PA government platform excludes 'armed struggle' from platform

Friday July 27, 2007 09:20 by R. P. - International Middle East Media Center

The Palestinian Authority government platform published today omits for the first time any reference to armed struggle against Israel.

The Arabic word "muqawma" � which literally translates to "resistance" but is generally understood to refer to armed resistance � has appeared in all previous PA platforms. The newly-released document instead commits the government to the call of Palestinian President and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas for "popular struggle against the Israeli occupation," which includes demonstrations and political activism.

The new platform also calls for the appointed government of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to establish a Palestinian state based on the pre-1967 borders recognized by international law, and to negotiate a just and agreed solution to the plight of Palestinian refugees from 1948-9.

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