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Britain and Palestine: A Criminal History of Intervention Part 4 – (Parts 1, 2 and 3 appeared in Workers’ Weekly Vol.36, steps in regard to Palestine. maintained sanctions directed nos.15, 16 and 18) Indeed the US, Britain and the against it and the Palestinian other big powers have continued government. he recent Middle East of State and Israeli and to threaten and bully the The Prime Minister publicly summit involving talks Palestinian leaders has, as legitimate Palestinian lectured the Palestinian president, between the US Secretary expected, not led to any positive government and have Continued on page 8
p to 100,000 marchers Thousands more marched in war movement across all sections joined the London Glasgow. The march and rally of society, showing the initiative, demonstration on was called by the Stop the War persistence, militancy and politi- February 24 marching from Hyde Coalition, CND and the British cal consciousness of the working Park to Trafalgar Square, calling Muslim Initiative. class and people in their stand [inside] for “Troops Out of Iraq” and “No The demonstration was against war, aggression and state Trident Replacement”. marked by the breadth of the anti- Continued on page 3 Neither spectator nor victim - defend the rights Commentary of all! 2 More on demonstration HE THIRD SESSION OF THE FIFTH DPRK’s Stand at ROUND OF SIX-PARTY TALKS against troops in Iraq BETWEEN CHINA, THE DEMOCRATIC Photos from the recent Six-Party Talks A PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (DPRK), THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, JAPAN, RUSSIA demonstration against Contribution to AND THE UNITED STATES, concluded with an the war in Iraq agreement in Beijing on February 13 after six DPRK and the six-party days. Western media reports expressed relief Peace and Security that the US was engaging in diplomacy with the talks DPRK rather than threatening a pre-emptive in East Asia (nuclear) strike. But these same media also Published by RCPB(ML) 170 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 2LA Continued on page 6 Registered as a newspaper Printed by Millennium Press Workers’ Weekly 03/03/07 Neither Spectator nor Victim – Defend the Rights of All! by Roger Nettleship, from Silence is Shame!* Number 8, brand the resistance to their wars movements of the people in February 22, 2007 in Britain and the world as Britain and throughout the world “extremist” and calls on the “mod- is the order of the day – this is why think it is very important to isolated, that this is just an issue to erate” forces to defend its people will once again take to the reflect on the fact that the gov- do with them and not the polity as “civilised” values and defend the streets of London on February 24 ernment is attempting to create a whole. The role of victims is to status quo which they claim are the against the warmongering govern- and incite divisions in Britain. complain and in the polity at large values of the “host” community. ment of Tony Blair. Also, it is a The aim is to attempt to shatter the just to list how bad things are. This “way of life” of the “host” reflection of the growing resis- coherence and resistance to the That the government wants to community is also used to attack tance in the United States that over wars of occupation and attacks on assign people and communities the the whole polity. The backward half a million demanded that the rights and freedoms as well as to role of victims is very clear in the line, or backlash, to upholding the troops be brought home in the attacks on social programmes, feverish atmosphere of disinfor- rights of Muslims, or other nation- Washington two weeks ago. In the environment and the all-round mation where they try to inculcate al minorities, is that no one these mass anti-war manifesta- well being of the people and ren- suspicion and prejudice, giving upholds the rights and way of life tions of the people, the decisive der the people as spectators, or priority to prejudicial statements of the “host” community, i.e. what issue the anti-war movement has victims. and reports. It is the case that the is sometimes described as the to take on board is not to stand The depiction of the people as state is singling out those of the “white working class”. aside as spectator or victim at the spectator is to say that history is Muslim faith and outlook for hands of the executive, whether made by someone else other than attack under the guise of waging Defending rights of all that be Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, the people, that people are denied war against “Islamic extremism” Defending the rights of all or someone else. The issue is that decision-making power and that and then criminally carrying out smashes this. No culture is second the whole polity in Britain must the executive in power are the ones arbitrary arrest and detention with to any other. This way of life of put forward solutions and strive to in the know, that tough decisions “anti-terror” laws. To call such the people and values of these sec- become the decision-making force have to be made which are unpop- measures “laws” is also travesty of tions of the people united in the and bring to power an anti-war ular. It is a dictate that people justice itself when they are based anti-war movement, the youth government. A government that should not have the power and on racial profiling which require movement and the workers’ move- puts in place arrangements that are should not be allowed to influence little or no evidence, reducing ment – it is these values of the peo- pro-people and put the interests of the course of events. That the gov- legal process to one of the denun- ple which are in the ascendancy, human beings at the centre of all ernment wants to assign us the role ciation by secret police just as in which are a threat to the values of policies. So the issue for the anti- of spectators was very clear when the Middle Ages. the executive power whose values war movement and all movements they ignored the just demand of are disintegrating in the modern of people is to take a bold step the demonstration of two million Decision-making force world and which they try to together in defence of the rights of against the invasion and occupa- The antidote to both roles that impose by force. In this context, all. tion of Iraq on February 15, 2003. the ruling circles are trying to these old values of multi-party Bring the troops home from That the people defined these assign to the people as spectator democracy (“representative foreign soil! demonstrations in Britain and and victim is that the whole polity democracy” as opposed to involv- End the attack on humanity! throughout the world as a defining in Britain has to put forward solu- ing people in decision making), Defend the rights of all! moment in the unity of the world’s tions and strive to become the free-market economy (neo-liberal * Silence is Shame! is published people against the warmongers decision-making force. So the globalisation as opposed to an by South Tyneside Stop the War turned it into its opposite and issue for the anti-war movement economy that meets the needs of Coalition. This issue, “Neither placed the issue of the demand for and all movements of the people is the people) and rights based on Spectator Nor Victim”, was an anti-war government centre to take a bold step together in private property (as opposed to released on the eve of the No to stage. defence of the rights of all. being human) are fraudulently rep- Trident - Troops Out of Iraq The depiction of the people as In this context of the govern- resented as universal values or national demonstration in London. victims is that again the victims ment attacks on the polity and its those of the “host” community. Website:http://philiptalbot.mem are powerless, and are also unity, the government tries to In conclusion, the resistance bers.beeb.net/ststwc.html John Buckle Books
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p to 100,000 people Americans who voted against the Shaun Jones from the Continued from page 1 marched from London’s war. We are not protesting – we Aldermaston Women’s Peace Hyde Park to Trafalgar are demanding that all troops be Camp called on the demonstrators terror. Square on February 24, protesting withdrawn from Iraq, and to support the Block The Builders Speakers at the rally included against updating the Trident Afghanistan and that Israel with- Campaign which is trying to stop Lindsey German, the convenor nuclear weapons system with a draws its soldiers from the Golan the development of Britain’s of the Stop the War Coalition new generation of weapons of Heights. We are the voice of WMD facility at Aldermaston. and John McDonnell MP, who mass destruction, which will cost tomorrow, we are a voice that the She referred to a statement by emphasised, “We want all £25 billion. government and parliament dare Mohammed ElBaradei of the British occupying troops out of The speakers who addressed not ignore.” Benn recalled his International Atomic Energy Iraq immediately and we don’t the demonstration in Trafalgar numerous speeches in Trafalgar Agency in which he said that want any threats to Iran. We Square pointed out that the life- Square which began more than Britain cannot continue its devel- want a peace prime minister, not time costs of Trident will total £76 fifty years ago when he opposed opment of Trident while telling a warmonger in 10 Downing billion. £25 billion pays for the Suez war. other countries not to develop Street.” Other speakers included 120,000 newly qualified nurses WMDs. Ken Livingstone, the mayor of every year for the next ten years, Addicted to war London, Respect MP George or 60,000 newly-qualified teach- Annis Malik from the British Break with the US Galloway, Judith LeBlanc, the ers every year for the next 20 Muslim Initiative emphasised that Euro MP Gill Evans said that co-chair of the US United for years. Just one Trident wipes out a as the war goes on, the British over the past six months calls to Peace and Justice and city of one million people and government continues to create scrap Trident have grown louder Venezuelan MP Augusto Britain has nearly 200 stockpiled. side streams and maintains that and louder and today they are Montiel; Labour MPs Jeremy Trident ties Britain to US foreign there is a battle at home – but there deafening. There are already Corbyn, Bob Wareing and John and military policy and its is no battle at home. 27,000 nuclear weapons in the Trickett; Green MEP Caroline replacement violates the Nuclear His views were echoed by Dr world and the British government Lucas and Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Non-Proliferation Treaty. Dawood Abdullah the Assistant wants more. The world is already Evans; Paul Mackney, the UCU The speakers also referred to Secretary General of the Muslim on the brink of a nuclear arms lecturers’ union joint general the war and occupation of Iraq Council of Britain who referred to race. “Technology and weapons secretary, Billy Hayes, the CWU which will cost Britain £6 billion George Bush’s statement that the will never replace international communication workers’ union by the end of 2007. This would American people are addicted to diplomacy and respect for human general secretary, and Keith pay the construction costs of more oil. But Bush himself is addicted rights. We call on the government Sonnet, the assistant general sec- than 50 hospitals. With 650,000 to war: nuclear war, the war of to start a race for peace and retary of Unison; Rose Gentle of Iraqi dead and thousands fleeing attrition and the so-called war on nuclear disarmament.” the Military Families Against the country every day Iraq is in a terror. John Trippet MP, who led the the War, playwright David state of collapse. Majority opinion “There is no winner in this war initiative to force a recall of parlia- Edgar, Dr Daoud Abdullah of in the Britain, the US and Iraq as they cannot win a guerrilla war ment over the latest Lebanese war, the Muslim Council, Ismail itself wants the troops out as do when the people are against them. condemned the private and secre- Patel of the British Muslim senior serving and retired military If democracy is working why are tive relationship between Bush Initiative, and Noreen Fatima of leaders in Britain. Now Bush Iraqis leaving their country in and Blair to launch a war in the Stop the War’s Muslim wants to escalate the war. droves? Forty-six percent of the Middle East. As a result of the Network. Speakers were intro- Veteran Labour politician and Palestinian people are malnour- warmongering policies, the duced by Andrew Murray, chair President of Stop The War ished as a punishment for practis- British people are now targets. of the Stop the War Coalition. Coalition, Tony Benn, told the ing democracy. Occupation is not “We have to break the alliance He called on people to attend the demonstrators that they represent liberation and the troops should be with the US and build a govern- Stop the War Coalition’s all political parties in Britain. “We withdrawn from Iraq and ment that reflects the aspirations People’s Assembly in London represent the majority of the Afghanistan.” of the British people.” on Tuesday, March 20. Workers’ Weekly 03/03/07 Tens of thousands march against Iraq war Workers’ Weekly 03/03/07 Tens of thousands march against Iraq war Workers’ Weekly 03/03/07 DPRK and the Six Party Talks Consistent Stand DPRK’s Stand at Six-Party Talks A Contribution to of DPRK Peace and Security in East Contributing to Asia Peace and Security
Continued from page 1 Residents in Japan, the main defence organisation of the mil- suggested that the DPRK had lion Korean people living in n the second week of test under secure conditions as an been engaging the world com- Japan. It is despite these provoca- November, Choe Thae Bok, exercise of its sovereign right to munity in nuclear blackmail tions that the DPRK has partici- chairman of the Supreme self-defence to cope with the US to get concessions. Both sug- pated in the talks with the aim of People’s Assembly of the DPRK, nuclear threat, sanctions and pres- gestions are misleading and finding a peaceful solution to the led the delegation of the DPRK to sure. aimed at continuing to isolate nuclear crisis on the Korean the 7th Assembly of the “The DPRK will surely force the DPRK while exonerating peninsula. Association of Asian Parliaments the Bush administration to shoul- the US from blame as the The Labour government of for Peace held in Iran. In a speech der its historic responsibility for cause of instability in Asia and Tony Blair has been extremely to its plenary meeting on having torpedoed the process of as the country which actually hostile to the DPRK in these cir- November 13 he called on the par- denuclearising the Korean poses the nuclear threat. cumstances, denigrating the stand liamentarians representing the Peninsula. The fact is that it is the prin- of the DPRK, and joining in the voices of the Asian people “to “The DPRK remains cipled stand of the DPRK which provocations of the US adminis- thoroughly reject the moves of the unchanged in its stand to peaceful- forced the US to the negotiating tration against it. For their part, hegemonic forces to stamp out the ly realise the denuclearisation of table in the first place. At their the British working class and peo- history, culture and tradition of the Korean Peninsula through dia- conclusion, the talks resulted in ple have the responsibility to con- Asia, place the common denomi- logue and negotiation though it a joint document. This is a posi- tribute to ensuring that neither nators above their differences and was compelled to conduct the tive development for the people Britain nor the US, Japan or any demonstrate the united strength of nuclear test by the US. of Korea, the peoples of East other force negate the gains that the region in one voice in the “As the DPRK has already Asia and of the entire world. All have been made. international arena under the slo- clarified, its nuclear weapons are a peace and justice loving people gan of solidarity, peace and justice war deterrent for self-defence to must demand that this time the Working class and people of Asia”. cope with the US nuclear threat US is not allowed to do any- The working class and people He added that the struggle of and sanctions which have reached thing to sabotage the provisions are the natural allies of the the Korean people to achieve the an extreme phase and it will feel of the joint document. Korean people in their deter- reunification and denuclearisation no need to keep even a single nuke mined struggle against the hostile of the Korean Peninsula is now if the US ceases its nuclear threat Safeguarding gains actions and intent of Anglo- facing a grave challenge. The and sanctions against the DPRK in The DPRK must be applaud- American imperialism and in Bush administration, in particular, a verifiable and trustworthy man- ed for participating in the Six their aspirations to achieve the openly listed the DPRK as part of ner. Availing ourselves of this Party talks despite every effort peaceful, independent reunifica- an “axis of evil” and a target of opportunity, we express thanks to by the US and its main ally in tion of their nation. Workers’ pre-emptive nuclear attack and the Asian people who sent support East Asia, Japan, to sabotage Weekly calls on the working class has since escalated the threat and and solidarity to our people in them by spreading disinforma- and people to demand an end to pressure upon the DPRK such as their struggle for the peace, reuni- tion about the DPRK. It has the US military occupation of staging nuclear war exercises and fication and denuclearisation of been seeking every pretext to south Korea, and an end to the imposing financial sanctions the Korean Peninsula and believe justify a war on the Korean threats of war and nuclear black- against it, bringing to light an that the invariable will of the peninsula so as to keep it under mail against the DPRK which attempt to bring down its social DPRK for the denuclearisation US imperialist control at all have the potential to ignite a cata- system, Choe said. and the independent option of its costs as part of controlling East strophic nuclear world war in Addressing the DPRK’s people to protect the supreme Asia and bringing the whole East Asia. We demand that our nuclear test, Choe explained: interests of the state will receive world under its dictate. In Japan, own government end its hostile “Under the extremely tense situa- well-deserved respect. the government has increased attitude to the DPRK and stop its tion where the supreme interests “We will as always unite close- racist attacks against the Korean unfounded slanders which it has and security of the DPRK were ly with the Asian people and make people living in Japan and has insisted on persisting with despite seriously threatened the DPRK a positive contribution to peace, sought to criminalise the every act of goodwill on behalf of successfully conducted on security, independent develop- Chongryon – the General the DPRK government and October 9 an underground nuclear ment and prosperity of Asia.” Association of Korean people. Workers’ Weekly 03/03/07 Chairman’s Statement of the Third Session of the Fifth Round of Six- Party Talks
"Friends of Korea" meeting held at Marx House on December 5 2006, February 13, 2007 explaining the background to the DPRK’s stand in regards to their nuclear policy and for their right to determine their own affairs.
he Third Session of the Fifth take coordinated steps to imple- the Joint Statement of 19 The Parties agreed that all Round of the Six-Party ment the Joint Statement in a September 2005, the Parties WGs will meet within next 30 Talks was held in Beijing phased manner in line with the agreed to cooperate in economic, days. with the People’s Republic of principle of ‘action for action’. energy and humanitarian assis- IV . During the period of the China (PRC), the Democratic II. The Parties agreed to take the tance to the DPRK. In this regard, Initial Actions phase and the next People’s Republic of Korea following actions in parallel in the the Parties agreed to the provision phase — which includes provi- (DPRK), Japan, the Republic of initial phase: of emergency energy assistance to sion by the DPRK of a complete Korea (ROK), the Russian 1. The DPRK [Democratic the DPRK in the initial phase. The declaration of all nuclear pro- Federation and the United States People’s Republic of Korea; initial shipment of emergency grams and disablement of all of America from February 8 to 13, North Korea] will shut down and energy assistance equivalent to existing nuclear facilities, includ- 2007. seal for the purpose of eventual 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil ing graphite-moderated reactors Mr Wu Dawei, Vice Minister abandonment the Yongbyon (HFO) will commence within and reprocessing plant — eco- of Foreign Affairs of the PRC, Mr nuclear facility, including the next 60 days. nomic, energy and humanitarian Kim Gye Gwan, Vice Minister of reprocessing facility and invite The Parties agreed that the assistance up to the equivalent of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK; Mr back IAEA [International Atomic above-mentioned initial actions 1 million tons of heavy fuel oil Kenichiro Sasae, Director- Energy Agency] personnel to con- will be implemented within next (HFO), including the initial ship- General for Asian and Oceanian duct all necessary monitoring and 60 days and that they will take ment equivalent to 50,000 tons of Affairs, Ministry of Foreign verifications as agreed between coordinated steps toward this HFO, will be provided to the Affairs of Japan; Mr Chun Yung- IAEA and the DPRK. goal. DPRK. woo, Special Representative for 2. The DPRK will discuss with III. The Parties agreed on the The detailed modalities of the Korean Peninsula Peace and other parties a list of all its nuclear establishment of the following said assistance will be determined Security Affairs of the ROK programs as described in the Joint Working Groups (WG) in order to through consultations and appro- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Statement, including plutonium carry out the initial actions and for priate assessments in the Working Trade; Mr Alexander Losyukov, extracted from used fuel rods, that the purpose of full implementa- Group on Economic and Energy Deputy Minister of Foreign would be abandoned pursuant to tion of the Joint Statement: Cooperation. Affairs of the Russian Federation; the Joint Statement. 1. Denuclearization of the V. Once the initial actions are and Mr Christopher Hill, 3. The DPRK and the US will Korean Peninsula implemented, the Six Parties will Assistant Secretary for East Asian start bilateral talks aimed at 2. Normalization of DPRK-US promptly hold a ministerial meet- and Pacific Affairs of the resolving pending bilateral issues relations ing to confirm implementation of Department of State of the United and moving toward full diplomat- 3. Normalization of DPRK- the Joint Statement and explore States attended the talks as heads ic relations. The US will begin the Japan relations ways and means for promoting of their respective delegations. process of removing the designa- 4. Economy and Energy security cooperation in Northeast Vice Foreign Minister Wu tion of the DPRK as a state-spon- Cooperation Asia. Dawei chaired the talks. sor of terrorism and advance the 5. Northeast Asia Peace and VI. The Parties reaffirmed that I. The Parties held serious and process of terminating the appli- Security Mechanism they will take positive steps to productive discussions on the cation of the Trading with the The WGs will discuss and for- increase mutual trust, and will actions each party will take in the Enemy Act with respect to the mulate specific plans for the make joint efforts for lasting initial phase for the implementa- DPRK. implementation of the Joint peace and stability in Northeast tion of the Joint Statement of 19 4. The DPRK and Japan will Statement in their respective Asia. The directly related parties September 2005. The Parties reaf- start bilateral talks aimed at taking areas. The WGs shall report to the will negotiate a permanent peace firmed their common goal and steps to normalize their relations Six-Party Heads of Delegation regime on the Korean Peninsula at will to achieve early denucleariza- in accordance with the Meeting on the progress of their an appropriate separate forum. tion of the Korean Peninsula in a Pyongyang Declaration, on the work. In principle, progress in one VII. The Parties agreed to hold peaceful manner and reiterated basis of the settlement of unfortu- WG shall not affect progress in the Sixth Round of the Six-Party that they would earnestly fulfill nate past and the outstanding other WGs. Plans made by the Talks on 19 March 2007 to hear their commitments in the Joint issues of concern. five WGs will be implemented as reports of WGs and discuss on Statement. The Parties agreed to 5. Recalling Section 1 and 3 of a whole in a coordinated manner. actions for the next phase. Workers’ Weekly 03/03/07
Cartoon by Peter Britain and Palestine: Brookes, June 2006 A Criminal History of sharing agreement involving all those Intervention inhabiting Palestine. In 1939, the Part 4 – (Parts 1, 2 and 3 appeared in Workers’ Weekly Vol.36, government declared nos.15, 16 and 18) that Palestine should not become a Jewish Continued from page 1 Mandate under which it was to be state against the will of implemented involved the denial the Palestinian people, Mahmoud Abbas, when they met of national independence at the despite the fact that the this week, telling him not only outset. The subsequent growth of Balfour Declaration what kind of political solution the national home created a and subsequent government policy independence for Palestine on the should be established in Palestine practical obstacle, and the only had been committed to establishing grounds that the situation that had but also what kind of government serious one, to the concession later a “Jewish national home” in been created in Palestine under the Palestinians should have to of national independence.” The Palestine. The government also British rule “would result in civil represent them. Blair’s approach Royal Commission also added that declared that it planned to establish strife as might threaten the peace shows that the British by encouraging Jewish within 10 years “an independent of the world”. However, neither government has exactly the same immigration without the consent of Palestine State”, and that it “should the US nor British governments approach as in the time of the the Palestinian people, Britain, the be one in which Arabs and Jews could agree on the future of League of Nations mandate, US and the League of Nations had share in government in such a way Palestine, although the US when Britain was de facto the created an “antagonism” between as to ensure that the essential advocated increased Jewish colonial power in Palestine. Jews and Arabs that had not interests of each community are migration and an end of measures History shows that it is Britain previously existed and which safeguarded”. It even declared that to prevent land being transferred and the other big powers that “might become dangerously Jewish immigration might be to these settlers. The newly have created the problem in aggressive”. halted and that the transfer of land created Arab League strongly Palestine and that they can never The Royal Commission, to settlers should be regulated. supported the rights of the be though of as the honest reporting in 1937, concluded that Both the Second World War and Palestinians and proposed a brokers or peacemakers in the the Palestinian people could no reservations expressed in the unitary state with full rights for region. Then as now the British longer be suppressed by force and League of Nations prevented any Jewish settlers but demanded that government still demands that the Mandate must be brought immediate resolution to the future immigration and land partition and refuses to recognise to an end. However, it also took the problem of Palestine. Zionist transfers must be decided by the the rights of the Palestinians. view that the “establishment of a opposition to the new direction of majority of Palestinians. The decision of the British single self-governing Palestine will British policy led to the formation The Labour government then government to partition Palestine remain just as impracticable as it is of organisations such as the Stern washed its hands of the problem in the late 1930s was recognition now. It is not easy to pursue the gang and Haganah which carried successive British governments of the failure of the previous dark path of repression without out terrorist acts and assassinations had created by deciding in 1947 approach, which had sought to seeing daylight at the end of it.” It against both Palestinians and the to relinquish its mandatory role establish a “Jewish national upheld that manifestly a problem colonial power. The Zionists, and hand over the problem to the home” while trampling over the had been created that meant that despite continued support from newly created United Nations. In rights of the Palestinian people. neither Jewish settlers nor the Churchill and the British the 25 years of British rule, The new approach therefore was Palestinians could rule in Palestine government, began to look more Palestine had been transformed. to continue the Zionist policy in – that the only solution the towards the US for assistance and The Jewish population had one part of Palestine and Commission could see was demanded unlimited Jewish increased 725% from 56,000 to therefore deny the national rights partition. immigration into Palestine. 608,000, from less than a tenth to of the Palestinian people, while The proposal of the British Following the war, in 1946, an over a third of the population of accepting that this people might government to partition Palestine Anglo-American Committee of Palestine. Within a short time, the have some rights to part of their was immediately rejected by the Inquiry reported that a “virtual UN would also propose that the territory. It should be borne in Palestinian people, who continued Jewish non-territorial State” Palestine problem largely created mind that the British government their struggle for national existed in Palestine with its own by British governments could only moved to this approach liberation during the latter years of armed forces. The Committee of only be resolved by partition. because of the mass uprising of the 1930s. The Zionists also Inquiry rejected the idea of early (to be continued) the Palestinian people during the rejected plans for partition, 1930s. demanding instead that the It is interesting that the Royal Mandate should be extended so as Commission appointed in 1936 to encourage more Jewish to investigate the causes of the immigration in order to ultimately Daily On Line Newspaper of the Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist) Palestinian uprising declared that establish a Jewish state. 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