March 13, 1964 Occupied Palestine/Palestine Liberation Organization/ PLO/ Fatah

Palestine National Charter of 1964

(Al-Mithaq Al Kawmee Al-Philisteeni)*

We, the Palestinian Arab people, who waged fierce and continuous battles to safeguard its homeland, to defend its dignity and honor, and who offered all through the years continuous caravans of immortal martyrs, and who wrote the noblest pages of sacrifice, offering and giving.

We, the Palestinian Arab people, who faced the forces of evil, injustice and aggression, against whom the forces of international Zionism and colonialism conspire and worked to displace it, dispossess it from its homeland and property, abused what is holy in it and who in spite of all this refused to weaken or submit.

We, the Palestinian Arab people, who believe in its Arabismand in its right to regain its homeland, to realize its freedom and dignity, and who have determined to amass its forces and mobilize its efforts and capabilities in order to continue its struggle and to move forward on the path of holy war (al-jihad) until complete and final victory has been attained.

WE, THE PALESTINIAN ARAB PEOPLE, BASED ON OUR RIGHT OF SELF-DEFENSE AND THE COMPLETE RESTORATION OF OUR LOST HOMELAND- a right that has been recognized by international covenants and common practices including the Charter of the United Nations and in implementation of the principles of human rights, and comprehending the international political relations, with its various ramifications and dimensions, and considering the past experiences in all that pertains to the causes of the catastrophe, and the means to face it.

And embarking from the Palestinian Arab reality, and for the sake of the honor of the Palestinian individual and his right to free and dignified life.

And realizing the national grave responsibility placed upon our shoulders, for the sake of all this.

We, the Palestinian Arab people, dictate and declare this Palestinian National Charter and swear to realize it.

Article 1: Palestine is an Arab homeland bound by strong Arab national ties to the rest of the Arab Countries and which together form the great Arab homeland.

ARTICLE 2: PALESTINE, WITH ITS BOUNDARIES AT THE TIME OF THE BRITISH MANDATE, IS A INDIVISIBLE TERRITORIAL UNIT.

Article 3:  The Palestinian Arab people has the legitimate right to its homeland and is an inseparable part of the Arab Nation. It shares the sufferings and aspirations of the Arab Nation and its struggle for freedom, sovereignty, progress and unity.

Article 4: The people of Palestine determine its destiny when it completes the liberation of its homeland in accordance with its own wishes and free will and choice.

Article 5: The Palestinian personality is a permanent and genuine characteristic that does not disappear. It is transferred from fathers to sons.

ARTICLE 6: THE PALESTINIANS ARE THOSE ARAB CITIZENS WHO WERE LIVING NORMALLY IN PALESTINE UP TO 1947, WHETHER THEY REMAINED OR WERE EXPELLED. EVERY CHILD WHO WAS BORN TO A PALESTINIAN ARAB FATHER AFTER THIS DATE, WHETHER IN PALESTINE OR OUTSIDE, IS A PALESTINIAN.

Article 7: Jews of Palestinian origin are considered Palestinians if they are willing to live peacefully and loyally in Palestine.

Article 8: Bringing up Palestinian youth in an Arab and nationalist manner is a fundamental national duty. All means of guidance, education and enlightenment should be utilized to introduce the youth to its homeland in a deep spiritual way that will constantly and firmly bind them together.

Article 9: Ideological doctrines, whether political, social, or economic, shall not distract the people of Palestine from the primary duty of liberating their homeland. All Palestinian constitute

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