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Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Genocide

Socialist Challenge No. 250, 18 June 1982 · p. 1 of the scan · 238 words

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The Argentine surrender of the to be borne by working people. What interests have working Queen Elizabeth 2 standards. 'The Israelis call it "mopping up". We call it genocide.' This was how PLO representative Nabil Ramlawi summed up Israel's barbarous onslaught.

'We intend to destroy the PLO's, nerve centre' said chief of staff Rafael Eitan. pacify the spirit of a population fighting for its homeland. Zionism has turned full circle: it now seeks a 'final solution' in the virtual destruction of the Palestinians. But only mass murder can This far worse than demanded by purely military objectives civilians are now dead and more than half a million homeless. Palesti nian areas in both camps barded indiscriminately.

CLUSIC bombs have rained down on the poor suburbs.

The Palestiniar quarter in Beirut is sur rounded and the Israeli demanding Surrender of the PLO's top ten leaders.

But the PLO has mad clear it will fight. 'So long as Israeli forces remain on Lebanese territory and directed against the Palestinian and Lebanese people, we assert our right to self-defence,' said Nabil Ramlawi.

The slaughter of Palestinians in Beirut there are a quarter 0I a million of them - is being turned by the Israelis into the most bloody massacre the Middle East has known Let no one now doubt Zionism's expansionist and racist character. The 'security' ot the Zionist state can be built only on blood and misery without

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