Democratic Palestine : 7 (ص 29)
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- Democratic Palestine : 7 (ص 29)
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stable base for the struggle against Zionism. Jackson and the
Rainbow Coalition have given an example of what will be
required to transform the popular pro-Zionist consensus in the
U.S., what forces will be key to this motion--and a glimmer of
what price will be exacted by the imperialist/Zionist axis as we
struggle to do so.
It is certainly true that since the invasion of Lebanon there
has been a new openness among progressives in the U.S. to
challenge certain of the most onerous aspects of Israeli
policies. Yet the challenge to the U.S. left lies not in conciliating
the widespread attempt to condemn Begin, Sharon and
Shamir as aberrations from «democratic Israel» as envisioned
by liberal Zionism. Rather, the goal must be to split the Zionist
movement altogether, to force a break from any sort of Zionism
for those forces claiming any shred of political or even moral
consistency. Tactical alliances with liberal Zionism will
undoubtedly have to be made to isolate Israel's drift to outright
fascism, but there should be no strategic conciliation of it in the
process.
In light of the dangerous rightward turn in both U.S. and
Israeli policy, the stakes in this fight are quite urgent.
Tensions have heightened in the region as the Israelis
have failed to crush the resistance of the Palestinian and other
Arab people. With direct U.S. involvement on the rise, new
tasks are posed for the U.S. and international progressive
movements. The role of the U.S. Marines on the ground in
Beirut, the preparation of bases for the Rapid Deployment
Force, the new military agreement with Israel, the stationing of
U.S. naval armadas in the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian
Ocean, and the Persian/Arab Gulf, are all ominous signs of an
escalated U.S. military role that threatens peace not only in the
region but in the world.
Thus, the struggle against Zionism is a key question, both
for the international struggle against imperialism and the for-
mation within the U.S. of a politically stable working class
movement. Herein lies a focal point of our proletarian inter-
nationalist and our national tasks. This struggle challenges all
the most deeply rooted race and class dynamics of U.S.
capitalism, and evokes an unbridled response from the most
powertul and rabidly reactionary forces in the country. For this
reason it is critical that the progressive movement be built ona
firm anti-Zionist basis and with a clear sense of the stakes and
forces involved.Only in this way can the U.S. people be forged
into a serious component part of the international struggle for
peace, democracy and socialism at home and abroad.
Palestinian Folklore in London
opposition to Zionism’s racism. The Al
Ard ensemble presented a variety of folk
On the invitation of London’s muni- November,
dances and songs, including a special
in several
cipal council and the committee for so-
lidarity with the Palestinian people, the
Palestinian folklore ensemble A/ Ard
(The Land) toured Britain in early
performing
places.
In London, 900 people attended an
evening performance expressing sol-
idarity with the Palestinian cause and
dance entitled Sabra, depicting the mas-
sacre carried out by the Israeli occupiers
and Phalangists in the camps of Beirut,
in 1982. On the following days, A/ Ard
performed in Manchester and Brighton. - هو جزء من
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