The Fatah Constitution makes this impossible. At present. 10 articles in the constitution oppose Israel and Zionism. They read as follows: (1) "Article [41: The Palestinian struggle is part and parcel of the worldwide struggle against Zionism. colonialism and International imperialism." (2) "Article [71: The Zionist Movement is racial. colonial and aggressive in ideology. goals. organization and method." (3) "Article [8]: The Israeli existence In Palestine is a Zionist invasion with a colonial expansive base. and it is a natural ally to colonialism and international Imperialism." (4) "Article [121: Complete liberation of Palestine. and eradication of Zionist economic. political. military and cultural existence." (5) "Article (17]: Armed public revolution is the inevitable method to liberating Palestine." (6) "Article [19]: Armed struggle is a strategy and not a tactic. and the Palestinian Arab Peoples armed revolution is a decisive factor in the liberation fight and in uprooting the Zionist existence. and this struggle will not cease unless the Zionist state is demolished and Palestine is completely liberated." (7) "Article [22]: Opposing any political solution offered as an alternative to demolishing the Zionist occupation in Palestine. as well as any project intended to liquidate the Palestinian case or impose any international mandate on its people." (8) "Article [23]: Maintaining relations with Arab countries . . . with the proviso that the armed struggle is not negatively affected." (9) "Article [24]: Maintaining relations with all liberal forces supporting our just struggle in order to resist Zionism and imperialism." (10) "Article [25]: Convincing concerned countries in the world to prevent Jewish immigration to Palestine as a method of solving the problem." The issue of the Mideast peace process has been tortuous. There have been so many developments since Israel emerged as a state in 1949. The enmity. which has existed for thousands of years. has meant senseless killing. terrorism in Israel. and Hezbollab firing rockets into northern Israel. prompting the justified retaliation by Israel as a matter of selfdefense.
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The paragraph quotes the Fatah constitution which describes the Zionist movement as racial, colonial, and aggressive.