Democratic Palestine : 6 (ص 11)
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Another Lebanese leader interviewed is the nationalist
parliament member Najah Wakim who had this to say: «The
Palestinian cause is much older in years than the Palestinian
people, the Palestinian people are greater in number than the
Palestinian resistance and the Palestinian resistance is grea-
ter than any single organization. The issue of Palestine is not
looked upon through the actions of an individual or any single
organization. The issue here is greater than mere violations.
Unfortunately, some people consider some non-nationalist
positions as just violations. The Palestinian people must not be
subjected to restriction. We must seek a permanent coordinat-
ing relation between the Palestinian revolution and the
Lebanese national forces. based on one icirt nationalist
Concerning the Palestinian revolution operating in Leba-
non, he said: «We are one revolution this principle should not
be put for discussion. The Palestinian movement should be
rather free to do so. On the other hand, Palestinian national
forces must refuse the tribal relations with any Palestinian
figure. For instance Abu Ammar is bribing people to achieve
his own goals and create sectarian conflicts in Lebanon. The
Palestinian people must be organized. The true revolutionary
organizations should not be prevented from their work but
rather encouraged to move closer to the areas where Palesti-
nian masses are found. This ought to be achieved through the
coordination and dialogue with the Lebanese nationalt forces.
The true revolutionary forces in the Palestinian revolution
should struggle against any wrong practices and reject any tri-
bal practices. No one is allowed to impose tutelage on others.
No one should impose security on the camps. When we have
a good Lebanese state the crimes will be fought in the camp as
well as all neighbourhoods of Beirut. This is a police task, the
political task is the responsibility of the Palestinian revolution. »
On the question of the PLO office in Beirut, Wakim
answered: «What steps did the PLO take to reopen its office?
This is its right, but what had it done for it?» To what extent
does this right concern it? To what extent is it really concerned
about the Palestinian people in Lebanon? When the Palesti-
nian people were subjected to the most humiliating treatment
and had no jobs, what did the PLO do? Many were full time
workers in the PLO. What did the PLO do for them? As conflicts
intensified in the Palestinian revolution, who paid attention to
the Palestinian people? | support the presence of the Palesti-
nian revolution in Lebanon to fight. However, | would like to
ask, who really remained in the PLO office in Beirut? The
defeatists, the person in charge of the office fled whenever a
problem arose, instead of defending the people and their
rights.
If the decision to open the PLO office was mine, | would be
willing to open my house for the PLO. Howéver if the decision
was with Amin Gemayel, then Abu Ammar and Abu lyad are
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responsibility.»
closer friends to him and should work to resolve it.» @
Occupied Palestine
The Day of Um al-Fahm
Wednesday the 29th of August
marked another historical day of resis-
tance by our Palestinian masses under
occupation. This was the day Meir
Kahane, head of the racist extremist
Kach movement decided to march into
the Arab town of Um al-Fahm. Kahane
and about 200 of his supporters, some of
whom were armed tried to force their
way in to attack the 23,000 residents of
this town.
Um al-Fahm, which Kahane calls
the «viper nest», is the initial target of the
newly elected Knesset member, who
plans to expel all Arabs from Palestine
through terrorist activities. Soon after his
election which gave him a parliamentary
immunity for his terrorism and fascism,
Kahane renewed his plans to set up an
«emigration office» in Um al-Fahm to
«persuade» the residents to leave their
village.
Al Fajr weekly reported in its issues
of August 10, and 31 that over 10,000
Palestinians along with thousands of
progressive Jews gathered in the town
to prevent Kahane from entering. The
protesters marched through the town
which observed a general strike and
gathered in the football stadium to hear
solidarity speeches in support of the
Arab-Jewish coexistence and against
racism.
The Mayor of the town, Hashem
Mahamid spoke in both Hebrew and
Arabic, thanked the participants and
affirmed that Kahane would not drive the
people of Um al-Fahm out of their
homes. He later told A/-Fajr: «We name
this historical day ‘the Day of Um al-
Fahm’ in which our people achieved a
great victory. This day will be com-
memorated by both Palestinian people
and Jewish anti-fascist forces.» _
Several speakers pointed out that
Kahane was a symptom of a deeper
Israeli social problem. Gush Emunim’s
Moshe Levinger, Tehiya’s Geula Kohen
and Yuval Ne’eman, former army chiefs
of staff Rafael Eitan, Likud MK Ariel Sha-
ron, Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and
former PM Menachem Begin were all
castigated for their part in creating a situ-
ation where Kahane could receive
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