Support for Palestinians
Socialist Organiser1982 1982-10-07Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 11 →
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Baz, of the General Union of Palestinian Baz, of the General Students, spoke to "WE ARE pleased that a resolution calling for recognition of the PIO was passed. But we must remember that the NEC opposed the resolution. It still must be implemented.
We must get Labour leaders to meet with the PLO, which includes the Palestinian trade union movement.
We must campaign to explain the Palestinian problem to the rank and file members, with real facts to combat Zionist propaganda.
Labour militants recognise how the media distort Labour Party policies and affairs. The distortion of the Palestinians is similar, but much, much worse. We Jnion of Palestinian should use this parallel, so that people can understand the issue.
Denis Healey speaks for the Labour Middle East Committee - but he talks all the time of some kind of 'balance' in the Middle East.
It is not a question of 'balance' for us. Zionism is not socialism - it is opposed to socialism.
We are supporting the work of the Labour Committee on Palestine, and of course our campaign, the Trade Union Friends of Palestine.
We need a campaign to do for us the kind of work Poale Zion and Labour Friends of Israel have done for the Zionists.