Democratic Palestine : 10 (ص 9)
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Situation in Saida
Palestine National Salvation Front Initiative
No sooner had the war on the
camps of Beirut ended via the Damas-
cus agreement, than focus shifted to
Saida, specifically the adjacent Palesti-
nian refugee camp, Ain al Hilweh.
Reports circulated about an impending
explosion of the security situation. The
insinuations were of expected Palesti-
nian infighting and/or a Palestinian-
Lebanese conflict.
Of course, there are forces that
have interest in such an explosion.
Prime among them is the Zionist-fascist
alliance which has permanent interests
in pitting Palestinians against Lebanese,
in order to further divide Lebanon and
destroy the Palestinian revolution. Also
other forces have opted for a slightly
modified sectarian solution in Lebanon,
in order to bolster their own dominance.
As is obvious, such an explosion is
anathema to the people of Ain al Hilweh,
to Palestinian nationalist forces gener-
ally, to patriotic Saida and all Lebanon's
progressive movement. Thus, extensive
efforts have been made to reinforce
Lebanese-Palestinian solidarity that has
deep historical roots in the Saida area.
Based on nationalist Lebanese-Palesti-
nian cooperation, efforts have been
made to end any practices or incidents
that could be grabbed as a pretext by
those wishing to explode the situation.
PNSF delegation
On the Palestinian side, the PNSF
has been the active force in promoting
these efforts. On two occasions, the
PNSF has sent a delegation to the Saida
area. The second of these visits occur-
red July 11-14th. The delegation met
with Amal’s leadership in Saida, the
Nasserite Organization led by Mustafa
Saad, the local Lebanese National
Democratic Front leadership, the
National Political Council of Saida and
the Islamic Groups. The delegation also
visited Shiite villages in the surrounding
area, accompanied by representatives
of Amal and Saida’s nationalist forces.
The delegation naturally also vis-
ited Ain al Hilweh camp, and met with the
local PNSF branch. Comrade Abu
Maher Yamani, Secretary of the PNSF
Secretariat and PFLP representative in
the PNSF leadership, met with political
and military cadres loyal to Fatah’s
Central Committee. This was in line with
efforts to coordinate with Fatah mem-
bers who oppose the right-wing leader-
ship's policy and violations which might
be taken as a pretext by some to start a
battle. The majority of Fatah members in
Ain al Hilweh are determined to avoid an
explosion, whereby political differences
in the PLO would be manipulated to the
disadvantage of all.
In all these meetings, the focus was
on finding practical means to avert an
explosion of the security situation, and to
dispell the atmosphere of tension and
fear of such an outbreak. Ways were dis-
cussed of avoiding inter-Palestinian or
Lebanese-Palestinian fighting. Strict
measures were decided upon against
the infiltration of collaborators and pro-
vocaters. The discussions were heldina
spirit of building on points of unity, in
order to avoid prewes that would divert
from the struggle against the Israeli
occupiers and their puppets, Lahd’s
SLA. Generally speaking, the response
of all forces contacted was positive.
The PNSF delegation stressed that
the struggle against the deviation of the
Palestinian right should be conducted
solely by democratic means (political
education, dialogue and activities) and
never by force of arms which should be
applied only against the main enemy:
the Zionist and fascist forces.
To implement all this, there should
be regular meetings between the PNSF
and Saida’s nationalist forces. Viola-
tions from any side should be dealt with
in’ a spirit of solidarity, not confrontation.
The PNSF emphasized the need for for-
malizing cooperation so that it develops
beyond responding to the problems that
arise, to lead to an overall strengthening
of the common struggle. e
Communique, July 27th
After the criminal assassination of four
Palestinian fighters from Ain al Hilweh
camp near Saida, a spokesman for the
Palestine National Salvation Front
declared:
Suspicious forces in the city of
Saida are continuing acts of provocation
aimed at exploding the security situa-
tion. Yesterday they committed an ugly,
new crime by assassinating four Palesti-
nian fighters near Ain al Hilweh camp.
While strongly condemning this crime,
the Palestine National Salvation Front
a its Sk es to:
the national tienes Pasian fala
tions and guarantee the security of
Saida and the Palestinian camps
against suspicious forces who aim to
explode the situation by provoking a split
between the Lebanese and Palestinian
people.
2. Continue. to work to strengthen
and deepen Palestinian national unity in
the area, in order to guarantee the sec-
urity of the Palestinian camps and block
the path of suspicious forces that seek to
liquidate the Palestinians’ armed role in
s Assassinations
residents of Ain al Hilweh camp and
The Palestine National Salvation
Front has confidence in the Palestinian:
masses’ ability fo overcome suspicious
enery ai and cails re a! ve
danger ‘of physical liquidation which
would threaten the future of the revolu-
tion.
The Palestine National Salvation
Front warns the suspicious forces
against continuing their plans. At the
same time, we call upon all nationalist
personalities in Saida to uncover those
behind the assasination anc an end
to provocations against the Palestinian
masses inthe camps in South Lebanon.
Note: Those assassinated were mem-
bers of the forces loyal to Fatah’s Cen-
tral Committee. Yet they were not among’
those being sent to Saida by the right-
wing leadership for its own purposes;
nor were they suspected of any viola-
tion. On the contrary, they were original
known for their struggle against the
Zionist enemy. They were cooperating
with the people of the camp and other
ge zations to avoid any explosion of - هو جزء من
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