Democratic Palestine : 3 (ص 24)
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- Democratic Palestine : 3 (ص 24)
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We will not suffice by programs alone, because this matter
has existed since the year of 1979. We want to make sure that
the tools of implementation of these programs are effective.
| don’t propose this to complicate matters. | propose this
because of my desire to celebrate - in the next PNC - the forma-
tion of Palestinian bodies which will eliminate and for ever bury
the trend that led to the existing diseases within the Palestinian
arena.
We will not accept less than a joint effective leadership
and a clear national program that can be practically
implemented and not just a written one. We have had our share
of suffering from tragedies and diseases.
In your estimates, what is the extent of the battle
waged for legitimacy in the realms of the existing strug-
gles in the Palestinian arena?
In regards to the battle of legitimacy, the Aden agreement
included a point to cover this issue in its full extent. We are not
pessimistic as for the outcome of this battle . We know well that
125 members of the PNC have condemned Arafat’s visit and
86 of them asked for his resignation. This force, when it works
within the Palestinian circle, through the mass organizations
and bodies - can its efforts and the outcomes in winning the
legitimacy be undermined? It is true that these bodies to a
great extent are made in «Arafat's kitchen». We don’t ignore
this fact, but on the other hand, we must realize our people’s
historical experiences, and we must realize that it is difficult for
these bodies or the majority of them to agree on the deviation
trend or the US path.
In the PNC’s 16th session, we all know that Arafat had
reservations regarding the point of dealing with the Reagan’s
initiative. We all know his position: he advised the political com-
mittee to draft the program in his ambiguous «La’am» (which
means yes and no at the same time). This would mean that we
neither accepted nor refused the Reagan plan. But we all know
and evaluate the program from the 16th session of the PNC as
drafted on a nationalist basis which cornered America’s Pales-
tinians. This is an important point which we must take into con- ©
sideration, when we evaluate waging the battle for legitimacy
and chances of winning it. But | want to draw attention to the
fact that the battle for legitimacy may be one in two directions:
- To win the legitimacy through the bodies and have the
nationalist forces prevail.
- To stop Arafat from speaking on behalf of the legitimacy and
| want to clarify this point:
Why did the joint leadership abstain from taking part in the
executive committee meetings after Arafat’s visit to Cairo? Is it
a position just to record in history? Is it a just reaction?
We all know the make up of the executive committee and
that Arafat is always careful to have the majority in number in
the executive committee. We were unable to change this even
in the 16th session of the PNC.
We were quite aware and sure that we would not be able
to take a decision of removing Arafat and condemn his trend or
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change it through the executive committee. Therefore we
decided to boycott the executive committee meetings to stop
Arafat from speaking on its behalf and in the name of the legiti-
macy as 6 of its members were absent. This is what happen-
ned in reality, because the main rules of the executive commit-
tee state that its meetings cannot be conducted without the
presence of two thirds of its members.
This means that we have won the legitimacy in the nega-
tive sense. In other words, that we stopped Arafat from speak-
ing on behalf of the executive committee, and that any step
taken by Arafat after this is an individual one which doesn't rep-
resent anyone but Arafat and those who agree with his trend.
Perhaps some will say that this will lead to the paralysis of
the PLO and its effectivity, and here | say in response that this
is a very sad subject of great concern to us. But if we were to
be given the choice between paralyzing the bodies or putting
them in the hands of the US and Arab reaction, then we are
forced to choose the temporary paralysis of the bodies in order
to start working towards bringing them back to the nationalist
position and their effectivity towards the nationalist direction.
How do you evaluate the participation of the Yemeni
SocialistParty and both Lebanese and Syrian communist
parties in the Aden negotiations?
The Palestinian question has its own peculiarities which
make it number one question for the Arab nation. After this, |
would like to extend my appreciation to the role played by the
Yemeni Socialist Party on the Palestinian level. We remember
during the invasion and after it, this similar role of the Yemeni
Socialist Party which was aiming first towards the unity and
protection of the PLO. After this it is important to point out the
historical relations that have existed between the PFLP and
the DFLP on one hand and the Yemeni Socialist Party on the
other. These relations we are quite proud of and continuously
work to deepen and solidify them. To this we add the role which
was played by our comrades in the Yemeni Socialist Party
regarding the foundation of the Joint Leadership (experience).
Therefore, it is very natural in stage, like the one the Palesti-
nian Revolution is going through, to seek help from our com-
rades in the Yemeni Socialist Party in order to hear their point
of view on how to confront this stage and resolve its problems.
As for both communist parties, the Syrian and the
Lebanese, they both have good comradely relations with us,
the PFLP and DFLP on one hand and between themselves as
well, which we are careful to maintain and strenghthen. We
appreciate that the Lebanese Communist Party, as well as the
Syrian Communist Party can play a role on the levels of the
Lebanese National Movement, the Palestinian National Move-
ment, as well as on the level of Arab and international liberation
movements. A role that helps the Palestinian Revolution to
come out of its crisis. Finally, | would like to state that these
forces are very concerned about the success of the joint
leadership experience - aS we are concerned to seek their
point of view regarding the existing Palestinian problems. - هو جزء من
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