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| PFLP, DFLP tell Yasser no, thanx... |
| 2002-05-30 |
| Two radical Palestinian organizations that opposed interim land-for-peace accords with Israel said on Thursday they had spurned an offer from President Yasser Arafat of places in a reformed Palestinian cabinet. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) continue to advocate armed struggle against Israeli occupation in much of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. If you're part of the government then you're not shooting off guns and throwing bombs. How ya gonna have armed struggle if you're not armed and struggling with somebody? PFLP and DFLP leaders in the Gaza Strip said the offer of slots in a new cabinet came in separate meetings with Arafat at his West Bank headquarters in Ramallah on Wednesday night. "Our delegation apologized. They said the PFLP cannot join the government," said Jamil Majdalawi, a senior PFLP figure. He demanded fresh legislative elections first. "Changes don't begin with the cabinet but with institutions of the Palestinian Liberation Organization," Majdalawai said, referring to the broad independence movement. "The problem is not changing names. It has to do with policymaking... Another reason for our rejection was the Authority's continued detention of comrade Ahmed Sa'adat," he said. Give him awhile. He'll think of some more reasons. If you're not in charge, you can't be blamed. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |