- A Declaration to the Peaceful and Progressive People
of Israel and the World
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- On the occasion of the second anniversary of the launching
of the Intifada, the leadership and the cadre of the Palestinian National
Liberation Movement, Fatah, would like to express our appreciation and
admiration for the legendary and heroic steadfastness of our people, the
sacrifices of our martyrs, and the steadfastness of our captives and those
injured during the Intifada. We would like to seize this opportunity to
announce and declare to the peaceful and coexistence loving forces all
over the world that:
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- * We remain committed to our legitimate right to resist
the occupation of our land occupied in 1967, and we remain committed to
our legitimate rights in spite of all of the occupation's aggressive actions,
the destructive settlements, the exiles, house demolitions, the targeting
of our holy sites, the land confiscations, arrests, curfews, closures,
assassinations, the turning ossion and the targeting of our women, children
and homes will lead to individual responses; nevertheless, we are committed
to following this political line and we will work to prevent all attacks
on civilians in keeping with our human values and this important human
principle.
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- * In the name of the Fatah organization, on behalf of
both its leaders and on behalf of its cadres in this our homeland and in
the name of Palestinians in exile and in the Diaspora, we all reconfirm
our support for our elected leader, Yasser Arafat, who is the symbol of
Palestinian patriotism. We will resist all external attempts to interfere
in internal Palestinian politics. The Palestinian people alone have the
right to choose their leaders.
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- * We choose peace . We call on Israeli society to work
with us to put an end to the continuous suffering of the two peoples. We
believe in the importance of the continuity of dialogue between Palestinians
and Israelis. We seek to achieve peace immediately and are ready to fulfill
ttinue our efforts to convince our people and political forces of the rationality
of this direction and of its vital importance. We call on all Palestinian
organizations to stop targeting Israeli civilians, in accordance with the
interests of our people.
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- * We will build an independent State of Palestine and
a political system in accordance with the principles of democracy, the
rule of law, with an independent judicial system, separation of powers,
respect for human rights, civil liberties, and a market economy. We will
build a state whose institutions are ruled by administrative and financial
transparency, free of corruption. We will build a state for all Palestinians,
under one government, that protects the heritage of the Palestinian people
while respecting their dignity, freedom and security. We will build a state
that guarantees a peaceful succession of authority, far from violence and
coercion, that works on achieving the comprehensive development of the
individual as well as the society, on the brn to negotiations to resolve
the Palestinian problem in accordance with the international norms, within
a clear and specific achievable time-table; we believe this is an essential
factor that is the true means to achieve stability in this sensitive region
of the world.
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- Let us work together, Palestinians, Israelis, and all
peace seekers in the world, to achieve peace in the land of peace.
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- On behalf of:
- The Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah)
- and its organization - the Tanzim
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- http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=20678
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