PFLP urges national unity in rallies across Gaza
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) on Monday organized a number of rallies across the Gaza Strip calling for national reconciliation with speakers saying that disunity had led to the coastal enclave's "disastrous situation."
Muhammad Tuman a member of the leftwing movement's Central Committee called on Palestinian political organizations to put aside "factional interests and give priority to national unity which will provide protection to the ongoing intifada."
Tuman said that the "intifada" or uprising -- referring to a wave of unrest that swept the occupied Palestinian territory at the beginning of October -- was "the most effective way to restore Palestinian rights."
He urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to take responsibility for ending factional disputes and deliver national unity. He called on Abbas to terminate the Oslo Accords and end security coordination with Israel.The PFLP official also urged Hamas to allow the Palestinian Authority to take up its responsibilities in the Gaza Strip.
He said that the Palestinian leadership -- both Hamas in the blockaded coastal enclave and Fatah in the occupied West Bank -- should "stop all unjust practices against Palestinian citizens such as levying new taxes and carrying out politically-motivated arrests."
Protesters at the rallies waved posters urging rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah to end their disunity saying they had brought "suffering" and "dire conditions" to the people of Gaza.A new initiative for national reconciliation was announced by Hamas and Fatah officials last week although previous attempts to reconcile the factions' differences have ended in failure.
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