ACTION ALERT
For Immediate Release
November 26, 2007
Al-Awda Statement On Annapolis Conference
With the upcoming US-sponsored international conference in Annapolis MD,
Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition, reiterates
once again that a just and lasting peace can only be achieved with the
return of all Palestinians to their original homes, towns, and villages,
with full restitution of all of their confiscated and destroyed property,
and compensation. The Palestinian Arab people, regardless of their religious
affiliation, are indigenous to Palestine. Therefore, they are entitled to
live anywhere in their homeland Palestine which encompasses present-day"Israel", the West Bank and Gaza Strip. No agreement, negotiations or
parties which purport to trade away these rights or any other inalienable
rights can have any legal basis and cannot bind or compel the Palestinian
people to end the struggle for the fulfillment of all of their rights.
The definition of Israel as a "Jewish state", granting exclusive rights to
citizenship and land to any Jew from anywhere in the world, while denying
the indigenous inhabitants of Palestine their fundamental rights, is part
and parcel of the racism inherent in the colonialist Zionist ideology which
underlies the policies and laws of the settler state of "Israel". Any
sacrifice of any part of our land and culture will represent a blow to the
entire Arab peoples and the lands of West Asia and Africa.
The US government subsidizes Israel's injustices with billions of dollars
annually. Any Palestinian and other Arab participating in accommodation with
the Zionist and US regimes in order to promote normalization and put an end
to the Palestinian liberation struggle, stand exposed naked before the world
as traitors to our people.
Until all Palestinians exercise their right to return and self
determination, Al-Awda calls on all its members and supporters to redouble
their efforts, working for and demanding:
1. An end to all US political, military and economic aid to "Israel"
2. The divestment of all public and private entities from all Zionist
corporations, and American corporations with subsidiaries operating within"Israel"
3. An end to the investment of Labor Union members' pension funds in"Israel"
4. The boycott of all "Israeli" products
The 60 year commemoration of the Palestinian Nakba will take place
in May 2008. Al-Awda's 6th Annual International Convention
will take place in Anaheim, California, May 16-18, 2008. The convention will
be dedicated to renewing our struggle to return and to reclaim our land no
matter what deals are made in Annapolis.
Until Return
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
PO Box 131352
Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Tel: 760-685-3243
Fax: 360-933-3568
E-mail: info@al-awda.org
WWW: http://al-awda.org
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition (PRRC) is the largest
network of grassroots activists and students dedicated to Palestinian human
rights. We are a not for profit tax-exempt educational and charitable
501(c)(3) organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of
the United States of America. Under IRS guidelines, your donations to PRRC
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