Democratic Palestine : 9 (ص 5)
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Editorial
Fighting Deviation
To Return the PLO to the National Line
The formation of the Palestine National Salvation. Front
was premised on conviction that the PLO must return to its anti-
imperialist course if the Palestinian people are to regain their
rights. Equally, it was based on conviction that the leadership
grouped around Yasir Arafat had chosen the opposite: involve-
ment with US imperialism’s plans via alignment with Arab reac-.
tion. The principles of the Palestinian revolution are not
abstractions, but forged from-the experience of decades of
struggle against Zionism and imperialism. By violating these
principles, the rightists have exposed their own bankruptcy:
They cannot unite and mobilize the masses to struggle for their
rights; nor can their diplomacy wrest these rights from the iron
grip of the enemy.
Cancelling the Amman accord
Arafat's signing the accord with King Hussein made the
Palestinian right’s deviation from the national line official, qual-
itative and irreversible. By agreeing to a joint Palestinian-Jor-
danian delegation to negotiate an exchange of «land for
peace» with ‘Israel’, the rightist leadership in.effect recognized’
the Zionist occupation of.Palestine; it relinquished the struggle
for Palestinian national rights and ‘the PLO’s exclusive rep-.
resentation. Thus, in the wake of holding an illegal, divisive
PNC session in Amman, the Palestinian right slammed the
door on attempts to reunify the PLO. For Palestinian forces
determined to continue the revolution, cancelling the Amman
accord and removing its proponents became the top priority,
as the only way to return the PLO to its ‘national line. To this pur-.
pose the PNSF was formed.
The Palestinian people rallied around the PLO because it
represented their path to liberation. Now the right wing is using
the legitimacy gained by the PLO from this mass support, to its
own narrow class ends, to enter a US-sponsored solution
which will consolidate the Zionist occupation and reactionary
control in the area. This has left many of our people without an
organizational framework to channel their will for self-determi-
nation. The PNSF works to sustain our people's mobilization
as the ultimate guarantee that the PLO can.be returned to the
national line and regain the functions for which it exists. Closely
related to this is escalating the armed struggle which stands as
an obstacle to the renewed attempts to bury the Palestinian
Cause.
The PNSF is playing a role to save the Palestinian revolu-
tion's alliances from the chasm into which they were thrust by
the right wing. In the face of the right’s alliance with Arab
reaction. the PNSF serves .as a center for strengthening
alliances with the forces of the Arab national liberation move-
ment. Combatting the Amman accord is not only a Palestinian
task: this accord sets the stage for expanding Camp David, a
matter of crucial concern for all progressive forces and
nationalist regimes.
Our international allies have been deeply disturbed by the
right wing's opting for US-sponsored solutions. Anti-imperialist
forces all over the world are confronting US imperialism’s
increasing aggressiveness. None-have interests in a Reagan
victory in the Middle East, which would be the case if Camp
David is expanded. In the PNSF, the forces of peace and prog-'
ress, especially the socialist community headed by the Soviet
Union, find an active partner in the anti-imperialist struggle.
Kissinger’s legacy
Ensuing political developments have only emphasized
the depth of the Palestinian right’s commitment to the Amman
accord and.all its dangerous consequences. Schultz's visit to
‘Israel’, Egypt and Jordan, May 9-13th, confirmed the contents
of the «solution» under discussion. Just before Schultz's arri-
val, the Jordanian ‘government declared that the PLO.had
responded «positively» to the US condition earlier conveyed
by Murphy, that Palestinians in. the joint delegation should
have.no relation to the PLO. Thus, Schultz's visit revolved on
the details of forming a list of «acceptable» Palestinians. The
Israeli government declared that the delegation must not
include «persons. belonging to an organization committed to
the Palestinian National Charter.» On leaving Jordan, Schultz
declared: «There will be a Palestinian-Jordan delegation or
group. It may be different people will be needed for different
purposes.» In its attempts to have the PLO acquiesce in
liquidating the Palestinian cause, US policy has developed
Kissinger's divide-and-rule style of negotiations to new
heights: Some Palestinians to talk to the US, others to ‘Israel’,
with the Jordanian regime being the ultimate negotiating part-
ner to oury all Palestinian independence. The enemy's plan for
resolving the details is for Jordan to declare a Palestinian-Jor-
danian confederation, the government of which will appoint the
delegation to negotiate, forever ending the concept of an inde-
pendent Palestinian state.
Having compromised on principles, the right-wing leader-
ship is now enmeshed in compromising on the details. Arafat
was closely, though indirectly, involved in the Jordanian dis-
cussions with Schultz, consulting with King Hussein before
and after, while Hussein coordinated with Saudi King Fahd and
Egyptian ruler Mubarak. King Hussein's upcoming
Washington visit reflects the seriousness of the current politi-
‘cal moves. It becomes ever clearer that the clause about an
international conference in the Amman accord, is but a
camouflage for capitulation to Kissinger-style, step-by-step,
bilateral: negotiations. Statements by members of Fatah’s
Central Committee, disclaiming various points of the Amman
accord and its consequences, only contribute to this attempt to
confuse the masses. If these persons are to be taken seriously,
they must make a clean break with Arafat's leadership. The
right wing's commitment. to the Amman accord -has been
amply proven. All Palestinian revolutionary forces are called
upon to support the PNSF so that its ranks and activities be
expanded to confront this most serious effort to liquidate the
Palestinian cause. @
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