Following are excerpts of a statement issued by the National and
Islamic Forces on November 18, 2000; signatories are: Palestinian National
Liberation Movement (Fateh); Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
(PFLP); Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas); Democratic Front for the Liberation
of Palestine (DFLP); Palestinian People’s Party (PPP); Palestinian Democratic
Union (FIDA); Palestinian Popular Struggle Front; Palestinian Liberation
Front; Islamic Jihad Movement; Arab Liberation Front; Palestinian Arab
Front; Popular Front—General Command; Islamic National Salvation Party;
and Popular Liberation War Pioneers (Sa’iqa):
Let the blessed Intifada continue and escalate
[…]The National and
Islamic Powers affirm that the continued Israeli escalation against our
people, be it on the level of its savage military attacks against our masses,
the various economic punishments or its threats to escalate these measures,
only reflect that the occupation and its military machinery suffers from
a suffocating crisis to prevent the activities of the Intifada and its
various accomplishments on the Palestinian national, Arab, Islam or international
level. This is particularly apparent in aborting Israel’s continuous attempts
to legitimize settlement on Palestinian land, or legitimizing the continuation
of occupying Jerusalem and annexing it as well as attempting to impose
a formula of cantons and isolation on the Palestinian territory.
The National and Islamic
Powers proudly record the success of the Intifada in placing the Palestinian
cause on the world stage as it is: a national and popular struggle against
the Zionist occupation of Palestinian land and against the attempts to
impose a de facto peace on the Palestinian people.
The National and Islamic
Powers call upon our people to prepare for turning 29 November 2000 into
a solidarity day with the Palestinian people as the second monthly anniversary
of the Intifada by making it a historical date whereas all Palestinian
powers and activities mass up to enlarge the popular participation of the
Intifada. It also calls on the Arab and Islamic masses to declare this
date a solidarity day…
The National and Islamic
Powers call upon our people to continue its struggle. We particularly salute
our people in Hebron and other sites who have been under curfew since the
beginning of the Intifada in order to satisfy a bunch of invading settlers;
thus we reject any comparison between the occupation and its settlers and
our people and their right to resist in all internationally legitimate
means against the occupation. We salute all forms of legitimate resistance
against the settlers and occupation soldiers and call upon our people to
work on achieving the following activities:
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Tuesday, 21 November
2000: A day of confrontation and popular rallies dedicated to reveal
the blatant American bias to the occupation and calling on breaking the
United States’ monopoly and hegemony. We call on our Palestinian, Arab
and Islamic people to boycott American goods, condemn its policy in the
region and call on the Arab and Islamic world to confront the American
interests in all possible means.
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Friday, 24 November
2000: A day of popular rallies against the occupation and its savage
measures dedicated to reinforce the steadfastness of our people in Jerusalem.
Our people, including those inside the Green Line, should head to pray
at al-Aqsa Mosque or at the nearest point to it.
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Sunday, 26 November
2000: Solidarity rallies at Red Cross offices calling for an end of
the savage aggression against our people and demanding temporary international
protection as well as the release of Palestinian detainees and prisoners.
Victory to the
Intifada
Defeat to the occupying
enemy
Pride and Immortality
to our martyrs
It is a continuous
Intifada to remove occupation and for independence
18/11/2000