Statement issued by the forces and parties participating in the webinar entitled “Developments in the Middle East: Opportunities, Risks, Challenges, and Tasks”, organized by the International Coordination of Revolutionary Parties and Organizations (ICOR) – Middle East Region on February 15, 2025, and moderated by Al-Watad Socialist Party.(PPDS Tunisia)
The glorious Al-Aqsa Flood Battle marks a decisive turning point in the Palestinian people’s struggle for liberation and return to their historical land of Palestine. The historic victory achieved by the Palestinian masses–through their steadfastness, patience, resilience, and sacrifices–under the leadership of the fighting resistance factions, supported by Arab resistance in Lebanon and Yemen and backed by progressive forces worldwide, is now facing a series of challenges aimed at undermining it and preventing it from accumulating its results and impacts on the Arab and international levels.
In this context, the call by the President of the United States to displace the Palestinian people from their homeland is a dangerous escalation.
From our position of national, and international responsibility, we firmly condemn this call, which is fundamentally and substantively contrary to international law, and we emphasize the following:
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Forced displacement violates international law: The call for displacement contradicts international law, which clearly affirms the right of occupied peoples to struggle for self-determination on their land. International law considers the forced removal of populations, whether through words or actions, as an inseparable part of the aggression practiced by colonial forces.
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U.S. complicity in aggression. The call for displacement by President Trump is a continuation of the U.S.’s historical aggression against the Palestinian people. This aggression was evident during the Al-Aqsa Flood Battle, when the U.S. provided all types of weapons of mass destruction to the Zionist entity to continue its genocidal war against Palestinians. It was further demonstrated by violating international law when the U.S. hosted war criminal Netanyahu, who is wanted for international justice.
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A strategy of destruction and depopulation The U.S.-Zionist forces of aggression are seeking to implement this displacement call by: Continuing the war and genocide in Gaza and the West Bank while intensifying the destruction of infrastructure. Deliberately obstructing the reconstruction of Gaza, creating conditions that push Palestinians toward forced migration.
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The destruction of Palestinian refugee camps. Beyond their brutal crimes, the Zionist forces are engaging in systematic destruction and forced displacement of Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank. This is part of a larger conspiracy to liquidate the Palestinian cause and deny the Palestinian people their right to return. The attacks on refugee camps are clear evidence of the joint American-Zionist crime against the Palestinian people.
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Targeting UNRWA and Palestinian refugees, The U.S. and its allies have cut funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) since Trump’s first term, and they have resumed these attacks by: Labeling some UNRWA staff as ten-orists, Shutting down its offices, Halting vital services like education and healthcare. This is a deliberate assault on Palestinian resistance and an effort to support the Zionist entity’s genocidal policies through U.S. imperialist backing.
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From words to action: The need for reconstruction. While we appreciate the theoretical condemnations of the
U.S. displacement call, these positions must be translated into concrete action by initiating the reconstruction of the destruction caused by the Zionist aggression.
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Holding perpetrators accountable, We call on all actors in international justice to take legal action against any party obstructing reconstruction efforts, as such obstruction amounts to complicity in the aggression.
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Strengthening support for Palestinian resistance, We urge: International forces to continue their popular and material support for Palestinian resistance, adapting to the evolving situation on the ground. Arab parties and masses to mobilize their strength and overcome the passivity that has characterized previous phases.
Glory to the resistance – Glory to the martyrs – Healing to the wounded – Freedom to the prisoners
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Palestinian Communist Party
Popular Unity Party – Jordan
Unified Party of the Patriotic Democrats – Tunisia
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Iraqi Communist Party – Central Command
Marxist-Leninist Communist Party – Turkey and Kurdistan
Patriotic Democratic Socialist Party – Tunisia