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Either Palestine… or Fire[hell], Generation After Generation: PFLP
In the face of the renewed Nakba… we resist, we unite, and we move toward return and liberation.
To the masses of our steadfast people in the homeland and diaspora…
To the free people of our Arab nation…
To the free people of the world everywhere…
On May 15th, we mark the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, our open wound that has not healed, and a painful turning point in human history, when zionist gangs, with the full support of colonial powers, committed one of the most horrific crimes of the modern era: the systematic ethnic cleansing of our Palestinian people, their displacement, the destruction of hundreds of cities and villages, and the planting of a racist settler entity on the ruins of our homeland.
The Nakba represented a pivotal moment in the history of our people, a profound revelation of the nature of the zionist project as a racist, colonialist, and uprooting tool aimed at erasing Palestinian national identity and existence, seizing land, and displacing the Palestinian people. Since that moment, the chapters of the Nakba have not ceased, but have continued in renewed forms of killing, massacres, expulsion, discrimination, impoverishment, and siege.
Today, the Nakba is being replayed in a more bloody and barbaric form in the Gaza Strip, where our people are subjected to a genocide war unprecedented in modern history. The occupation machine is carrying out the most heinous forms of killing, destruction, starvation, and displacement. Hospitals, schools, and displacement camps are being bombed amidst a stifling siege, international complicity, international silence, and direct American partnership.
On this painful anniversary, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, while commemorating the steadfastness of our people across the homeland and in exile, from Gaza to the West Bank, from Al-Quds to the 1948 territories, and from the diaspora camps to forced exile, affirms the following:
First: Our conflict with the zionist entity is a comprehensive, historic struggle that will only be resolved by achieving our people’s full national rights, at the heart of which are the right of return, self-determination, and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on all Palestinian soil with Al-Quds as its capital. The Palestinian cause will remain the core of the Arab-zionist conflict until the roots of the Nakba are eradicated and the occupation ends.
Second: The true response to the Nakba and its repercussions is to build a unified resistance front and formulate a comprehensive national strategy that embraces resistance in all its forms, with armed struggle at its forefront. This strategy reaffirms the PLO as a comprehensive and unified national framework, based on partnership and democracy and in accordance with national consensus decisions. This strategy aims to block the path to monopolization and hegemony, harness the energies of our people wherever they reside, and enable them to express their will to resist the occupation until liberation and return.
Third: In light of these ongoing chapters of crime, the top priority today is to stop the genocide war against our people in the Gaza Strip, end their suffering, break the siege, begin reconstruction, and embark on a political path based on the inalienable national rights of our people.
Fourth: We warn against attempts to impose renewed “Nakba” under the guise of expansionist colonialist liquidation projects such as the “Abraham Accords,” a “New Middle East,” and other dubious schemes aimed at liquidating the Palestinian cause.
Fifth: Confronting attempts to liquidate the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is of paramount importance in light of zionist-American plans aimed at erasing the refugee issue and the right of return.Targeting UNRWA in Gaza—through the destruction of its facilities and staff, the closure of its institutions in Al-Quds, and the prevention of its operations in the West Bank is part of a systematic plan to liquidate the refugee issue.
Sixth: We renew our call for complete liberation from the Oslo Accords and its consequences, ending the PA’s obligations resulting from them, halting security coordination and all forms of persecution of the resistance, reversing all dangerous and arbitrary decisions regarding allocations for the families of martyrs, prisoners, the wounded, and the freed, severing all forms of dependence on American-zionist projects, and moving towards building a unified arena of struggle that expresses the free will of the Palestinian people.
Seventh: The masses of our nation, its intellectuals, and its vital forces must rise up to support our struggle and confront the genocide war against our people. They must reject all forms of normalization with the zionist enemy, and confront the project of neo-colonial hegemony and plans to fragment the region.
Eighth: We salute with reverence the steadfastness of the brotherly Yemeni people, who have faced aggression and blockade for years. Today, they continue—through their courageous positions and popular and official initiatives—to provide support for our cause and affirm our unity of destiny and struggle by imposing new deterrent equations that extend deep into the zionist entity in support of Gaza. We also salute the valiant Lebanese resistance, which has been and continues to be a solid supporter of our people and resistance, a partner in the battle to defend Palestine, and a confirmation of the cohesion of the resistance fronts in the face of the zionist project.
Ninth: We highly appreciate the cries of solidarity that have risen from the streets and universities of Washington, London, Madrid, Brussels, Johannesburg, and all the capitals and cities of the world in support of Gaza, in rejection of the aggression, and in support of our people’s just rights. The rise of international solidarity constitutes an advanced front in the battle to stop the war, break the siege, expose the crimes of the occupation, and hold it accountable at the international level.
🔻The masses of our people… O sons of our Arab nation… O free people of the world…
On the anniversary of the Nakba, we renew our pledge to our people, to the souls of our martyrs, to our prisoners, and to our wounded, that the Popular Front will remain a voice of truth, a shield of resistance, a guardian of national principles, and a staunch defender of the right of return, which is neither forfeited nor negotiable. As the wise George Habash said: “We cannot guarantee the future of our generations while the zionist disease remains on Arab land.”
Greetings to our resistant people in all arenas.
Greetings to our male and female prisoners in the occupation’s prisons.
Glory and immortality to the martyrs… and we will inevitably be victorious.
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Central Media Department
May 14, 2025
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Die überwältigende Mehrheit der privaten Autobesitzer in Deutschland scheut vor dem Kauf eines E-Autos zurück. Sind Elektroautos nur eine Option für Besserverdienende mit Dienstwagen-Privileg? Von Angela Göpfert.
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"Islamic Finance Masterclass Aims to Unlock $400B for Climate by 2030"
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Malaysia Central Bank Says It’s Ready to Act as Growth View Dims
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Europe’s Big Defense Deals Will Find a Way, Leonardo CEO Says
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'Daily Show' Roasts Trump Over This Big 'F**king Disaster' On His Middle East Trip
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'Daily Show' Roasts Trump Over This Big 'F**king Disaster' On His Middle East Trip
Jordan Klepper made a mockery of the president bouncing between topics during his visit to Qatar.Ben Blanchet (HuffPost)
Flock of Gulls
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Malcolm X at 100: Ibram X Kendi looks to the future
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Malcolm X at 100: Ibram X Kendi looks to the future
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India Examining US Request to Abolish Curbs on Ethanol Imports
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The Crimson Diamond
The Crimson Diamond is an EGA text parser mystery adventure game where you play as amateuGOG.com
Two-time Cy Young winner deGrom wins over decade-younger Brown in Lone Star State pitchers' duel
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Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media star
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September
Articles from the September 1911 issues of the Industrial Worker, the newspaper of the revolutionary union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).libcom.org
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Look, I get there are lots of things to celebrate and a finite number of days. But today is already apparently chocolate chip day why do we need to celebrate straw hats aswell? Who is celebrating straw hats? They are fine I suppose. But l I'm not going to dedicate a whole day to it. I have too much to do already.
Happy National Straw Hat Day!
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Straw Hat Day is dedicated to celebrating straw hats' versatility and timeless appeal. It's a fun way to welcome warmer weather while acknowledging theDays Of The Year
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“In the Netherlands, every citizen is allowed to clear and plant a strip of paving slabs up to 50 centimeters away from the house wall without asking the authorities. ‘We want as many people as possible to take responsibility for making cities greener and therefore more resilient to the climate crisis,’ explains Landegent as he rolls up a blue fiber optic cable that was buried in the sand bed under the tiles. Later, he says, they’ll lay the cable back in the bed. Doesn’t the network operator have to agree to this? Or send a fitter to supervise? Or doesn’t the homeowner at least have to be informed? Landegent smiles and shakes his head. Dutch people—who are accustomed to taking matters into their own hands—would never ask such questions, he seems to think.”
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In the Netherlands, Anyone Can Turn a Slice of Sidewalk Into a Garden
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Te Pāti Māori Condemns Fast-Track Approval Of Seabed Mining | Scoop News
“This project will extract 50 million tonnes of seabed every year, dumping millions of tonnes of sludge into the moana for 35 consecutive years,” said Te Pāti Māori co-leader and MP for Te Tai Hauāuru, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.www.scoop.co.nz
Nasal tanning sprays linked to skin cancer, trading standards officers warn | Consumer affairs | The Guardian
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Nasal tanning sprays linked to skin cancer, trading standards officers warn
Demand for ‘dangerous and unregulated’ tan-enhancing sprays being driven by influencers, watchdog saysMabel Banfield-Nwachi (The Guardian)
Historic NJ Transit strike begins, halting all trains across N.J.
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Is AI Use in the Workplace Out of Control? - SecurityWeek
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What is famine, and why is Gaza at risk of reaching it soon?
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What is famine, and why is Gaza at risk of reaching it soon?
One in five in Gaza face famine as Israel’s blockade continues. What does starvation do to the human body?Alia Chughtai (Al Jazeera)
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