Democratic Palestine : 45 (ص 24)
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drawing up their political framework and directions in
accordance with the principles of political pluralism...»
In the JCP’s view: «The most serious problem faced by
people in Jordan is the overall deterioration of the economy,
which affects the overwhelming majority of the
population..(this) aggravated the problem of unemployment
and pushed broad strata of the population under the poverty
line. We regard these problems as a reflection of the parasitic
mode of economy which still prevails. To alleviate the
economic crisis, it is necessary to create substantial changes in
the type of economy and adopt nationalist policies in all
economic fields, including a review of the economic structure
itself. Our approach, however, does not lessen the importance
of following up on the people’s everyday problems. This can be
done through special and joint activity with other political
forces, and through popular and professional bodies,
particularly the trade unions.»
Concerning the relation between parliamentary and
extraparliamentary work, Lua’y Dabbagh of the Unity Party
said: «We are an opposition force. When we work on the
political scene and in the parliament, we are representing the
masses’ demands, defending their rights and working to
improve their opportunities on all levels. We also work directly
among the masses to make them conscious of their rights and
weight in the society. We work to build the instruments of
social struggle — for women’s, student and youth unions and
local associations. Naturally, we express their work in our
weekly magazine, Nida Al Watan. These types of work are in
turn expressed in the political position of our deputy in the
parliament. There is a dialectical connection between the two
aspects.»
Unemployment was pinpointed by Tayseer Al Zabri as the
main problem facing people in Jordan. About 200,000 people
have returned to Jordan from the Gulf in 1991, adding to the
unemployment rate which had already surpassed 30%. He
added, «Palestinians in Jordan are facing a complex reality:
They are poor, facing unemployment, suffering from martial
law — problems shared by all in Jordan —and also they suffer
from being refugees. These are the main problems, and the way
to resolve them is democracy which we consider the prerequisite
for everything.»
Concerning how to work now that the progressive coalition
joined the government, Al Zabri said: «Now that. we are
participating in the parliament and the government, this puts
greater responsibility on us than before. As progressive parties,
we must do our best to resolve the essential matters in Jordan’s
political life. At the same time, we tell our collegues in the
government that our programs must be given serious
consideration. If we see that our programs cannot go forward,
we’ll come back and open a new kind of struggle against the
government. The last government was lazy; it presented
non-— essential laws, but left out essential ones. Now the
responsibility of the parliament is to press the government to
give priority to formulating the new laws... We will enter this
new stage. At the same time, we are not satisfied to participate
in the cabinet and parliament only. These are fields for
struggle... but we depend first of all on the masses of our
people, their organizations, unions, etc., and the progressive
parties and their unity. Secondly, we depend on the parliament
and thirdly on the government.»
The mass movement
During the Gulf crisis, Jordan was the scene of intensive
mass mobilization. Related to their reliance on the masses in
pursuing democratization, the progressive forces need to have a
clear evaluation of the mass movement in the post —war
period.
Abdel Rahman Al Majali noted that the JCP does not find
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