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| DFLP celebrates anniversary by calling for unity |
| 2010-02-28 |
| [Ma'an] Officials from the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) confirmed their support for the Egyptian reconciliation document and called for unity during a celebration marking the movement's 41st anniversary on Saturday at the Palestine Stadium in Gaza. DFLP Politburo official, Saleh Zidan, said the party supported the document document because it detailed points of national dialogue that were both agreed and disagreed upon, but mostly because it is the direct result of bilateral dialogue between Fatah and Hamas. Zidan warned of what he called Israeli escalations and attacks against Muslim and Christian holy sites, referring to the recent Israeli cabinet decision to include two sites in the occupied West Bank on a list of Israeli heritage sites. This act, he said, would lead to deadlock in trying to resume negotiations. Furthermore, the official called for a standstill on resuming talks while settlement expansion continued unabated, and for the implementation of international resolutions that were declared following previous negotiations. Zidan said more efforts were needed to break the siege on Gaza and open its borders, and called for Arab investment in the coastal enclave to provide the population with employment. The celebrations was attended by members of the DFLP's politburo, its central committee, and representatives of national forces and civil society institutions. |
| Posted by:Fred |