MOST PEOPLE were massacre of Palestinian refugees the task of democratie Israel' could be responsible for such an act, the British media laid heavy stress on the personalities of Prime Minister Menachem Begin and his Defence Minister Ariel Sharon.
For a socialist, such a simplistic скріапаноп clearly unsatisfactory. In fact. ETEBCITUL MESSACIC was the only possible outoi Ine genocidal Israeli incursion into the Lebanon, and the invasion of Lebanon was in turn dictated by the logic of current Israeli strategy in the heartland of Palestinian nationalem: the ocBank and Gaza SiriPhe bsraelis intend to expel trom the Occupied Territories, but pliable minority of Palestinians. In it present phase.
has two proIc sray ngs. Firstly, an all-out atlack on the symbols and SEOns DeCaCsnan nationalism. Then the Iostering or a conaborationist alternative' to the PO in the torm ol Ine lavishly financed "Village bcagues The war against the PLO took the Israelis into Beirut WIIn results which have seen.
For the Palestinians of the Occupied L CLOTT the outcome of the Zionist strategy is proving no less tragic. Land confiscations HEPC roceede iDEicC 39% of West Bank land now in Israeli government hands. Iine ciecied PLO municipalities have hean dissoived • InIS YCaE more Palestinians have BCC SO OCae Ov uc an my in the Occupied Territories than in the entire Resolution on Mid-East passed by Labour Conference This conference, suffered by the Palestinian people under the military occupation CSCOBETEE TS TERReerOWTROu Me neCi dec erer r support for the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to self determination within an independent MDORIRELDDOUE POrIV DRAP ATEISCO PEMeREM TerOn'sa the Palestine Liberation Organisation as the legitimate representatives of the Palestinian peopie.
Lebanon with its horrific toll of death and destruction. ference believes that the time has state unegmvocallvis support for the fundamentai righis of the Palestinians and its condemnation of the continuing pattern oj to pursue this policy through the Socialist International. Moved by DUNDEE EAST CLP the STaCEH Faced explaining 'civilised.
1967-82 period ECOHLCES the handling of Palestinian demonstrations the treatment of HIUNE protestors Yamıt).
Racist Isracli hoodlums from settlements have become increasine v tree to terrorise abduct and murder West Bank and Gaza Strip Palestinians. With government connivance, attacks on ISlamic holy places like the Al Aqsa mosque are virtaully an everyday occurrence. The Palestinian press is crippled by censorship and banning orders, and Palestinian UIISCT sities, when not closed by government order, are subject persistent military harassment.
Failed Still the Zionists have failed to make any real Palestinian LEILS resistance. Nobody has come forward to take the places the dimissed nayors. Support for th _eagur VHRTG miniscule, and the influence of the reactionar Muslim Brotherhood, at time dangerously (the, is noollab orationise collaborationist politics Brotherhood have the been тогоцдпу exposca Dy 11s refusal to participate in the anti- sraeli •CIOTISITations of the past ycar, evcr CCTCHCCOE recognising the injustice and oppression being sovereign state and calls In addition, this conference condemns the Israelt invasion of Concome for the Labour Party , 10 and calls on the National Executive Committe Palestinian ma de links ОП West Bank have elements peace 3i Zeit Solidarity SULI the Zeit ommittee. The rising tid ›f resistance on the Wes Bank has stirred the conciousness the beleaguered Arabs within Israel's pre-1967 borders.
A highly successful general •SEKe as neO owrae1 Arabs Land Day (30 March) this year, biggest Palestinian war demonstrations took place within Israel.
The Palestinian cause still faces grave dangers as well great 89UU Protest against pogrom in Lebanon Israeli troops out of Lebanon!
Saturday 9 October Speakers Corner 12pm E tunities. The focal point of strategy will now SWHCE TTOHH LEC SeDanOI back to the occupied ternitorics, would be afrermao thod the Beirut aftermath Beirut massacre, Zionist methods will be any less bloodthirstyA state which has been murdering and dispossessPalestinian. years is hardly likely to SCU massacres will be smaller, Future more efficient, and INOTC a Labour Goveroment. To a Labour Government. the people on the receiving end the difference will be a somewhat academic Sheikhs Meanwhile Arab reac tion, in collusion with US will try to force the PLO to recognise Isracl, in return for some kind of Isracii withdrawal trom the occupied territories. Support for ODIUOIO EBeSE InCE confined to Reagan and the oil sheikhs; it strong amongst the well.
Socialist Challenge intentioned people wh ZCHIU.HCY WANTOC end to the suffering of th Palestinians.
Socialists must expiai that, because of the in BeTeIY TCSCLOIEY expansionist nature , only the destruc tion of the Zionist stat Col. end that -suffering The Palestinians hav already paid a heavy pric for the movement's confusio the nature Now OW them our full solidarity it Many imperialist solution •HIE Middle East.
The author has just com for several yeers on th West Bank.
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