, the party’s central organ.
On June 8th, Bush and Schwarzkopf were marching in the
first victory parade held in the US since World War II: Perhaps
they hoped to welcome back soldiers returning from the Gulf in
a manner that would eclipse the devastation and unresolved
conflicts left behind in the Middle East. But people in Jordan
were not mesmerized by the US’s military «splendor» or false
peace promises. In a survey based on field interviews with 2,000
families chosen at random in Jordan’s cities, villages and
refugee camps, 80% pinned blame on the US and Israel for
preventing a peaceful solution to the Palestinian problem.
Almost :70% disputed the idea that a change had occurred in
Democratic Palestine, August 1991
US, French and British policies towards the Palestinian
question, while 78% considered the US—European peace
moves as a political maneuver designed to confuse the Arabs
and divert attention from the crimes committed against Iraq.
An overwhelming 81.8% expressed disbelief in US willingness
to pressure Israel into solving the conflict via implementation
of Security Council resolutions 242 and 338. Also indicative of
the national mood in Jordan was the answer to a more overall
question: 29.4% of those polled said they would accept Israel’s
existence and ending the state of war only if Israel were to
withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza Strip, while 97.5%
rejected such acceptance on principle (The Star, Amman, June
13 — 19th).
The National Charter
Lua’y Dabbagh of the Unity Party evaluated the charter
adopted June 9th as follows: «First of all, it is a social charter,
setting out basic directives for building a new society, as well as
the framework for struggle between the classes. These
directives derive from the consciousness of the respective
classes, especially the bourgeoisie, as represented in the
government and state. We view the charter as a historical
compromise between the state and bourgeoisie on the one hand
and the remaining classes and forces on the other. Jordan is
today very developed compared with 40 years ago when the
constitution was adopted by the parliament. It has developed in
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