Democratic Palestine : 4 (ص 4)
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Editorial
Efforts have escalated to resolve the crisis in the PLO,
restoring its unity and active role. The recent series of inter-
Palestinian talks were primarily initiated by the PFLP, DFLP,
the Palestinian Communist Party and Palestinian Liberation
Front. On the basis of their agreement in late March, the four
organizations, now known as the Democratic Alliance, opened
talks with Fatah’s Central Committee, as well as with the
National Alliance, which is composed of PFLP-General Com-
mand, Saiqa, Popular Struggle Front and the Fatah opposition.
The aim was combatting right-wing deviation in a correct man-
ner that will restore the PLO’s unity and reinforce its anti-
imperialist line. Meanwhile, efforts continue to reconcile
Fatah’s Central Committee and Syria, for this would greatly
facilitate the PLO’s reunification and return to the frontlines of
the struggle.
Agreement in Aden
On June 28th, a statement was issued by the Palestinian
organizations that had been meeting in Aden for five days. This
was the fourth round of the talks between the Fatah Central
Committee and the Democratic Alliance, which started in April.
These talks have aimed at the reunification of the PLO ona
clear national, anti-imperialist and anti-Zionist political platform
and on the basis of the formation of a collective leadership,
committed to safeguarding the political platform.
The statement announced that agreement had been
reached among the five organizations on a political and organi-
Zational program that will serve as a basis for an overall Pales-
tinian national dialogue. The statement suggests that this
dialogue start immediately and that it be led by the PNC’s Sec-
retariat, the PLO Executive Committee and the leaders of all
the Palestinian organizations. Comprehensive national agree-
ment should enable the convening of the PNC.
The June 28th statement is of great importance. It
announced to the Palestinian people and to Arab national and
progressive international forces, the start of a solution to the
crisis of the PLO. This, however, does not mean an automatic
end to the crisis, for there are still many questions to be resol-
ved. The most important of these is succeeding in reaching an
agreement with the National Alliance, for these organizations
have waged a persistent struggle against right-wing deviation.
Damascus talks
Just as important as agreeing on a common platform with
Fatah’s Central Committee is joining forces with the National
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Alliance, which shares the Democratic Alliance’s general
evaluation of the current political situation and opposition to
right-wing deviation. Meetings between the National Alliance
and the Democratic Alliance commenced in Damascus on
June 19th, presided over by PNC President Khalid Fahoum
and attended by a number of PLO Executive Committee mem-
bers. A second round was held on June 26th, and these talks
are scheduled to continue. Prospects for a positive outcome
are enhanced by the fact that the National Alliance recognizes
the necessity of reforming and unifying the PLO within the
Democratic Alliance’s proposed broad national front to fight
deviation within the PLO, and the National Alliance's proposed
national salvation front to the same end.
By restoring the nationalist basis for unity, the Aden
agreement should encourage all parties to reach a common
denominator for jointly rebuilding the PLO’s unity. An agree-
ment with the National Alliance should complement the Aden
agreement by strengthening the cooperation between those
forces who will fight any deviation from the national program
through the formation of a broad national front in the PLO.
Factors pushing for unity on the national line
Progress in the recent talks has been possible due to a set
of objective and subjective factors. For one no serious Palesti-
nian national force could overlook the positive alternative for-
warded by the Democratic Alliance, which has won broad
mass support for having shown consistent concern for Palesti-
nian unity and advancing the popular struggle. Nor could any-
one overlook the position of our people against deviation or
abandonment of the PLO’s adopted goals. In the occupied
homeland and among Palestinians in Jordan, there is adamant
opposition to any attempt to mandate King Hussein or anyone
else to speak on their behalf. Many in the occupied territories,
including people affiliated with Fatah, have joined in activities
supporting the Democratic Alliance's initiative, based on sin-
cere desire to find a solution to the crisis. There is also
heightened awareness among all forces about the dangers of
trying to resolve the conflict by other than democratic means,
and about the futility of setting of an alternative to the PLO.
In a broader perspective, the assumptions upon which the
right-wing based their post-Beirut policy have proven untena-
ble. Relations with the Jordanian and Egyptian regimes were
deliberate steps towards dealing with the imperialist solutions,
based on the premise that the entire area had irretrievably fal-
len under US domination. Yet the nationalist victories in Leba-
non shattered this premise and opened new horizons before - هو جزء من
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