Press Release 9 October 2001 Ramallah:� Given the unfortunate events that occurred yesterday afternoon in the Gaza region, at a time when the Zionists are escalating their attacks upon the masses of our people, and within the context of the American imperialist attack upon Afghanistan aimed at reinforcing American domination and imposing it upon the peoples of the world, we call upon the masses of our people, their vital political forces, and the Palestine Authority to exercise the highest degree of self-restraint.� We call on them to strive to strengthen the bonds of popular and national unity that have been consecrated by the blood of our people's martyrs on the fields of confrontation along the fronts of the Intifada.� We call on them to strengthen the armed resistance throughout the whole of our dear homeland.� We must not allow the enemies to break the bonds of our internal unity.� We in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, on the basis of our responsibility to our people and their supreme national interests, believe and declare the following: 1.� The right of our people to express their opinion and their solidarity with the people of Afghanistan is a sacred right that no one is entitled to violate. 2.� The principle that was enhanced by the traditions of our national work and was strengthened by the Intifada, demands that we look to the logic of responsible, democratic dialogue to solve any manifestation of internal differences.� 3.� We condemn the choice to resort to the use of weapons in solving problems of internal differences and demand that those who violate this principle be brought to trial. 4.� We call on the leadership of the Palestine Authority, the national and Islamic� forces, and political and popular activists to work to limit the divisive effects of this unfortunate event and to prevent the occupiers and others from destroying our national unity or the supreme interests of our people. ***** Press Release 8 October 2001 Ramallah:� Within the context of the initiation of the Anglo-American military attack upon Afghanistan -- with the support and facilitation of a number of countries in the world and the region -- and the threat that this attack will be widened to include other targets, and be drawn out in duration -- the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine declares the following: The fact that the United States has ignited the tinderbox of war in the aftermath of the events in New York and Washington, instead of reviewing its hostile policies toward the peoples of the world, contradicts everything that is rational and every endeavor to solve world problems through dialogue and peaceful means through the primary international institution -- the United Nations -- and on the basis of international law. The PFLP believes that the American war is only the finishing touch to the imposition of American security hegemony throughout the world, following the supposed imposition of its economic and political hegemony.� The future of humanity will show, however, that peace and security cannot be imposed by brute force and aggression.� Peace and security will only be achieved on the basis of justice and equality among all of humanity.� And the first among the people struggling for justice, peace, and equality is our Palestinian people. The PFLP calls on the world community, in general, and the American administration, in particular, to take practical steps to stop Zionist state terrorism, which is being practiced in the most ugly fashion; to provide temporary international protection for our people; to compel Israel to implement the resolutions of international law that deal with the Palestine issue; and to end the practice of using double standards in dealing with international problems. The PFLP also calls upon all the fraternal Arab countries and on the states of the Islamic world not to remain idle as the American aggressive war, that began yesterday, is waged against the people of Afghanistan, with the threat that it will be expanded to include other countries in the region.� The PFLP calls on them not to provide any facilities for the operations of the war. � _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
