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VOLUMES 4-5: 1977-1979
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36. Statement issued after the meeting of the Palestinian Central Council, Damascus, 25 and 26 August 1977.
In view of the various rumors that were circulating in the Middle East and the western capitals about the "moderation" of the PLO, that organization decided to refute all such allegations. Meeting in Damascus, its Central Council issued a statement saying that there was no change in its policy of establishing an independent state on what it called "its national soil" which in the PLO jargon meant also the area of the State of Israel. The statement left no doubt as to the intentions of the PLO. Text:
Condemnation of all the United States and Zionist maneuvers ignoring the right of our people to return, to self determination, to establish an independent state on its national soil and to gather under the leadership of the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
On this basis the council reiterates its rejection of any attempt, aimed at liquidating the resolutions of the Palestinian National Council and to change the Arab attitude as decided during the Arab summit conferences of Rabat and Cairo, as far as the rights of our people and their representation commitment to the Palestinian cause is concerned.
The Central Council has discussed the situation in occupied Palestine and warns those cowards and those suspected of cooperating with the plans of the Zionist enemy. The Council also highly praises the heroic and struggle role of the masses of our people in the occupied territories and its national leaderships in Galilee, the West Bank and Gaza and the loyalty of these masses to the PLO. The Council also insisted on the importance of increasing our continuous armed struggle against Zionist occupation.
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