Bloc of the Martyr Fathi Shiqaqi

The Platform:

The Palestinian cause is facing a real threat from the so called peace process. It appears that there is no limit to the compromises agreed to by the collaborators negotiating on behalf of the Palestinians and that they have succeeded in denying Palestinians the freedom to continue their struggle to gain all of their rights. The collaborators have also signed away to the Zionist occupation the right to control and use our nation for their own good. In light of the current political situation we hold the following positions:

The Palestinian Front:

1. Palestine from the river to the sea is an Islamic Arabic land and we will never give up even a single atom of its soil and no single person or party has the right to do so.
2. The Palestinian situation is an Arabic and Islamic problem and responsibility for its liberation lies on the all Islamic and Arabic nations. The Palestinian nation will be on the front line in leading the struggle (Jihad).
3. Jihad is the only way to face the Zionist occupation in Palestine and no one has the right to prevent that from happening in order to protect the Zionist enemy.
4. We will work to unite our nation both on the national soil and in the Diaspora and emphasize the unity between all national and Jihad parties to escalate and raise our struggle against the occupation.
5. We will struggle and fight settlement and ethnic cleansing programs carried out by the enemy aimed at Jerusalem and other Palestinian cities and against Islamic and Christian holy sites places.
6. We refuse and reject the agreements signed with the enemy endangering our society and our nation by accepting and admitting the enemy's right to exist.
7. Any party or organization that agrees on the right for the enemy to exist on our land does not represent the Palestinian nation and does not reflect their hopes, wishes or aims.
8. We believe in dialogue as a way of reaching national unity but under the condition that this dialogue will be based on the struggle against occupation and not on coexistence,under Oslo, with the occupiers.
9. We condemn all sorts of human rights violations committed by the Self- Rule Authority including violating the fundamental right to freedom of thought and expression.
10. We are committed to being an integral part of our society; to reflect its concerns and participate in its daily struggle to live.

The Arabic-Islamic Front:

1. Palestine is the main issue of the Arabic-Islamic struggle with Zionist occupation.
2. The Arabic and Islamic nations are the real supporters to our Palestinian nation.
3. We emphasize the unity of all national and Islamic parties in order to face the results of the agreements with the Israeli enemy which target the whole nation.
4. Our position concerning any Arabic or Islamic government depends on:
   1. Its position concerning the Palestinian situation.
   2. Its respect for our independence and its commitment not to interfere, confront, or prevent us from continuing our struggle and carrying out our responsibility to serve our nation.

The International Front:

1. International Organizations: The United Nations including all of its committees and sub-organizations is a toy in the hands of the USA and Israel which gives us the right not to believe in so cold "International Law". This was demonstrated by recent votes in which the USA twice vetoed the Security Council resolutions condemning Israeli policy and building settlements in Jerusalem.
2. US policy: The US proves every day that it is our main and principle enemy. Its insistence on providing Israel with unlimited support and its ignorance of Israeli crimes aimed at our people proves their aggressiveness toward us.
3. The European Community: Some like to sympathize with the positions held by some of the European countries but we would like to remind you that no matter how far the European and US positions diverge, Europe will not dare to face down the USA or Israel because they are all tied together by their strategic and economic concerns. Europeans are simply not ready to offer their concerns or to face problems with The States or Israel.