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China has proven, through its long history, its steadfast support for the Palestinian cause, through its political and diplomatic stances and its support for the Palestinian people in international forums.
What is required today is a unified Palestinian stance that clearly declares that we are all united behind the goals of our people in achieving freedom, self-determination, the return of refugees, and realizing the dream of a Palestinian state with Al-Quds as its capital.
It is essential to announce the restoration of Palestinian national unity, uniting our forces and people and the Palestine Liberation Organization as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, through the convening of a unifying Palestinian National Council with the participation and representation of all Palestinian forces.
A national emergency leadership must be formed, with the sole task of jointly coordinated management of our national stance and performance, politically and in the field, in this decisive battle, including serious efforts to stop the barbaric aggression and the withdrawal of the occupation from Gaza.
A national unity government is required, with a national political reference, tasked with unifying Palestinian institutions, supporting our people’s steadfastness, providing relief and reconstruction, and preparing for comprehensive elections.
We must recognize that this enemy is trying to resolve all strategic issues, including annexing the West Bank, permanently Judaizing Al-Quds and its holy sites, and eliminating the existence of Gaza through genocide and displacement. The recent decision by its parliament (“Knesset”) to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state is a clear expression of its strategic path aimed at erasing the physical, political, and moral existence of our people.
Today, our people are not only facing a genocide war but also the consequences of decades of comprehensive political failure and deficiency, as well as the price of international bias led by the United States and supported by all governments and tools of the dominant colonial system in this world.
Our urgent and pressing demand is not only to end and stop the genocide but to secure our people’s rights to freedom, self-determination, the return of refugees, and the establishment of an independent state with Al-Quds as its capital.
Peoples have never achieved their rights through blame, contention, and disputes over descriptions and conflicting wills; rather, by uniting around major national goals, deeply understanding the meaning of historical responsibility, and having leadership capable of bearing responsibility and translating popular will. This is our duty today.
The bloodshed in Gaza and the West Bank aims to penetrate Palestinian consciousness and strike at the concept of a single Palestinian people, one destiny, one goal, and one dream. Is there a stronger and more precious incentive than 40,000 Palestinian martyrs?
Being united in the face of this aggression is the only guarantee to achieve our major national goals. Let us work with all our strength and sincerity to achieve this goal, knowing that history will not forgive the complacent, and our people will not forgive those who fail in their national and humanitarian duty.
Let us pledge today, before our people and the martyrs of this nation, that this moment will be the beginning of a journey towards freedom, independence, the state, and the return of refugees, and let our unity be the strongest weapon in facing this oppressive enemy.
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Deputy Secretary-General of the Democratic Front during the Palestinian National Dialogue in Beijing: We have presented our vision for a national solution and call for outcomes that meet the aspirations of our people.
Comrade Majda Al-Masri, Deputy Secretary-General of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and head of the Front’s delegation to the Palestinian national dialogue hosted by the People’s Republic of China, stated that the Palestinian factions are capable of fulfilling their national responsibilities by taking swift measures to ensure the mechanisms necessary to end division and restore Palestinian national unity.
In her speech on behalf of the Front, she said: “Our Palestinian people expect a lot from us, and today we can achieve a national agreement based on the grounds of previous national dialogues and agreements, extracting from them the necessary political and organizational outcomes. Foremost among these is the reaffirmation of the Palestinian identity, first by recognizing the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, and second by reaffirming our shared goal of ending the ‘israeli’ occupation of the West Bank, including Al-Quds, and Gaza, achieving the independence of the State of Palestine, and exercising full sovereignty over its land, including Al-Quds as the capital, within the borders of June 4, 1967, and resolving the refugee issue according to Resolution 194, which guarantees their right of return. Thirdly, adhering to international legitimacy decisions as the basis for resolving the conflict.”
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She emphasized the right of our people to resort to all forms of resistance in confronting annexation, killing, and displacement plans and called for the following steps to end the division and restore national unity:
1. Completing the inclusion of all Palestinian factions, especially Hamas and Islamic Jihad, into the PLO. Forming a unified leadership body within the PLO framework, without infringing on the powers of the Executive Committee. This should be a temporary arrangement until conditions allow for the convening of the Central Council, which is empowered with the National Council’s authorities, to officially include Hamas and Islamic Jihad into the organization and represent them in its leading institutions, alongside other factions, towards forming a new National Council chosen by elections where possible according to proportional representation, or by consensus where elections are not feasible.
2. Forming a national unity government composed of independent experts, with the PLO as its political reference, to immediately exercise its powers in the West Bank and Gaza upon the cessation of aggression and the withdrawal of invaders. The aim is to embody and preserve the unity of the State of Palestine’s territories, unify national governmental, administrative, security, and judicial institutions between the two regions, supervise relief and reconstruction operations, and prepare for free and fair presidential and legislative elections in the context of transitioning from authority to statehood.
3. Launching a Palestinian political initiative announced by the PLO on behalf of all Palestinians, in consultation with our international allies, foremost among them the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation. This initiative aims to leverage the positive shifts generated by the Aqsa Flood operation, based on the recent Security Council Resolution (No. 2735 dated 10/6/2024). It establishes a firm link between negotiations on ending the aggression and prisoner exchange and opening a political process leading to the end of the occupation through a fully authorized international conference under the collective auspices of the United Nations, represented by the five permanent members of the Security Council, and based on international legitimacy resolutions ensuring “israeli” withdrawal to the June 4, 1967, lines, achieving the full sovereignty of the State of Palestine with Al-Quds as its capital, and resolving the refugee issue per Resolution 194 guaranteeing the right of return. This initiative involves forming a unified delegation representing all Palestinians under the PLO banner, according to the 2014 formula, to manage negotiations at all stages, starting with a ceasefire and prisoner exchange and culminating in representing Palestine at the international conference.
In conclusion, Comrade Majda Al-Masri thanked the Chinese government for hosting the Palestinian dialogue. She also saluted the Palestinian people, who create heroic and legendary epics in Gaza, the steadfast West Bank, and the proud Al-Quds, and all the military wings of the resistance factions bravely facing the zionist terrorist army. She extended her greetings to the resistance in Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Iran, South Africa, Algeria, and all the nations supporting our people, especially in Latin America, and to the free peoples who have taken to the streets rejecting the aggression and supporting our people and resistance. She affirmed our people’s high confidence in the imminent victory and the defeat of the zionist project.
Central Media
22/7/2024