(The following message, dated January 1, was sent to the Palestine Liberation Organization by the Revolutionary Workers League, Canadian section of the Fourth International. and signed by RWL Executive Secretary Steve Penner. It is reprinted from the January 14 issue of Socialist Voice, the RWL's fortnightly paper published in Montreal. J
Yassir Arafat.
Chairman.
Palestine Liberation Organization Dear comrades:
We in the Revolutionary Workers League extend our warmest revolutionary greetings on the 20th anniversary of the Palestine Liberation Organization. For 20 long years the PLO has stood in the forefront of the oppressed and dispossessed peoples of the world fighting against imperialism, racism, and Zionism. for national liberation and social justice.
We have followed with great interest reports on the successful 17th session of the Palestine National Council held in November in Amman, Jordan. In the wake of the brutal U.S.-backed Israeli invasion and occupation of Lebanon and imperialist inspired pressures designed to undermine the unity of the PLO and the authority of its leadership, the PNC meeting was an important reaffirmation of the enduring strength of the Palestinian struggle and of its sole, legitimate leadership in the PLO.
We salute the continuing struggle of your people for self-determination, for the right to return to your homeland, and for the creation of an independent Palestinian state.
We also extend our heartfelt sympathy and solidarity at the recent murder of your comrade, Fahd Qawasmeh.
Long live the courageous fighters in Gaza and on the West Bank!
Long live the struggle of the heroic Palestinian people!
Long live the PLO!