IRSP: Support for the PFLP

[Danielle Ni Dhighe <nidhighe@xxxxxxxx>]

Irish Republican Socialist Party
24 October 2001

Support for the PFLP

A spokesperson for the Irish Republican Socialist Party's
International Department congratulated the Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine for its successful military action against of
one of the Israeli Zionists most extreme racists, Minister Rehavam
Ze'evi. Referring to a communique issued by the PFLP, the IRSP
representative noted that Ze'evi's death was a responsible response
to "the continuation of the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza
Strip, and the rejection of the Israeli government to recognize the
legitimate rights of the Palestinian people as formulated by
international conventions; the criminal siege over Palestinian
cities, towns, and villages; the destruction of homes and lands (by
the Zionists); the military bombardment of a civilian population; and
the policy of assassination, and the humiliation to which the entire
Palestinian population is subject."

The IRSP representative said:

"We in the Irish Republican Socialist Party are very much aware that
in this past year, over 700 Palestinians have been killed and another
16,000 have been injured in sustained attacks on Palestinian
civilians. The Israelis have no basis for accusing the PFLP of acts
of terrorism as a result of Ze'evi being killed, when they themselves
have carried on with a policy of political assassination that has
claimed the lives of more than 70 Palestinians, including PFLP
General Secretary Abu Ali Mustafa, reflecting a policy of state
terrorism.

"The PFLP's military wing assassinated Ze'evi, shooting him in the
head last Wednesday. PLFP spokesman Ahmed Maher, in an interview on
Al-Jazeera television, said that his organization would continue its
actions against Israel. The new leader of the PFLP, Ahmed Sadat, has
been a consistent critic of accommodation with the Palestinian
Authority and the Oslo process."

The IRSP spokesperson continued:

"The Palestinian liberation struggle has the full support of the
IRSP, as well as most other anti-imperialist organisations around the
world. The Israeli minister Rehavam Ze'evi, who had openly advocated
the genocidal annihilation of the Palestinians, is clearly a blow
struck for liberation in Palestine.

"We in the Irish Republican Socialist Movement reject the recent
characterisation by the United States state department of the PFLP to
be among the world's most dangerous terrorist organisations. The
reason why the US and Israel single out the PFLP for attack is that
they well know that the PFLP represents the most revolutionary
section of the Palestinian people, struggling for the national
liberation of their homeland, as well as the social emancipation of
Palestinian working people.

"The worst form of terrorism in the world today is the state
terrorism carried out by imperialists such as the Israeli and US
governments. It is imperative that revolutionaries not turn away from
support of the many just struggles against imperialism being waged
today, simply because of the actions of arch reactionary Osama bin
Laden's supporters against civilians in the US. The PFLP are heroic
fighters for the liberation of their people and deserve the support
of all those opposed to the continued crimes of imperialism
throughout the world."

The IRSP representative concluded:

"If Britain and the US want to end terrorism throughout the world,
they could make an excellent start by ending the military occupations
of Ireland and Puerto Rico, ending support for vicious repressive
regimes like the Israeli government or that of Turkey, and taking
care that homes and hospitals in Afghanistan are not bombed and
innocent civilians there are not wounded or killed."

ENDS

Irish Republican Socialist Party
P.O. Box 1981, Derry, BT48 8GX, Ireland
Tel: 028 90 321024
Fax: 028 90 330786
Web site: http://www.irsm.org/irsm.html


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