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Statement issued by the Popular Committees in the
Palestinian Refugee Camps - West Bank, 26 April 2002:
To Our Steadfast People, To Our People Rooted in the Land of
Palestine, Jenin al-Qassam, the site of the massacre, heralds the
voice of Palestinian sacrifice and dignity from among the stench of
the war crimes committed in this steadfast and heroic camp. In each
Palestinian town, village and refugee camp, this voice is carried
by our determination to survive, to challenge the policy of
genocide, to rise above the dust of destruction and to remain
steadfast in pride. Despite the bloody crime and despite the
silence of the world, there is no surrender. The people of the
Jenin refugee camp have refused to receive the aid sent to them by
the US government and its agency USAID.
Its traces cannot be erased by the aid and assistance which is now being provided in order to humiliate our people and to desecrate the blood of our martyrs. All our greetings and all our respect to the people of Jenin, who have returned this aid to its owners, partners in the crime.
The Popular Committees in all West Bank refugee camps appreciate the position of the heroic people of Jenin and its martyrs and affirm the following:
1. We refuse to accept any kind of aid and assistance provided by the US government and its agency USAID.
2. We call upon non-governmental organizations in Palestine to refuse to accept assistance and funds provided directly or indirectly by the US government and its above mentioned agency.
3. We demand that the Israeli perpetrators be prosecuted by a war crimes tribunal for the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against our people in the Jenin refugee camp and in other areas of the occupied Palestinian territories.
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Communique issued by the Palestinian NGO Network
(PNGO): PNGO convened a meeting of its General Assembly on 25 April
2002 [...] the Assembly affirmed the following
positions:
1. PNGO praises the Palestinian civilian population's steadfastness
against the Israeli attack on Palestinian society and against the
decimation of the Palestinian National Authority in particular. It
also confirms the praise of the maintenance of public coherence,
national unity, and the spirit of heroism and resolve which
materialized during the attack, most manifested in Jenin camp and
Nablus. All of these attributes deserve focus and
reinforcement.
2. PNGO declares its full support for President Yassir Arafat in
his steadfastness and persistence concerning the inalienable rights
of the Palestinian people as well as his refusal to bow to
pressures harmful to the national scheme.
3. PNGO General Assembly recognizes the Arabic and International
support which materialized during the Israeli attacks through
demonstrations, marches, and public support campaigns. It makes
special note of the International Solidarity Movement volunteers
who worked to protect the Palestinian public and contributed, to a
great extent, in reinforcing the establishment of the Palestinian
people on the International level.
4. PNGO General Assembly regards that the position taken by the
administration of the United States constitutes a severe prejudice
in favor of Israeli aggression and harms American credibility to
serve as a peace process sponsor.
In this regard, we emphasize that any humanitarian aid donated by
the US government must go hand in hand with an impartial commitment
to political and moral recognition of Palestiniansuffering under
continued Israeli occupation. It must also recognize the grave
breeches of nternational and humanitarian laws committed by
the Israeli military in terms of political and civil rights. Play
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Hence, PNGO General Assembly has decided to boycott the emergent
humanitarian aid and equipment that the US government has approved
of donating. It also calls upon official and public Palestinian
institutions to do the same to join in this protest.
5. PNGO praises the eminent role that Arabic and International
institutions have played in the assistance of the Palestinian
people during the Israeli onslaught. It calls for an increase in
international and humanitarian activity to further fulfill their
duties towards their goals of easing suffering.
PNGO holds in high regard the role of the Palestinian civil
society institutions as well as the profound performance of
Palestinian medical and aid teams, which exceeded their potential
in conducting their missions despite extreme danger.
Finally, PNGO General Assembly wishes to highlight our strategic
goal for a just and real peace, which can only be based upon the
successive resolutions by the International Community and the
United Nations.
These would guarantee the establishment of an independent
Palestinian state within the 1967 borders and with Jerusalem as its
capital. It also stresses that a just solution to the issue of
Palestinian refugees must be met according to UN Security Council
Resolution 194.
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