Democratic Palestine : 5 (ص 33)
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countries, about the immorality of the Palestinian Arab, about
what a blackguard he is, etc. And how many have seen mons-
ter films which inculcate such ideas in the minds of film-goers.
And how many have seen a picture whose purpose is to arouse
sympathy for the Zionists who have usurped our homeland.
Two main strategic aims can be achieved through a long-
term plan, during whose implementation we will put in the
hands of citizens of capitalist countries our literature, our
stories and our poetry in translation to their languages and, at
the same time, we will encourage the authors of these coun-
tries to write about our homeland, about our people and about
our struggle objectively, without any distortion.
The strategic plan | am proposing must include the pro-
duction of full-length feature films showing in a skillful and
acceptable manner the real facts in such a way as to interest
the public in those countries which are controlled by imperialist
communication media.
Such a desirable plan must endeavour to mobilize the hid-
den reserves of our authors, artists and film-makers, to crea-
tively approach further production that has long-lasting influ-
ence. We do not expect that the effect will be immediately vis-
ible in the near future.
Palestinian information workers carry on their shoulders
responsibility for having this strategic program linked with the
phased plan of the revolution on the one hand and the informa-
tion actions of the enemy on the other.
Phased Information Program
We are a national liberation movement and we have our
strategic and phased goals. We must therefore draw up a
phased information plan combining our activities for the
implementation of our strategic information aims with our prac-
tical, everyday activities.
The Palestinian cause has been presented from the time
of the defeat in 1967 to the present day so as to call attention
to the situation of our people and their tragedy and to bring
about a change in the earlier general attitude which did not rec-
ognize any rights for our people.
Palestinian information activities attained Success in car-
rying out these aims:
- The name of Palestine has become universally Known on a
worldwide scale in connection with the cause of a people exiled
from their own country.
- The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is recognized
on a worldwide scale as the representative of this people.
- Everybody, including the enemy, recognizes today that the
Palestinians have «rights» that must be obtained.
- It is generally recognized in the world that there is a need to
solve the problem of the Middle East whose core is the Pales-
tinian cause.
But this development, achieved thanks to struggle and
many sacrifices, must once again undergo a qualitative
change. Once again it will be necessary for our people to fight
and to make sacrifices, but this time in tandem with information
efforts on a qualitatively different level from the previous ones.
For Palestinian workers of communication media a great
responsibility devolves from this.
Our decisive duty now is to draw up this phased informa-
tion plan in two directions: defensive and offensive.
Defensive Direction
Palestinian information workers have the task of drawing
up a phased plan on how to counter the Zionist enemy which is
trying in different ways to distort the picture of our people's
struggle. If the basic stage of the information line of the
imperialist-Zionist enemy is to describe the Palestinian strug-
gle as terrorism, then the Palestinian plan to confront this line
must show the liberating and cultural face of our people's fight.
This means using basic facts and information which no think-
ing person or objective observer can refute.
Offensive Direction
In this regard the plan must be based on everything that is
positive, on everything that has been achieved, and on every-
thing that has brought world public opinion to the view that the
Palestinian cause must be solved and that the Palestinians
must have their inalienable rights. The most marked point of
this offensive aspect of the plan is to clearly and intensively
express «how our people understand their right to self-deter-
mination».
No democratic or liberal thinking person can oppose the
slogan «Support the right of the Palestinian people to self-
determination». Therefore it is necessary to stress this slogan
and give it a scientific content from which, naturally, stems the
demand to establish an independent state without any condi-
tions.
Daily Information Work
But it is not enough just to draw up a strategic and a
phased plan and to set out their aims and manner of realiza-
tion. It is the daily information work that fills the gaps and per-
mits implementation of the goals of both plans.
The Palestinian cause is in the first place a liberation
cause in the world and is, moreover, the core of struggle in the
Middle East, which is to say in a region floating on the most
powerful sea of oil in the world. The great strategic importance
of this region is also the reason why the Palestinian cause has
won the attention of the whole world. That is why it has resulted
in endless commentaries and daily arguments on a worldwide
scale and also among the Arab countries.
This likewise explains the significance of daily information:
work, the need to constantly follow the information flow and the
attitudes of friends and enemies, the need to counter negative
attempts and to support positive efforts. This type of work
assumes various forms in practice. It means constantly stres-
sing resistance to disinformation by the enemy and a daily
information drive to strengthen truth in public opinion.
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