FOR MANY months, events in the Middle East have confir. med the need for internationu! solidurity with the struggle of Palestinian people nutional liberation.
this than in Britain.
Brituin has played a vital part in ensuring the division and repression of the Arab nation. Today. within the Labour Party and the student movement, there is a very strong. organised pro-Israel and LionIst current The invasion of Lebanen gives us u golden opportunity to begin to light these currents The ferocity of the Isrueli uggresalon and their refusal to give any growad to Sedat have made mans people douht the old myths — - that Israel was a sateguand against semitism and was defending Iself against altempts by the Arabs to push the Jews into the !
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have to apportunity lo explein the real nature of the Zionist state and for why it will ulways net to represes the struggles more perples liberation.
The first step in building a Palestine solidarity campaign British and Isracli socialists and Arah shidents aereed on series of actions to protest the Isracli invasion. These include:
*Fighting to get un emergency resolation National Union of Students conference and cumpuigning for the relesse of Al-Rhuse, ex-president of the Lebanese Stadents *24 April: Mass Rally Conway Hall from 7pm te *14 Muy: National DemonTo plan these und other icisvities take the menis, there will co-ordinating of the Arab Friday, 7 April from 7pm te TREEEUS 100pm HIGH Conway Hall.
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It was ugieed activities mould be organised on the husas of the slogans *Immediate and anconditional withdruwal of Israeli the troops from Southern Leba*No United Nations ratinRumas cation of the Israeli occupation *End Isrueli altacks of the Coion. Palestiniuns und *For the right of the Palestiniuns to struggle for their national liberation For further contael Nigel Ward, Tel. 01 530 4700.
Syrian anny sanids of Lebanese leftists, prepare material for the SEGUEMI TISISTE be Small Hall, Lion (Halhorn thai CAIRO Lebanese information, The PLO leaders have been slow to learn the lessons of the If thay Lehanese civil war, when Lie massacred touPalestinians and Yassar Arafat and friends | must win.
Jenish State under Lhe 1947 United Natione Partition Plan Territories taken by Israel In 1948 and 1949 Territories taken by Israel in June 1967 Mediterranean Sea Egypt Cult Co Egypt SUCE are to win, it will have to he throush an allance with the oppressed masses of And theirs is a struggle that Lebanon, CANSEus Syna Jordan Saudi Arabia Fled Sea guerillas.
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